By the Sun's Rays (1914)

ALL 07/21/1914 (en) Western, Action 11 Min
  • Release
    07/21/1914
  • Production
    Nestor Film Company
  • Rotten tomato
    48%
  • Original title
    By the Sun's Rays
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

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...

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  1. Murdock MacQuarrie

    John Murdock, the Detective

  2. Lon Chaney

    Frank Lawler, the Clerk

  3. Seymour Hastings

    John Davis - Supt. of Mines

  4. Agnes Vernon

    Dora Davis - John's Daughter

  5. Richard Rosson

    The Bandit (as Dick Rosson)

  6. Eddie Lyons

    Undetermined Role (unconfirmed / uncredited)

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 6 , Crews : 2

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By the Sun's Rays (1914) 11 Min

ALL 07/21/1914 (en)
Western, Action
  • Release 07/21/1914
  • Production
    Nestor Film Company
  • Original title By the Sun's Rays
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

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...

  1. Charles Giblyn, Tod Browning

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer