The Switchtower

The Switchtower

Movie 1913-06-15 13m Drama
★ 5.0 / 10 · 2 votes

"He was a regular boy and his father a switchman. The boy determined to be like his dad and spent his play hours around the switch-tower. Thus at the crucial moment he was able to save his father's honor as a switchman, when the struggle between love and duty came and later to come to the aid of his parents in the hands of the desperate counterfeiters, eventually causing their capture." —Moving Picture World synopsis.

Status
Released
Studio
Biograph Company
Country
United States of America
Language
No Language
Director
Anthony O'Sullivan
Cast
Henry B. Walthall Henry B. Walthall The Switchman Lionel Barrymore Lionel Barrymore First Counterfeiter Claire McDowell Claire McDowell The Switchman's Wife Marion Emmons Marion Emmons The Switchman's Son Charles West Charles West Second Counterfeiter John T. Dillon John T. Dillon Third Counterfeiter William A. Carroll William A. Carroll First Federal Agent Frank Evans Frank Evans Second Federal Agent George Beranger George Beranger A Tramp Anthony O'Sullivan Anthony O'Sullivan The Storekeeper Harry Carey Harry Carey
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