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By the Sun's Rays

First aired on Jul 21, 1914

Runtime: 11mins

50%

Genres: Western, Action

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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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)
Featured Crew
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Charles Giblyn | Director
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Tod Browning | Director