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The Switchtower (1913)
"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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"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.
Rating:NR
Genre:Drama
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In Theaters:6/15/1913
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Runtime:13 minutes
Studio:Biograph Company
Cast
Anthony O'Sullivan
Director
Henry B. Walthall
The Switchman
Lionel Barrymore
First Counterfeiter
Claire McDowell
The Switchman's Wife
Marion Emmons
The Switchman's Son
Charles West
Second Counterfeiter
John T. Dillon
Third Counterfeiter
William A. Carroll
First Federal Agent
Frank Evans
Second Federal Agent
George Beranger
A Tramp
Anthony O'Sullivan
The Storekeeper
Harry Carey
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