The Switchtower (1913)

1913 · Silent film · 10 min · dir. Anthony O'Sullivan

• Drama

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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.

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Details

Director

Anthony O'Sullivan

Writer

George Hennessy

Studio

Biograph Company

Released

1913-06-15

Running time

10 minutes

Language

English

Collection

Silent Films, Feature Films

Subjects on the Internet Archive

• Griffith
• railroad
• silents

Cast & crew

• AAnthony O'Sullivan Director
• Henry B. Walthall
• Lionel Barrymore
• Claire McDowell
• MMarion Emmons
• Charles West
• JJohn T. Dillon
• William A. Carroll
• FFrank Evans

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