poster

By the Sun's Rays

Western | Action

4.8

Release Date

July 21, 1914

Duration

11 min

Status

Released

Language

en

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...

Casts

Murdock MacQuarrie

John Murdock, the Detective

Murdock MacQuarrie

Lon Chaney

Frank Lawler, the Clerk

Lon Chaney

Seymour Hastings

John Davis - Supt. of Mines

Seymour Hastings

Agnes Vernon

Dora Davis - John's Daughter

Agnes Vernon

Richard Rosson

The Bandit (as Dick Rosson)

Richard Rosson

Eddie Lyons

Undetermined Role (unconfirmed / uncredited)

Eddie Lyons

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