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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What is By the Sun's Rays about?
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... By the Sun's Rays is a Western, Action movie, released on 1914-07-21, runtime 11 minutes.
Is By the Sun's Rays worth watching?
TMDB users rate By the Sun's Rays 4.8 out of 10 from 14 ratings. Reviews are mixed.
Where can I watch By the Sun's Rays?
In the United States, By the Sun's Rays streams on FlixFling and can be rented from FlixFling. The table on this page lists 1 more country. Movie World also lists online streaming sources and links to external sources on this page.
Directed by
Charles Giblyn
Cast
- Murdock MacQuarrie as John Murdock, the Detective
- Lon Chaney as Frank Lawler, the Clerk
- Seymour Hastings as John Davis - Supt. of Mines
- Agnes Vernon as Dora Davis - John's Daughter
- Richard Rosson as The Bandit (as Dick Rosson)
- Eddie Lyons as Undetermined Role (unconfirmed / uncredited)
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