By the Sun's Rays

11min

Western

Action

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...

Cast

Murdock MacQuarrie

Murdock MacQuarrie

John Murdock, the Detective
Lon Chaney

Lon Chaney

Frank Lawler, the Clerk
Seymour Hastings

Seymour Hastings

John Davis - Supt. of Mines
Agnes Vernon

Agnes Vernon

Dora Davis - John's Daughter
Richard Rosson

Richard Rosson

The Bandit (as Dick Rosson)
Eddie Lyons

Eddie Lyons

Undetermined Role (unconfirmed / uncredited)

Release date

21st Jul 1914

Status

Released

Spoken languages

No Language