Riders of the Purple Sage | |
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Directed by | Lynn Reynolds |
Written by | Edfrid A. Bingham |
Based on | Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey |
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Cinematography | Daniel B. Clark |
Music by | William P. Perry (1971 reissue) |
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Distributed by | Fox Film Corporation |
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Running time | 56 minutes 5,578 feet (6 reels) |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent (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]