Storyline
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...
Key Information
Cast & Crew
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)
Frequently Asked Questions
By the Sun's Rays was released on July 21, 1914.
The runtime of By the Sun's Rays is 11m.
By the Sun's Rays is a Western, Action movie.
By the Sun's Rays has a rating of 4.8 out of 10 on TMDB.
By the Sun's Rays is available to watch. Check streaming platforms and theaters near you.
By the Sun's Rays was directed by Charles Giblyn.
The main cast of By the Sun's Rays includes Murdock MacQuarrie, Lon Chaney, Seymour Hastings.
By the Sun's Rays is originally in English.