By the Sun's Rays
1914 · 11 MIN · IMDB 5.3 · 297 VOTES · DIR. Tod Browning, Charles Giblyn
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...
Dialogue Timeline — 18 lines
00:00:00 By the Sun's Rays
00:00:12 A gold shipment leaves the Deep River mine.
00:01:27 Half an hour later.
00:02:42 "The bandits got us again."
00:03:28 Head office.
00:03:50 Francis Payton - Deep River Mining Chicago, Illinois. Dear Sir:
00:03:53 Lest shipment of gold stolen bannot understand how bandits...
00:03:56 ...get their information. Send detective at once. John Davis.
00:04:09 John Murdock has been sent to the mine to apprehend the bandits.
00:04:19 Two weeks later a stranger arrives.
00:05:30 John Davis, Supt., Dear Sir: The bearer, John Murdock, is the company's detective.
00:05:34 Give him all assistance its clear the matter up.
00:05:38 Francis Peyton - President.
00:06:10 A week later. Another shipment of gold.
00:06:23 "I am going to take a look around and will...
00:06:27 ...meet the posse at the crossroads."
00:07:53 John explains his plan to Dora and sends her back to...
00:07:57 ...detain Lawler until he arrives.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed18
Dialogue density1.6 lines / min
First line00:00:00
Final line00:07:57
Production Record
DirectorTod Browning, Charles Giblyn
LanguageEnglish
IMDb votes297