By the Sun's Rays

Name: By the Sun's Rays
Genre: Western, Action
Released: 1914-07-21
Cast: Murdock MacQuarrie, Lon Chaney, Seymour Hastings, Agnes Vernon, Richard 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...

Western
Action
Undercover
Gold Mine
Bandit
Silent Film
Outlaw Gang
Short Film

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Cast

Murdock MacQuarrieJohn Murdock, the Detective
Lon ChaneyFrank Lawler, the Clerk
Seymour HastingsJohn Davis - Supt. of Mines
Agnes VernonDora Davis - John's Daughter
Richard RossonThe Bandit (as Dick Rosson)
Eddie LyonsUndetermined Role (unconfirmed / uncredited)

Details

Director: Charles Giblyn
Release date: July 21, 1914
Runtime: 11m
Original language: English
Studios: Nestor Film Company

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Platform	Score	Points
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Platform	Score	Points
IMDb281 votes	5.3	5 pts
Rotten Tomatoes	not available	skipped
Metacritic	not available	skipped
Letterboxd	not available	skipped