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By the Sun's Rays

Jul 21, 1914 · 11m
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Western
Action

PLOT

The earliest surviving film featuring Lon Chaney in a major role, By the Sun's Ray's was but one of several 2-reel westerns starring the florid Murdock MacQuarrie. MacQuarrie plays a detective investigating a series of gold shipment robberies. Along the way, he falls for a mine superintendent's pretty daughter (Agnes Vernon), much to the dismay of a sullen mine office clerk (Chaney), who is also smitten with the girl...

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CAST

Murdock MacQuarrie
John Murdock, the Detective
Lon Chaney
Frank Lawler, the Clerk
Seymour Hastings
John Davis - Supt. of Mines
Agnes Vernon
Dora Davis - John's Daughter
Richard Rosson
The Bandit (as Dick Rosson)
Eddie Lyons
Undetermined Role (unconfirmed / uncredited)
Directed by Charles Giblyn

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Nestor Film Company
Country
US

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