Riders of the Purple Sage (1931 film)
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| Directed by | Hamilton MacFadden |
| Written by | Philip Klein John F. Goodrich Barry Conners |
| Based on | Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey |
| Produced by | Edmund Grainger |
| Starring | George O'Brien Marguerite Churchill Noah Beery |
| Cinematography | George Schneiderman |
| Edited by | Alfred DeGaetano |
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| Distributed by | Fox Film |
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Running time | 58 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Riders of the Purple Sage is a 1931 American pre-Code Western film based upon the 1912 novel by Zane Grey, directed by Hamilton MacFadden, photographed by George Schneiderman, and starring George O'Brien and Marguerite Churchill.[1] The picture was released by the Fox Film Corporation with a running time of 58 minutes and remains the third of five screen versions.[citation needed] It was the first sound version.[1] The movie was followed later the same year by a similar adaptation of the novel's sequel, The Rainbow Trail, also starring O'Brien.
Plot
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Cast
[edit]- George O'Brien as Jim Lassiter
- Marguerite Churchill as Jane Withersteen
- Noah Beery as Judge Dyer
- Yvonne Pelletier as Bess
- James Todd as Vern Venters
- Stanley Fields as Oldring
- Lester Dorr as Judkins
- Shirley Nail as Fay Larkin
- Frank McGlynn Jr. as Adam Tull, Gang leader
- Cliff Lyons as Jed
References
[edit]- ^ a b Erickson, Hal. "Riders of the Purple Sage (1931)". AllMovie. Archived from the original on August 25, 2021. Retrieved August 25, 2021.
External links
[edit]- Riders of the Purple Sage in the Internet Movie Database
- Riders of the Purple Sage at Turner Classic Movies
- Riders of the Purple Sage synopsis at Moviephone
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- 1931 films
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- Films based on Riders of the Purple Sage
- American Western (genre) films
- Films directed by Hamilton MacFadden
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- 1930s American films
- 1930s English-language films
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