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The Border Legion
''The Border Legion'' is a 1916 Western novel written by Zane Grey, first published by Harper & Brothers in 1916. Plot It tells the story of a cold hearted man named Jack Kells who falls in love with Miss Joan Randle, a girl his legion has taken captive near the Idaho border. Adaptations ''The Border Legion'' was adapted to film, in 1918, 1924, 1930, and in 1940. The film '' The Last Round-Up'' (1934) starring Randolph Scott George Randolph Scott (January 23, 1898 – March 2, 1987) was an American film actor, whose Hollywood career spanned from 1928 to 1962. As a leading man for all but the first three years of his cinematic career, Scott appeared in dramas, come ..., was also based on the novel. References External links * 1916 American novels Novels by Zane Grey Western (genre) novels American novels adapted into films Novels set in Idaho {{1910s-western-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zane Grey
Pearl Zane Grey (January 31, 1872 – October 23, 1939) was an American author and dentist. He is known for his popular adventure novels and stories associated with the Western genre in literature and the arts; he idealized the American frontier. '' Riders of the Purple Sage'' (1912) was his best-selling book. In addition to the success of his printed works, his books have second lives and continuing influence adapted for films and television. His novels and short stories were adapted into 112 films, two television episodes, and a television series, '' Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre''.Hulse 2007, pp. vii–x. Biography Early life Pearl Zane Grey was born January 31, 1872, in Zanesville, Ohio. His birth name may have originated from newspaper descriptions of Queen Victoria's mourning clothes as "pearl grey". He was the fourth of five children born to Alice "Allie" Josephine Zane, whose English Quaker immigrant ancestor Robert Zane came to the American colonies in 1673, and h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western (genre)
The Western is a genre of fiction typically Setting (narrative), set in the American frontier (commonly referred to as the "Old West" or the "Wild West") between the California Gold Rush of 1849 and the closing of the frontier in 1890, and commonly associated with Americana (culture), folk tales of the Western United States, particularly the Southwestern United States, as well as Northern Mexico and Western Canada. The frontier is depicted in Western media as a sparsely populated hostile region patrolled by cowboys, Outlaw (stock character), outlaws, sheriffs, and numerous other Stock character, stock Gunfighter, gunslinger characters. Western narratives often concern the gradual attempts to tame the crime-ridden American West using wider themes of justice, freedom, rugged individualism, manifest destiny, and the national history and identity of the United States. Native Americans in the United States, Native American populations were often portrayed as averse foes or Savage ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harper (publisher)
Harper is an American publishing house, the flagship imprint of global publisher HarperCollins, based in New York City. Founded in New York in 1817 by James Harper and his brother John, the company operated as J. & J. Harper until 1833, when it changed its name to Harper & Brothers, reflecting the inclusion of Joseph and Fletcher Harper. Harper began publishing '' Harper's Magazine'', '' Harper's Weekly'', and other periodicals beginning in the 1850s. From 1962 to 1990, the company was known as Harper & Row after its merger with Row, Peterson & Company. Harper & Row was purchased in 1987 by News Corporation and combined with William Collins, Sons, its United Kingdom counterpart, in 1990 to form HarperCollins, although the Harper name has been used in its place since 2007. History J. & J. Harper (1817–1833) James Harper and his brother John, printers by training, started their book publishing business, J. & J. Harper, in New York City in 1817. Their two brothers, Joseph ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Border Legion (1918 Film)
''The Border Legion'' is a 1918 American silent Western film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Blanche Bates, Hobart Bosworth, and Eugene Strong. The film is based on the 1916 novel '' The Border Legion'' by Zane Grey. The film marked the screen debut of Blanche Bates. ''The Border Legion'' was released on August 28, 1918. Following the acquisition of distribution rights by Goldwyn Pictures, the film was rereleased in the United States on January 19, 1919.Hulse, p. 57. It is not known whether the film currently survives. at silentera.com Plot After Joan Randall () accuses her fiancé ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Border Legion (1924 Film)
''The Border Legion'' is a lost 1924 American silent Western film directed by William K. Howard and starring Antonio Moreno and Helene Chadwick. Written by George C. Hull and based on the 1916 novel '' The Border Legion'' by Zane Grey, the film is about a cowboy who is wrongly accused of murder and is rescued by the leader of a band of Idaho outlaws known as the Border Legion. When the outlaws kidnap a young woman, the cowboy knows that he must help the woman escape. The film premiered on October 19, 1924 in New York City and was released in the United States on November 24, 1924 by Paramount Pictures.Hulse, p. 90. Plot After Joan Randle ( Helene Chadwick) accuses her fiancé Jim Cleve (Antonio Moreno) of being worthless, Jim travels to Idaho where he is wrongly accused of murder. He is rescued by Kells (Rockliffe Fellowes), the leader of a band of outlaws known as the Border Legion. Jim decides to join the outlaw band. Meanwhile, Joan regrets how she treated her former swe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Border Legion (1930 Film)
