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...
| Title | By the Sun's Rays |
|---|---|
| Year | 1914 |
| Genre | Western, Action |
| Country | United States of America |
| Studio | Nestor Film Company |
| Cast | Murdock MacQuarrie, Lon Chaney, Seymour Hastings, Agnes Vernon, Richard Rosson, Eddie Lyons |
| Crew | Charles Giblyn (Director), Tod Browning (Director) |
| Keyword | undercover, gold mine, bandit, silent film, outlaw gang, short film |
| Release | Jul 21, 1914 |
| Runtime | 11 minutes |
| Quality | HD |
| IMDb | 4.80 / 10 by 12 users |
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