roy_thomas Review of Riders of the Purple Sage

Riders of the Purple Sage (1996 TV Movie)

Very enjoyable film...pretty true to the book as I remember it.

[27 May 2003]

I was an avid Zane Grey reader as a teenager in the forties & have not re-read the book since. However,when viewing the movie, I felt the same aura of old west romance that I remembered from many years before. I have always felt that, in spite of his rather blatant racism, Zane Grey wove exciting and entertaining stories. I wish there would be additional efforts to bring more of his books to either the small or large screen, and that they would be as well made as "Riders of the Purple Sage".