The Switchtower (1913)
Synopsis
"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.
Release Date: 1913-06-15
Runtime: 13 minutes
Director: Anthony O'Sullivan
Top Cast
- Henry B. Walthall as The Switchman
- Lionel Barrymore as First Counterfeiter
- Claire McDowell as The Switchman's Wife
- Marion Emmons as The Switchman's Son
- Charles West as Second Counterfeiter
- John T. Dillon as Third Counterfeiter
- William A. Carroll as First Federal Agent
- Frank Evans as Second Federal Agent
- George Beranger as A Tramp
- Anthony O'Sullivan as The Storekeeper
Soundtrack
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