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A young girl irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.


“A tornado of human emotions.”
When Letty Mason relocates to West Texas, she finds herself unsettled by the ever-present wind and sand. Arriving at her new home at the ranch of her cousin, Beverly, she receives a surprisingly cold welcome from his wife, Cora. Soon tensions in the family and unwanted attention from a trio of suitors leave Letty increasingly disturbed.

Lillian Gish
Letty

Lars Hanson
Lige

Montagu Love
Roddy

Dorothy Cumming
Cora

Edward Earle
Beverly

William Orlamond
Sourdough

Carmencita Johnson
Cora's Child

Leon Janney
Cora's Child
Billy Kent Schaefer
Cora's Child

Sam Appel
Vaquero (uncredited)
The Wind is a drama, western, romance, thriller film released in 1928 exploring themes of based on novel or book, wind, wife, texas, sandstorm, sand. Directed by Victor Sjöström, it stars Lillian Gish, Lars Hanson, Montagu Love. When Letty Mason relocates to West Texas, she finds herself unsettled by the ever-present wind and sand. Arriving at her new home at the ranch of her cousin, Beverly, she receives a surprisingly cold welcome from his wife, Cora. Soon tensions in the family and unwanted attention from a trio of suitors leave Letty increasingly disturbed.
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