By the Sun's Rays
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...
Directed by Charles Giblyn
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Murdock MacQuarrie John Murdock, the Detective -
Lon Chaney Frank Lawler, the Clerk - Seymour Hastings John Davis - Supt. of Mines
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Agnes Vernon Dora Davis - John's Daughter -
Richard Rosson The Bandit (as Dick Rosson) -
Eddie Lyons Undetermined Role (unconfirmed / uncredited)
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1h 19m together
By the Sun's Rays
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