''Sand!'' is a 1920 American silent

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film directed by

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and written by Lambert Hillyer based upon the Russell A. Boggs short story "Dan Kurrie’s Inning."Progressive Silent Film List: ''Sand!''
at silentera.com The film stars William S. Hart, Mary Thurman, G. Raymond Nye, Patricia Palmer, Bill Patton, and S.J. Bingham. It was released on June 20, 1920, by

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Cast

* William S. Hart as Dan Kurrie * Mary Thurman as Margaret Young * G. Raymond Nye as Joseph Garber * Patricia Palmer as Josie Kirkwood * Bill Patton as Pete Beckett * S. J. Bingham as Superintendent Trap

Survival status

Copies of the film are in the

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and

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Reception

The film received a positive review in

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, stating that it as a whole was a "Virile western subject that has some very pleasing bits; will sure to please Bill Hart fans". Burns Mantle, writing for

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, gave it a mixed review, stating that "A better Western than 'Human Stuff' is William S. Hart's 'Sand,' but this, too, is below the Hart standard - the standard, at least, established by 'The Toll-Gate.'"

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reported that president

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had seen the film and had enjoyed it.

References

External links

* {{Lambert Hillyer 1920 films 1920 Western (genre) films Paramount Pictures films Films directed by Lambert Hillyer American black-and-white films Silent American Western (genre) films 1920s English-language films 1920s American films