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The Sand Castle

The Sand Castle

1961Movie⏱️ 1h 10m
FamilyFantasy
5.8
IMDB Rating
81 votes

I have found more on the plot of The Sand Castle, Jerome Hill's 1961 classic that has disappeared. First, an online plot summary (below). Notice, it is 67 minutes long. Then a review in a mag (found online) that gives cast and cha...

Director
Jerome Hill
Writers
N/A
Stars
Barry Cardwell, Laurie Cardwell, George Dunham
Release Date
August 15, 1961
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 3
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

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Barry Cardwell
as Boy
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Laurie Cardwell
as Girl
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George Dunham
as Artist
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Pepper
as Dog
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Anita Bohling
as Mother
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Alec Wilder
as Fisherman
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Maybelle Nash
as Shade Lady
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Erica Speyer
as Sun lady
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Charles Rydell
as Young man
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Allegra Ahern
as Young girl

🎬 Technical Specs

Sound
Mono
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Laguna Beach, California, USA
Production
Barney Pitkin Associates, Contemporary Films, Louis De Rochemont Associates

🏷️ Keywords

boygirldogbrother sister relationshipscene during opening credits

🎯 Categories

FamilyFantasy

⭐ Featured Review

On the Beach
by richardchatten2025-11-03
9/10

"Doubtless influenced by Jacques Tati. This beguiling mood piece follows the arrival of an assortment of sun worshippers - including a group of nuns playing softball - who from time to time gather round to watch Junior building an enormous sand castle. Along the way a couple of close-ups in colour of a piece of Mother of Pearl prepare us for a climactic animated dream sequence in which the characters reappear as cardboard cut-outs and mill about inside the castle. Junior then wakes up. The sea reclaims the castle. The End...."

📖 Synopsis

I have found more on the plot of The Sand Castle, Jerome Hill's 1961 classic that has disappeared. First, an online plot summary (below). Notice, it is 67 minutes long. Then a review in a mag (found online) that gives cast and cha...