Riders of the Purple Sage (1925 film)

Riders of the Purple Sage
Theatrical release poster
Directed byLynn Reynolds
Written byEdfrid A. Bingham
Based onRiders of the Purple Sage
by Zane Grey
Starring
CinematographyDaniel B. Clark
Music byWilliam P. Perry (1971 reissue)
Production
company
Distributed byFox Film Corporation
Release date
  • March 15, 1925 (1925-03-15) (USA)
Running time
56 minutes
5,578 feet (6 reels)
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent (English intertitles)

Riders of the Purple Sage is a 1925 American silent Western film directed by Lynn Reynolds and starring Tom Mix, Mabel Ballin, and Warner Oland. Based on the 1912 novel Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey, the film is about a former Texas Ranger who pursues a corrupt lawyer who abducted his married sister and niece. His search leads him to a remote Arizona ranch and the love of a good woman.[1][2]

The film is preserved today.[3]

  1. ^ Hulse, Ed (2007). Filming the West of Zane Grey. Lone Pine: Museum of Lone Pine Film History. pp. 95–99. ISBN 978-1880756096.
  2. ^ Wollstein, Hans J. "Riders of the Purple Sage (1925)". Allmovie. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
  3. ^ The Library of Congress American Silent Feature Film Survival Catalog: Riders of the Purple Sage

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