
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...
Top 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)
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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