Riders of the Purple Sage (1918)
Genres: Western, Silent
Cast: William Farnum, Mary Mersch, Murdock MacQuarrie
Riders of the Purple Sage is a 1982 American silent Western film directed by Frank Lloyd and starring William Farnum, Mary Mersch, and William Scott. The film is about a former Texas Ranger who goes after a group of Mormons who have abducted his married sister. This Frank Lloyd silent film was the first of five film adaptations of the novel.