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Stars of the Silent Screen: Tom Mix in Riders of the Purple Sage

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on BBC Two England

Tom Mix , in real life a former sheriff and Texas Ranger, is the hero of this classic Western, presented in a specially tinted version with piano soundtrack.
When lawyer Lew Walters is run out of town, he abducts Millie Erne and her daughter. Brave Jim Lassiter , Millie's brother, dedicates his life to tracking them down, and is led into an exciting series of adventures and a romance with the beautiful female leader of an outlaw gang.
Screenplay by EDFRID BINGHAM based on the novel by ZANE GREY
Directed by LYNN REYNOLDS. Films: page 14

Contributors

Unknown:
Tom Mix
Unknown:
Lew Walters
Unknown:
Millie Erne
Unknown:
Jim Lassiter
Play By:
Edfrid Bingham
Novel By:
Zane Grey
Directed By:
Lynn Reynolds.
Jim Lassiter:
Tom Mix
Jane Withersteen:
Mabel Ballin
Millie Erne:
Beatrice Burnham
Frank Erne:
Arthur Morrison
Lew Walters/Judge Dyer:
Warner Oland
Source: Radio Times

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