Riders of The Purple Sage - Adaptations

Adaptations

Riders of the Purple Sage has been adapted to film five times. The first film version of the novel was the silent film Riders of the Purple Sage (1918) starring William Farnum as Lassiter and Mary Mersch as Jane. A second silent film version was released in 1925, starring Tom Mix as Lassiter and Mabel Ballin as Jane. The first sound version appeared in 1931, starring George O'Brien as Lassiter and Marguerite Churchill as Jane. In 1941, a fourth film version was released, starring George Montgomery as Jim Lassiter and Mary Howard as Jane. Fifty-five years later, a television film, Riders of the Purple Sage (1996), was released, starring Ed Harris as Lassiter and Amy Madigan as Jane.

• Riders of the Purple Sage (1918), starring William Farnum and Mary Mersch
• Riders of the Purple Sage (1925), starring Tom Mix and Mabel Ballin
• Riders of the Purple Sage (1931), starring George O'Brien and Marguerite Churchill
• Riders of the Purple Sage (1941), starring George Montgomery and Mary Howard
• Riders of the Purple Sage (1996), starring Ed Harris and Amy Madigan

In 1952, Dell released a comic book version of the novel (Dell # 372).