By the Sun's Rays
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...
Description: 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...
Genres: Western, Action
Budget: $0 | Revenue : $0
Runtime: 11 minutes
Release Date: 1914-07-21
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Paisan
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Cocorico
The Brattt
Something Is About to Happen
Autumn Sonata
Murdock MacQuarrie
Played John Murdock, the Detective
Lon Chaney
Played Frank Lawler, the Clerk
Seymour Hastings
Played John Davis - Supt. of Mines
Agnes Vernon
Played Dora Davis - John's Daughter
Richard Rosson
Played The Bandit (as Dick Rosson)
Eddie Lyons
Played Undetermined Role (unconfirmed / uncredited)
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