Riders of the Purple Sage (1941 film)
{{short description|1941 film by James Tinling}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Riders of the Purple Sage
| image = File:Riders of the Purple Sage (1941 film).jpg
| caption =
| director = James Tinling
| producer = Sol M. Wurtzel
| based_on = {{based on|Riders of the Purple Sage
1912 novel|Zane Grey}}
| writer =
| screenplay = William Bruckner
Robert F. Metzler
| starring = George Montgomery
Mary Howard
Robert Barrat
| music = Cyril J. Mockridge
| cinematography = Lucien N. Andriot
| editing = Nick DeMaggio
| studio = Twentieth Century Fox
| distributor = Twentieth Century Fox
| released = {{Film date|1941|10|10}}
| runtime = 54 minuntes
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
Riders of the Purple Sage is a 1941 American western film based on the 1912 novel by Zane Grey, directed by James Tinling, and starring George Montgomery as Lassiter and Mary Howard as Jane Withersteen. The picture is the fourth of five screen adaptations of Grey's novel produced across an eight-decade span.
Synopsis
Jim Lassiter learns early on that his niece Fay Larkin has been cheated out of her inheritance by crooked Judge Dyer.{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmovie.com/movie/riders-of-the-purple-sage-v107889|title=Riders of the Purple Sage (1941) - James Tinling | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related | AllMovie}}
Cast
- George Montgomery as Jim Lassiter
- Mary Howard as Jane Withersteen
- Robert Barrat as Judge Dyer
- Lynne Roberts as Bess
- Kane Richmond as Adam Dyer
- Patsy Patterson as Fay Larkin
- Richard Lane as Oldring
- Oscar O'Shea as Noah Judkins
- James Gillette as Venters
- Frank McGrath as Pete
- LeRoy Mason as Jerry Card
Other films based on novel
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0034104}}
- {{TCMDb title|id=500929}}
- {{AFI film|id=26889|title=Riders of the Purple Sage}}
- [https://archive.today/20131008011750/http://movies.tvguide.com/riders-of-the-purple-sage/cast/115975 Riders of the Purple Sage] in TV Guide
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Category:1941 Western (genre) films
Category:Films based on Riders of the Purple Sage
Category:American Western (genre) films
Category:Films shot in Lone Pine, California
Category:20th Century Fox films
Category:American black-and-white films
Category:Films directed by James Tinling
Category:1940s English-language films
Category:English-language Western (genre) films
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