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The Switchtower

First aired on Jun 15, 1913

Runtime: 13mins

50%

Genres: Drama

"He was a regular boy and his father a switchman. The boy determined to be like his dad and spent his play hours around the switch-tower. Thus at the crucial moment he was able to save his father's honor as a switchman, when the struggle between love and duty came and later to come to the aid of his parents in the hands of the desperate counterfeiters, eventually causing their capture." —Moving Picture World synopsis.

Featured Cast: click image to view more
Henry B. Walthall | The Switchman
Lionel Barrymore | First Counterfeiter
Claire McDowell | The Switchman's Wife
Marion Emmons | The Switchman's Son
Charles West | Second Counterfeiter
John T. Dillon | Third Counterfeiter
Featured Crew
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Anthony O'Sullivan | Director
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George Hennessy | Story