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By the Sun's Rays
Genres
WesternAction
Overview
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...
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
11 min
Release Date
1914-07-21
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
12
Vote Average
4.8
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
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)
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