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Riders of the Purple Sage (1918)

Genre : Western

Runtime : 57M

Director : Frank Lloyd

Synopsis

Lassiter quits the Texas Rangers and spends his life in pursuit of a group of Mormons who kidnapped his married sister. In a town on the Utah border, he meets the Withersteens and falls in love with their daughter, Jane. He also befriends Venters, and helps him track down some bandits who have been rustling the Withersteens' cattle.

Actors

William Farnum
William Farnum
Lassiter
William Scott
William Scott
Venters
Marc B. Robbins
Marc B. Robbins
Dyer
Murdock MacQuarrie
Murdock MacQuarrie
Tull
Mary Mersch
Mary Mersch
Jane
Kathryn Adams
Kathryn Adams
Masked rider / Millie
Nancy Caswell
Nancy Caswell
Fay Larkin
J. Holmes
J. Holmes
Jerry Carol
Jack Nelson
Jack Nelson
Cowboy
Buck Jones
Buck Jones
Cowboy

Crews

Frank Lloyd
Frank Lloyd
Director
Frank Lloyd
Frank Lloyd
Writer
Zane Grey
Zane Grey
Novel

Posters and backgrounds

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