By the Sun's Rays (1914)
By the Sun's Rays (1914)
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 Murdock MacQuarrie As: John Murdock, the Detective
Lon Chaney Lon Chaney As: Frank Lawler, the Clerk
Seymour Hastings Seymour Hastings As: John Davis - Supt. of Mines
Agnes Vernon Agnes Vernon As: Dora Davis - John's Daughter
Richard Rosson Richard Rosson As: The Bandit (as Dick Rosson)
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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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Certification: Unknown

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Genres: Western, Action

Language: No Language

Release Date: 21 July 1914

Country: US

Runtime: 11m

Company Credits

Company: Nestor Film Company

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Cast

Murdock MacQuarrie

Murdock MacQuarrie

John Murdock, the Detective

Lon Chaney

Lon Chaney

Frank Lawler, the Clerk

Seymour Hastings

Seymour Hastings

John Davis - Supt. of Mines

Agnes Vernon

Agnes Vernon

Dora Davis - John's Daughter

Richard Rosson

Richard Rosson

The Bandit (as Dick Rosson)

Eddie Lyons

Eddie Lyons

Undetermined Role (unconfirmed / uncredited)

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