Riders of the Purple Sage (1931 film)
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Directed byHamilton MacFadden
Written byPhilip Klein
John F. Goodrich
Barry Conners
John F. Goodrich
Barry Conners
Based onRiders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey
Produced byEdmund Grainger
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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.
