Riders of the Purple Sage (1931)

Lassiter's sister was killed and her young daughter taken and raised by outlaws. Years later Lassiter arrives at the Withersteen ranch looking for the now grown daughter. He immediately ... See full summary »

Director:

Hamilton MacFadden

Writers:

Barry Conners (scenario and dialogue), John F. Goodrich (scenario),

Stars:

George O'Brien, Marguerite Churchill, Noah Beery

Cast

Complete credited cast:
George O'Brien	...	Jim Lassiter
Marguerite Churchill	...	Jane Withersteen
Noah Beery	...	Judge Dyer
Yvonne Pelletier	...	Bess
James Todd	...	Vern Venters
Stanley Fields	...	Oldring
Lester Dorr	...	Judkins
Shirley Nail	...	Fay Larkin
Frank McGlynn Jr.	...	Adam Tull, Gang leader

Storyline

Lassiter's sister was killed and her young daughter taken and raised by outlaws. Years later Lassiter arrives at the Withersteen ranch looking for the now grown daughter. He immediately gets caught up in the ranch's struggle against rustlers. Trailing a rustled herd of horses leads him to the rustler's hideout and the missing daughter.

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel

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Taglines:

Love rides the saddle as rustlers and rangers come to grips

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 October 1931 (USA)

Also Known As:

L'amazzone mascherata

Filming Locations:

Sedona, Arizona, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Fox Film Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

58 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by The Rainbow Trail (1932)

User Reviews

Like the man said

I agree with the previous reviewer, but wanted to add that there are some nice scenes/ideas involving clever use of the rocky landscape and a waterfall, and some surprisingly well shot action scenes on horseback and with stampeding cattle (shot from below!) I have the Sinister Cinema DVD, quite likely the same 'choppy' copy as the other reviewer, which I believe is taken from an old 16 mil copy. It is very worn, has very bad sound with lots of background noise, and is missing many frames and even significant chunks of dialogue in places, but it was STILL good fun and well worth seeing. George O'Brien (star of Murnau's Sunrise) makes a charming cowboy hero and Marguerite Churchill (the sassy secretary in Dracula's Daughter), is fine as the pacifist damsel in distress (with a cute toddler O'Brien befriends in a nice fatherly scene). The two of them found some serious off-screen chemistry, got married and had a couple of kids. A solid 7.5. Recommended.