The Sands of Dee

The Sands of Dee is a 1912 silent short film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Mae Marsh and Robert Harron. It was produced and distributed by the Biograph Company.

A paper print is held at the Library of Congress.

The film is used in the opening scene of the 1946 psychological horror film The Spiral Staircase in a recreation of early film exhibition. The Spiral Staircase is set in 1906, making the appearance of this 1912 film anachronistic.

Cast

 * Mae Marsh - Mary
 * Robert Harron - Bobby
 * Charles Hill Mailes - Mary's father
 * Grace Henderson - Mary's mother
 * Kate Toncray - Bobby's mother
 * Edwin August - The artist
 * Claire McDowell - The artist's fiancée

supporting cast
 * Spottiswoode Aitken
 * Wilfred Lucas
 * W. Chrystie Miller - A fisherman
 * Frank Opperman - A fisherman
 * Vivian Prescott