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By the Sun's Rays

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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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DirectorCharles Giblyn

Keywords

undercovergold minebanditsilent filmoutlaw gangshort film

Cast

Murdock MacQuarrie as John Murdock, the Detective

Murdock MacQuarrie

John Murdock, the Detective

Lon Chaney as Frank Lawler, the Clerk

Lon Chaney

Frank Lawler, the Clerk

Seymour Hastings as John Davis - Supt. of Mines

Seymour Hastings

John Davis - Supt. of Mines

Agnes Vernon as Dora Davis - John's Daughter

Agnes Vernon

Dora Davis - John's Daughter

Richard Rosson as The Bandit (as Dick Rosson)

Richard Rosson

The Bandit (as Dick Rosson)

Eddie Lyons as Undetermined Role (unconfirmed / uncredited)

Eddie Lyons

Undetermined Role (unconfirmed / uncredited)