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By the Sun’s Rays
Also known as {By the Sun’s Ray}, {The Sun’s Rays}
(1914) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by Charles Giblyn

Cast: M.J. MacQuarrie (Murdock MacQuarrie) [Detective John Murdock], Lon Chaney [Frank Lawler, the clerk], Seymour Hastings [John Davis, Superintendent of Mines], Agnes Vernon [Dora Davis, his daughter], Dick Rosson (Richard Rosson) [the bandit], Eddie Lyons

Nestor Film Company production; distributed by The Universal Film Manufacturing Company, Incorporated. / Released 22 July 1914. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. / Universal production number 0619. This film is thought to be the earliest surviving Chaney film.

Drama: Western.

Survival status: Print exists [16mm reduction positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Animals: Horses - Criminals: Thieves - Gold - Law: Enforcement: Police: Detectives - Mirrors

Listing updated: 6 January 2023.

References: Film credits, film viewing : Spehr-American p. 100; Weaver-Twenty p. 76 : ClasIm-225 p. 27 : Website-IMDb.

Home video: Blu-ray Disc, DVD.

 
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