Sand

Aug 4 1949 Approved 1h 18m
Action, Drama, Western

Novelist Will James, a specialist in horse stories, wrote the yarn upon which 20th Century-Fox's Sand was based. Mark Stevens plays horse breeder Jeff Keane, who loses his prize stallion in a train accident. While the stallion roams wild and free, Keane enlists the aid of rancher Joan Hartley (Coleen Gray) in searching for the animal. Once the horse is located, it is clear that it has developed a mean streak, the result of various cruelties inflicted upon it by humans. Jeff and Joan combine their efforts to regain the horse's friendship. Veteran Native American actors Iron Eyes Cody and Jay Silverheels make significant supporting appearances. Sand was attractively filmed in Technicolor on location in Colorado.

Plot

A show horseman, Jeff Keane (Mark Stevens), loses his prize stallion, Jubilee (Sun's Red Shadow), as a result of a train wreck in Colorado, and enlists the aid of rancher Joan Hartley (Colleen Gray) in tracking the horse. Jubilee responds wildly to freedom and presents problems to those who capture and treat it badly. By the time Jeff locates Jubilee there is the fear it may have turned killer.

Written by

Jerome Cady, Martin Berkeley, Will James

Directed by

Louis King

Cast

Mark Stevens, Coleen Gray, Rory Calhoun

Crew

View crew

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
134
Average Rating
5.2 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA