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Zane Grey

Career

Active from 1911 to 1996, with a break from 1957 to 1995, busiest in 1933 with 9 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score55/100
Highest rated
Poster for Western Union
Western Union
GoodWatch score68/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 15 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

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Zane Grey Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.8, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.5, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    1.5, average 3.0
  • Psychological
    4.0, average 5.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 27
  • Historical Setting 17
  • Early Cinema 10
  • American Frontier 7
  • Frontier Justice 7
  • Cattle Rustling 6
  • Historical Drama 6
  • Good vs Evil 5
  • Romance 5
  • Action-Adventure 5
  • Silent Western 4
  • Redemption Story 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

107
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1990s

1 title ยท average score 61
Riders of the Purple Sage
Riders of the Purple Sage (1996)
GoodWatch score 61

Novel

1950s

3 titles ยท average score 55
The Maverick Queen
The Maverick Queen (1956)
GoodWatch score 52

Novel

Robbers' Roost
Robbers' Roost (1955)
GoodWatch score 59

Story, Novel

The Vanishing American
The Vanishing American (1955)

Novel

1940s

17 titles ยท average score 57
Red Canyon
Red Canyon (1949)
GoodWatch score 60

Novel

Gunfighters
Gunfighters (1947)
GoodWatch score 55

Novel

Code of the West
Code of the West (1947)

Novel

Under the Tonto Rim
Under the Tonto Rim (1947)

Novel

Sunset Pass
Sunset Pass (1946)

Novel

West of the Pecos
West of the Pecos (1945)
GoodWatch score 53

Novel

Wanderer of the Wasteland
Wanderer of the Wasteland (1945)

Novel

Nevada
Nevada (1944)
GoodWatch score 51

Novel

Western Union
Western Union (1941)
GoodWatch score 68

Novel

Riders of the Purple Sage
Riders of the Purple Sage (1941)

Novel

The Light of Western Stars
The Light of Western Stars (1940)
GoodWatch score 52

Novel

The Border Legion
The Border Legion (1940)

Novel

1930s

44 titles ยท average score 52
Born to the West
Born to the West (1937)
GoodWatch score 51

Novel

Thunder Trail
Thunder Trail (1937)

Story

Desert Gold
Desert Gold (1936)

Novel

End of the Trail
End of the Trail (1936)

Novel

King of the Royal Mounted
King of the Royal Mounted (1936)

Story

The Fighting Westerner
The Fighting Westerner (1935)
GoodWatch score 55

Novel

The Dude Ranger
The Dude Ranger (1934)

Story

Buffalo Stampede
Buffalo Stampede (1933)
GoodWatch score 48

Story

Man of the Forest
Man of the Forest (1933)
GoodWatch score 59

Novel

To the Last Man
To the Last Man (1933)
GoodWatch score 44

Story

Heritage of the Desert
Heritage of the Desert (1932)
GoodWatch score 58

Story

Fighting Caravans
Fighting Caravans (1931)
GoodWatch score 44

Novel

1920s

33 titles ยท average score 64
Lightning
Lightning (1927)

Story

Nevada
Nevada (1927)

Novel

Desert Gold
Desert Gold (1926)

Novel

Born to the West
Born to the West (1926)

Story

Forlorn River
Forlorn River (1926)

Novel

Wild Horse Mesa
Wild Horse Mesa (1925)

Novel

The Vanishing American
The Vanishing American (1925)
GoodWatch score 67

Novel

The Thundering Herd
The Thundering Herd (1925)

Novel

Riders of the Purple Sage
Riders of the Purple Sage (1925)
GoodWatch score 61

Novel

Code of the West
Code of the West (1925)

Novel

The Call of the Canyon
The Call of the Canyon (1923)

Story

To the Last Man
To the Last Man (1923)

Novel

1910s

9 titles
The Lone Star Ranger
The Lone Star Ranger (1919)

Novel

The Last of the Duanes
The Last of the Duanes (1919)

Story

Desert Gold
Desert Gold (1919)

Novel

Riders of the Purple Sage
Riders of the Purple Sage (1918)

Novel

The Rainbow Trail
The Rainbow Trail (1918)

Story

The Border Legion
The Border Legion (1918)

Novel

The Heart of Texas Ryan
The Heart of Texas Ryan (1917)

Novel

Graft
Graft (1915)

Story

Fighting Blood
Fighting Blood (1911)

Novel