
By the Sun's Rays
Ratings
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...
Production
Nestor Film Company
Language
EN
Status
Released
Release Date
Cast

Murdock MacQuarrie
John Murdock, the Detective

Lon Chaney
Frank Lawler, the Clerk
Seymour Hastings
John Davis - Supt. of Mines

Agnes Vernon
Dora Davis - John's Daughter

Richard Rosson
The Bandit (as Dick Rosson)

Eddie Lyons
Undetermined Role (unconfirmed / uncredited)
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