Sandy (1918 film)

Sandy is a 1918 American silent drama film directed by George Melford, and written by Alice Hegan Rice and Edith Kennedy. The film stars Jack Pickford, Louise Huff, James Neill, Edythe Chapman, Julia Faye, and George Beranger. The film was released on July 14, 1918, by Paramount Pictures.^[1][2]

Sandy
Contemporary newspaper advertisement
Directed by	George Melford
Screenplay by	Alice Hegan Rice Edith Kennedy
Produced by	Jesse L. Lasky
Starring	Jack Pickford Louise Huff James Neill Edythe Chapman Julia Faye George Beranger
Cinematography	Paul P. Perry
Production company	Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	July 14, 1918 (1918-07-14)
Running time	50 minutes
Country	United States
Language	Silent (English intertitles)

Plot

Cast

• Jack Pickford as Sandy Kilday
• Louise Huff as Ruth Nelson
• James Neill as Judge Hollis
• Edythe Chapman as Mrs. Hollis
• Julia Faye as Annette Fenton
• George Beranger as Carter Nelson
• Raymond Hatton as Ricks Wilson
• Clarence Geldart as Dr. Fenton
• Louise Hutchinson as Aunt Nelson
• Jennie Lee as Aunt Melvy
• J. Parks Jones as Jimmy Reed
• Don Likes as Sid Gray

Reception

Like many American films of the time, Sandy was subject to cuts by city and state film censorship boards. For example, the Chicago Board of Censors cut, in Reel 4, shooting through window and, in Reel 5, the intertitle "It's Sandy Kilday. We're going to hang him."^[3]