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...
Director: Charles Giblyn
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Murdock MacQuarrie as John Murdock, the Detective |
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Lon Chaney as Frank Lawler, the Clerk |
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Seymour Hastings as John Davis - Supt. of Mines |
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Agnes Vernon as Dora Davis - John's Daughter |
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Richard Rosson as The Bandit (as Dick Rosson) |
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Eddie Lyons as Undetermined Role (unconfirmed / uncredited) |
| Directing | Charles Giblyn | Director |
