Riders of the Purple Sage

Oct 9, 1941

0h 54m

★ 0.0

ZANE GREATEST Action Western!

Overview

Lassiter discovers the judge who cheated his neice of her inheritance leads a gang of bad guys posing as vigilantes. This 1941 Fox production stars a young George Kennedy as Lassiter.

Genres

Western

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

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Cast

Lassiter

George Montgomery

Jane Withersteen

Mary Howard

Judge Frank Dyer

Robert Barrat

Bess

Lynne Roberts

Adam Dyer

Kane Richmond

Fay Larkin

Patsy Patterson

Steve Oldring

Richard Lane

Noah Judkins

Oscar O'Shea

Venters

James Gillette

Pete

Frank McGrath

Jerry Card

LeRoy Mason

Doctor

George Cleveland

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