Riders of the Purple Sage

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Riders of the Purple Sage

"Top-speed thrills amid a hail of BULLETS!"

1925

0h 56m

5.7(9 votes)

Western

Overview

A Texas Ranger searches for his kidnapped sister.

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Cast & Crew

17 members

Acting

Tom Mix

Jim Carson

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Mabel Ballin

Jane Withersteen

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Beatrice Burnham

Milly Erne

Acting

Marian Nixon

Bess Erne

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Warner Oland

Lew Walters aka Judge Dyer

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Harold Goodwin

Bern Venters

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Arthur Morrison

Frank Erne

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Wilfred Lucas

Oldring

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Charles Le Moyne

Richard Tull

Acting

Seessel Anne Johnson

Bess as a Child

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Tony the Horse

Tony

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Hank Bell

Barfly

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Fred Kohler

Henchman Tom Metzger (uncredited)

Acting

Charles Newton

Henchman Joe Herd (uncredited)

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Joe Rickson

Henchman Dave Slack (uncredited)

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Anne Shirley

Fay Larkin (uncredited)

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Gary Cooper

Rider (uncredited)

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