Latest changes and additions:

• Latest updates, February 18, 2024

The Sand Pebbles Messageboards:

• Latest updates, February 18, 2024

Multimedia sections (trailers, etc):

• Special Interest Section 
• Overture from the Sand Pebbles
• Love Theme from the Sand Pebbles
• Sounds of Making a Motion Picture
• TV Ontario Special Interviews - 1989
• Steve McQueen - What's My Line? - 1966
• 'A Ship Called San Pablo' featurette - 1966
• Radio Ads from the Sand Pebbles - 1967
• Featured Photo Gallery (Flash) (~2 MB)
• The Sand Pebbles Trailer (Flash) (~13 MB)

The Sand Pebbles Blu-ray/DVD/CD:

• High-Def Digest Blu-ray Review - July 2008
• The Sand Pebbles (Blu-ray) - June 2008
• The Sand Pebbles DVD - June 2007
  
• Intrada 2-CD score by Jerry Goldsmith (re-issue, 2022)

The Sand Pebbles Pressbook:

• The Sand Pebbles Pressbook - 1967
  

The Sand Pebbles script:

• The Sand Pebbles script - early revision (.txt)

VIP's (Very Important Pebbles):

• Richard McKenna - Author
• Robert Wise - Director
• Steve McQueen - Actor
• Richard Attenborough - Actor
• Richard Crenna - Actor
• Mako - Actor
• Candice Bergen - Actress
• Marayat Andriane - Actress
• Jerry Goldsmith - Composer
• Neile McQueen - Actress/Wife

Photos, Lobby Cards and Movie Posters:

• Photo of the Week Archive
• Italian Photobusta Posters - 1967
• (UK) Front of House Stills - 1973
• German Lobby Cards - 1973
• French Lobby Cards - 1973
• Italian Lobby Cards - 1973
• Belgium Photoset - 1967
• U.S. Photoset (1) - 1966
• U.S. Photoset (2) - 1966
• Mexican Lobby Card -1967
• German Film Card - 1979
• Fox Wilshire Theater insert
• Fox Promotional Materials - 1983
• Assorted Photos (low resolution) - 1966
• Rare NYC Subway Movie Poster - 1967
• The Sand Pebbles Movie Posters (Foreign) - 1966-1967

The Sand Pebbles Souvenir Books and Programs:

• Sand Pebbles Souvenir Book (USA) - 1966
• Sand Pebbles Souvenir Book (Danish) - 1967
• Sand Pebbles Souvenir Book (Japanese) - 1967
• Sand Pebbles Program (German) - 1967
• Sand Pebbles Program (Iceland) - 1967

Personal Collections:

• John Norris Photo Collection (1965-1966)
• John Norris recollections of The Sand Pebbles (1966)
• Jim Fritz recollections of The Sand Pebbles (1966)
• James Sherlock Collection (1966-1967)
  
• Bill Bennett recollections of The Sand Pebbles (1966)
  
• John Trail (San Pablo engine) Photo Collection (1994)
• Paul Rossen Collection - NYC Theater Ads (1966)
  

Roadshow version of The Sand Pebbles:

• Roadshow and Test Audience scenes
• Restored Roadshow scenes - Flash
• The USS Texas and The Sand Pebbles
  

The Sand Pebbles artists:

• Mitchell Hooks (1) - original poster artist (2)
• Howard Terpning (1) - most familiar poster version (2)
• Dong Kingman (1) - opening credits artist (2)
• James Gill - alternate artwork used mainly in ads
• Tom Jung (1) - Art Director (logo design) (2)
• Emil Kosa Jr. (1) - matte artist (2)
  

Newspapers, Magazines, Books and Reviews:

• Variety Magazine Review - 1966
• Los Angeles Times Review - 1966
• New York Daily News Review - 1966
• New York Times Review - 1966
• Cleveland Press Review - 1967
• Saturday Review - December 1966
• Time Magazine Review - January 1967
• LIFE Magazine Review - January 1967
• The Cinemeditor Magazine - Fall 1966
• Kine Weekly - Royal Premiere (UK) - 1967
• Films and Filming Magazine (UK) - 1967
• Motion Picture Herald Magazine - 1967
• The Perfect Vision - Winter 1994
• New York Times/Rivoli Theater Ads - 1966
• BoxOffice Magazine Ad - February 1967
• Fox Wilshire Theater Premiere Booklet - 1966
• Hong Kong Movie News Article - 1966
• Eiga No Tomo (Japan) Magazine - February 1966
• Eiga No Tomo (Japan) Magazine - March 1966
• Houston Chronicle Article - December 1988
• Houston Post Article - August 1966
• Cine Presse (Belgium/French) - March 1967
• Variety Advertisement - February 1967
• American Cinematographer - 1967
• MAD magazine - March 1968
• Sea Classics Magazine - June 1968
• Robert Wise: The Motion Pictures (2017)
• Cover feature, Cinema Retro Vol. 18: Issue 52 (2022)

Other information:

• Film facts and trivia
• Movie production notes
• Lt. Collins' Flag Day speech (text)
• Richard Crenna - CasaQ Cookbook
• Naval History - The Real Sand Pebbles (2000)
  
• U.S. Navy uniforms in China 1920-1941
• San Pablo engine used in the movie
• USS San Pablo
• The Demise of the San Pablo

Related links:

• The Yangtze River Patrol Collection
• History of the Yangtze Patrol
• USS Panay Memorial Website
• American Film Institute (AFI) Tribute
• Richard McKenna: A Hole Snipe's Writer
• Reflections on the Sand Pebbles
• First Steve McQueen Website
• Steve McQueen Online Website
• Steve McQueen (French) Website
• Steve McQueen Film Poster Website
• Simon Oakland Website
• The Sand Pebbles Filming Locations Website
• Internet Movie Firearms Database Website
• The Yangtze Patrol (1935) film - YouTube
• The Sailor's Homer: The Life and Times of Richard McKenna, Author of The Sand Pebbles (2015, Dennis L. Noble)