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 |
Release Date | : | 1914-07-21 |
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Production Countries | : | United States of America, |
Production Co. | : | Nestor Film Company |
Genres | : | Western, Action, |
Casts | : | Murdock MacQuarrie, Lon Chaney, Seymour Hastings, Agnes Vernon, Richard Rosson, Eddie Lyons, |
Plot Keywords | : | undercover, gold mine, bandit, silent film, outlaw gang, short film, |
Alternative Titles | : | Por los rayos del sol |