The Sandman
1932, French. Directed by André Hugon.
Lieutenant Varnière, responsible for discovering the cause of the death of two officers in Algeria, unmasks the assassin in the person of a Russian who lives with three women. He falls in love with one of them and runs away with her while the Russian is killed by a devoted servant.
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- French
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- André HugonDirector
- Jean TouloutWarneskine
- Kaissa RobbaGritcha
- Jean WormsLe commandant Saint-Hallier
- Tahar HannacheMohamed
- Alexandre MihalescoHaïoub
- Suzanne ChristySandra
- Jean HeuzéLe lieutenant Varnière
- Louis ZellasIgor
- Paul AchardLe cuisinier
- Jacques GautierPrémelle
- Rodolphe MarcillyLaurey
- Charles LorrainDamboine
Details
- Released
- 15 January 1932
- Original title
- Le Marchand de Sable
- Written by
- Paul Achard, Georges André-Cuel, Jean Toulout
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The Sandman runs 88 minutes (1h 28m).
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The Sandman isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 15 January 1932. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Sandman?
The Sandman (1932) was directed by André Hugon and stars Jean Toulout, Kaissa Robba, Jean Worms.