Chester Morris (Bob Sangster), Lewis Stone ("Doc"), Walter Brennan (Gus), Sidney Toler (dentist), Robert Livingston (Frank), Dorothy Tree (Blackie), Irene Hervey (Molly), Jean Kirchner (baby), Joseph Marievsky (Pedro), Willard Robertson (Rev. McLane), Roger Imhof (sheriff), John Sheehan (Ed), Victor Potel (Buck), Helen Brown (Mrs Marshall), Virginia Brissac (Mrs McLane), Harvey Clark (Marcus Treen).
Director: RICHARD BOLESLAWSKI. Screenplay: Edward E. Paramore Jr, Manuel Seff, Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Based on the 1913 novel by Peter B. Kyne. Photography: Joseph Ruttenberg. Editor: Frank Sullivan. Music: Dr William Axt. Costumes: Dolly Tree. Producer: Joseph L. Mankiewicz.
Copyright 4 March 1936 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. New York opening at the Rialto: 8 March 1936. U.S. release: 7 March 1936. Australian release: 10 June 1936. 82 minutes. TV title: MIRACLE IN THE SAND.
NOTES: An "A" production, shooting from 27 November 1935 to 3 January 1936. Mankiewicz's debut as a producer.
Other versions of the popular Kyne novel are: Broncho Billy and the Baby (1909), Marked Men (1919), Hell's Heroes (1929), 3 Godfathers (1948), and The Godchild (1974).
COMMENT: Every version has its admirers, but this well-produced enactment of Kyne's parable-like novel, with its witty script, stylish direction, atmospheric music score, superb photography and excellent acting, is a credit to all concerned.
Director: RICHARD BOLESLAWSKI. Screenplay: Edward E. Paramore Jr, Manuel Seff, Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Based on the 1913 novel by Peter B. Kyne. Photography: Joseph Ruttenberg. Editor: Frank Sullivan. Music: Dr William Axt. Costumes: Dolly Tree. Producer: Joseph L. Mankiewicz.
Copyright 4 March 1936 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Corp. New York opening at the Rialto: 8 March 1936. U.S. release: 7 March 1936. Australian release: 10 June 1936. 82 minutes. TV title: MIRACLE IN THE SAND.
NOTES: An "A" production, shooting from 27 November 1935 to 3 January 1936. Mankiewicz's debut as a producer.
Other versions of the popular Kyne novel are: Broncho Billy and the Baby (1909), Marked Men (1919), Hell's Heroes (1929), 3 Godfathers (1948), and The Godchild (1974).
COMMENT: Every version has its admirers, but this well-produced enactment of Kyne's parable-like novel, with its witty script, stylish direction, atmospheric music score, superb photography and excellent acting, is a credit to all concerned.