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23 November 1928 (USA) morePlot:
Letty moves to West Texas from the East and it seems that the wind always blows and the sand gets everywhere... more | add synopsisAwards:
1 win moreUser Comments:
Silent Masterpiece moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Lillian Gish | ... | Letty |
 | Lars Hanson | ... | Lige |
| Montagu Love | ... | Roddy |
| Dorothy Cumming | ... | Cora |
| Edward Earle | ... | Beverly |
| William Orlamond | ... | Sourdough |
| Carmencita Johnson | ... | Cora's Child |
| Leon Janney | ... | Cora's Child (as Laon Ramon) |
| Billy Kent Schaefer | ... | Cora's Child |
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Sweden:95 min | 79 min (TCM print)Country:
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During filming, temperatures reached 120 degrees Fahrenheit, making life miserable for both cast and crew. The intense heat caused the film stock to warp, and it had to be packed in ice to remain intact. Lillian Gish touched an outside door handle, and was so severely burned that a small part of her palm's flesh was scalded off. moreFAQ
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An awesome, dark & atmospheric film. Gish is superb as the fragile Letty driven to the brink of madness by the incessant wind whipping up the sand. Her portrayal, with her wide staring eyes & tensing hands as the madness threatens to overwhelm her is stunning. The film takes its time to establish its characters, with a constant backdrop of the menace of the environment & also the danger of violence & the descent into madness, building to a thundering & almost unbearably tense experience with the actual sand storm itself. A true classic of the silent era capturing a performer at the peak of her powers-the image of Letty staring wide eyed through the window as the sand uncovers the body will stay with you.