Movie Description

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...

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Original TitleBy the Sun's Rays

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1914-07-21

Original LanguageUnknown

Runtime 00h 11m

Production CompaniesNestor Film Company

Genres

  • Western
  • Action