The Switchtower
The Switchtower

The Switchtower

1913-06-15 - 13 minutes

5.00 / 10

Overview

"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.

Screenplay

Director - Anthony O'Sullivan

Genres

Drama

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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

Anthony O'Sullivan

Anthony O'Sullivan

The Storekeeper