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Poster for By the Sun's Rays

By the Sun's Rays

1914

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...

Details

Status
Released
Release date
July 21, 1914
Original language
English
Countries
United States of America
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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