''The Border Legion'' is a 1930 American pre-Code Western film directed by Otto Brower. It stars Jack Holt, Fay Wray, and Richard Arlen. It is based on the 1916 novel of the same name by Zane Grey. Plot Cast * Jack Holt as Jack Kells *Fay Wray as Joan Randall * Richard Arlen as Jim Cleve *Eugene Pallette as Bunco Davis * Stanley Fields as Hack Gulden * E. H. Calvert as Judge Savin *Ethan Allen as George Randall * Syd Saylor as Shrimp Production The railroad scenes were filmed on the Sierra Railroad in Tuolumne County, California Tuolumne County (), officially the County of Tuolumne, is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 55,620. The county seat and only incorpora .... See also *'' The Border Legion'' (1918) *'' The Border Legion'' (1924) *'' The Last Round-Up'' (1934) References External links * 1930 films American Western (genre) films 1930 Western ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Border Legion (1940 Film)
''The Border Legion'' (TV edit: ''West of the Badlands'') is a 1940 American Western film directed by Joseph Kane and written by Olive Cooper and Louis Stevens. It is based on the 1916 novel '' The Border Legion'' by Zane Grey. The film stars Roy Rogers, George "Gabby" Hayes, Carol Hughes, Joe Sawyer, Maude Eburne and Jay Novello. The film was released on December 5, 1940, by Republic Pictures. Plot Cast *Roy Rogers as Dr. Stephen Kellogg aka Steve Kells *George "Gabby" Hayes as Honest John Whittaker * Carol Hughes as Alice Randall *Joe Sawyer as Jim Gulden *Maude Eburne as Hurricane Hattie McGuire *Jay Novello as Santos *Hal Taliaferro as Sheriff Amos Link *Dick Wessel as Oscar Red McGooney *Paul Porcasi as Tony *Robert Emmett Keane Robert Emmett Keane (March 4, 1883 – July 2, 1981) was an American actor of both the stage and screen. Biography Keane began on stage in the 1910s, his first Broadway appearance being in the production of '' The Passing Show of 1914' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Round-Up (1934 Film)
''The Last Round-Up'' is a 1934 American Pre-Code Western film directed by Henry Hathaway and starring Randolph Scott, Monte Blue, and Barbara Adams. Plot Cast * Randolph Scott as Jim Cleve * Monte Blue as Jack Kells * Barbara Adams as Joan Randall * Fred Kohler as Sam Gulden * Fuzzy Knight John Forrest "Fuzzy" Knight (May 9, 1901 – February 23, 1976) was an American film and television actor. He was also a singer, especially in his early career. He appeared in more than 180 films between 1928 and 1967, usually as a cowboy hero' ... as Charles Bunko McGee * Sam Allen as First Miner See also * List of American films of 1934 References External links * 1934 films 1934 Western (genre) films Films based on works by Zane Grey American Western (genre) films Films directed by Henry Hathaway American black-and-white films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films English-language Western (genre) films {{1930s-Western-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randolph Scott
George Randolph Scott (January 23, 1898 – March 2, 1987) was an American film actor, whose Hollywood career spanned from 1928 to 1962. As a leading man for all but the first three years of his cinematic career, Scott appeared in dramas, comedies, Musical film, musicals, adventures, war films, war, horror and fantasy films, and Western (genre), Westerns. Out of his more than 100 film appearances, more than 60 of them were Westerns.Buscombe, 1988. p 382. At , lanky and muscular, Scott displayed a Southern drawl that offset his limitations. During the early 1950s, Scott was a consistent box-office draw. In the annual ''Motion Picture Herald'' Top Ten Money Making Stars Poll, Top Ten Polls, his name appeared on the list for four consecutive years, from 1950 to 1953. Scott also appeared in Quigley's ''Top Ten Money Makers Poll'', from 1950 to 1953. Early years Scott was born January 23, 1898, in Orange County, Virginia, and reared in Charlotte, North Carolina, the second of si ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1916 American Novels
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Novels By Zane Grey
A novel is an extended work of narrative fiction usually written in prose and published as a book. The word derives from the for 'new', 'news', or 'short story (of something new)', itself from the , a singular noun use of the neuter plural of ''novellus'', diminutive of ''novus'', meaning 'new'. According to Margaret Doody, the novel has "a continuous and comprehensive history of about two thousand years", with its origins in the Ancient Greek and Roman novel, Medieval Chivalric romance, and the tradition of the Italian Renaissance novella.Margaret Anne Doody''The True Story of the Novel'' New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 1996, rept. 1997, p. 1. Retrieved 25 April 2014. The ancient romance form was revived by Romanticism, in the historical romances of Walter Scott and the Gothic novel. Some novelists, including Nathaniel Hawthorne, Herman Melville, Ann Radcliffe, and John Cowper Powys, preferred the term ''romance''. Such romances should not be confused with th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western (genre) Novels
Western may refer to: Places *Western, Nebraska, a village in the US *Western, New York, a town in the US * Western Creek, Tasmania, a locality in Australia * Western Junction, Tasmania, a locality in Australia *Western world, countries that identify with shared "Western" culture *Western United States, a region of the United States Arts and entertainment Films * ''Western'' (1997 film), a French road movie directed by Manuel Poirier * ''Western'' (2017 film), a German-Austrian film Genres *Western (genre), a category of fiction and visual art centered on the American Old West **Western fiction, the Western genre as featured in literature **Western film, the western genre in film **Western music (North America), a type of American folk music Music * ''Westerns'' (EP), an EP by Pete Yorn *WSTRN, a British hip hop group from west London *"Western" a song by Black Midi from ''Schlagenheim'' Business * The Western, a closed hotel/casino in Las Vegas, United States *Western Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
