Burning Sands (1922 film)
{{short description|1922 film by George Melford}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Burning Sands
| image = Burning Sands poster 2.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Poster
| director = George Melford
| producer = Jesse L. Lasky
| screenplay = Olga Printzlau
Waldemar Young
| based_on = {{basedon|Burning Sands|Arthur Weigall}}
| starring = Wanda Hawley
Milton Sills
Louise Dresser
Jacqueline Logan
| music =
| cinematography = Bert Glennon
| editing =
| studio = Famous Players–Lasky Corporation
| distributor = Paramount Pictures
| released = {{Film date|1922|9|3}}
| runtime = 70 minutes
| country = United States
| language = Silent (English intertitles)
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Burning Sands is a 1922 American silent drama film directed by George Melford and written by Olga Printzlau and Waldemar Young based upon the novel of the same name by Arthur Weigall. The film stars Wanda Hawley, Milton Sills, Louise Dresser, Jacqueline Logan, Robert Cain, Fenwick Oliver, and Winter Hall. The film was released on September 3, 1922, by Paramount Pictures.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/86277/Burning-Sands/overview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518232534/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/86277/Burning-Sands/overview|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 18, 2015|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|publisher=Baseline & All Movie Guide|author=Hal Erickson|title=Burning-Sands - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com|author-link=Hal Erickson (author)|date=2015|accessdate=January 30, 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.afi.com/members/catalog/DetailView.aspx?s=&Movie=3127|title=Burning Sands|work=afi.com|accessdate=January 30, 2015}}
Paramount hoped the production would enjoy the same success to the similarly-themed hit The Sheik produced by the studio the previous year.Michelakis & Wyke p. 84
Plot
As described in a film magazine review,{{cite journal |title=Tried and Proven Pictures: Burning Sands |journal=Exhibitors Trade Review |volume= |issue= |pages=32 |publisher=Exhibitors Review Publishing Corporation |date=19 April 1924 |location=New York |url=https://archive.org/details/exhibi00newy/page/n511/mode/1up |accessdate=16 November 2022}} {{Source-attribution}} a kindly old sheik is being deceived by his villainous son, who seeks to destroy his father by uniting with the enemy tribe. However, the plan is foiled by a young English philosopher who lives alone at the oasis. In the ensuing battle the villain is killed, leaving the way clear for the happy marriage of the philosopher and the young woman he loves.
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Wanda Hawley as Muriel Blair
- Milton Sills as Daniel Lane
- Louise Dresser as Kate Bindane
- Jacqueline Logan as Lizette
- Robert Cain as Robert Barthampton
- Fenwick Oliver as Mr. Bindane
- Winter Hall as Governor
- Harris Gordon as Secretary
- Alan Roscoe as Ibrihim
- Cecil Holland as Old Sheik
- Joe Ray as Hussein
}}
Preservation
With no prints of Burning Sands located in any film archives, it is considered a lost film. In February of 2021, the film was cited by the National Film Preservation Board on their Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films list.{{cite web |url=https://www.loc.gov/static/programs/national-film-preservation-board/documents/SFF-LostFilmsList020421.pdf |title=7,200 Lost U.S. Silent Feature Films (1912-29) |publisher=National Film Preservation Board |access-date=February 12, 2025}}[http://www.silentera.com/PSFL/data/B/BurningSands1922.html Progressive Silent Film List: Burning Sands] at silentera.com
References
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Bibliography
- Michelakis, Pantelis & Wyke, Maria. The Ancient World in Silent Cinema. Cambridge University Press, 2013. {{ISBN|978-1-107-01610-1}}
External links
{{commons category|Burning Sands}}
- {{IMDb title|0012987|Burning Sands}}
{{George Melford}}
Category:Silent American drama films
Category:Paramount Pictures films
Category:Films directed by George Melford
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:American silent feature films
Category:Films based on British novels
Category:1920s English-language films
Category:English-language drama films
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