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191411 minWestern, Action

By the Sun's Rays

Is By the Sun's Rays a Hit or Flop?

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Is By the Sun's Rays worth watching? With a rating of 4.8/10, this Western, Action film is a mixed-bag for fans of the genre. Read on for our detailed analysis and user reviews.

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By the Sun's Rays Synopsis

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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Top Cast

Murdock MacQuarrie
Murdock MacQuarrieJohn Murdock, the Detective
Lon Chaney
Lon ChaneyFrank Lawler, the Clerk
Seymour Hastings
Seymour HastingsJohn Davis - Supt. of Mines
Agnes Vernon
Agnes VernonDora Davis - John's Daughter
Richard Rosson
Richard RossonThe Bandit (as Dick Rosson)
Eddie Lyons
Eddie LyonsUndetermined Role (unconfirmed / uncredited)

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By the Sun's Rays is a Western, Action movie that 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 Murdoc...

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