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. Plot Based on the 1932 novel of the same name, Jeff Keane's expensive show horse escapes and runs loose in the Colorado wilderness. Cast Mark Stevens as Jeff Keane Coleen Gray as Joan Hartley Rory Calhoun as Chick Palmer Charley Grapewin as Doug Robert Patten as Boyd (as Bob Patten) References External links 1949 Western (genre) films 1949 films 20th Century Fox films Films about horses Films directed by Louis King Films based on American novels Films produced by Darryl F. Zanuck Films scored by Daniele Amfitheatrof American Western (genre) films 1940s American films