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Sand (1950)

Sand poster
Directed by
Louis King
Genre
drama film, Western film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 18m
Rating
5.6 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A former rodeo rider returns to his family ranch and gets drawn into a conflict with a corrupt land agent. The story follows his attempts to stand up for what is right while dealing with the harsh realities of the American West.

sun-drenchedsparsecontemplativelonesomegrittyatmosphericdeliberatestark

What happens

Sand is a 1949 American Western film directed by Louis King and starring Mark Stevens and Coleen Gray. It was nominated at the 22nd Academy Awards for Best Cinematography (color), which Charles G. Clarke was nominated for. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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