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The Switchtower

★ 5.0 TMDB Rating · 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.

Director
Anthony O'Sullivan
Release date
Jun 15, 1913
Original language
English
Origin
United States

Cast of The Switchtower

  • Portrait of Henry B. Walthall

    Henry B. Walthall

    The Switchman

  • Portrait of Lionel Barrymore

    Lionel Barrymore

    First Counterfeiter

  • Portrait of Claire McDowell

    Claire McDowell

    The Switchman's Wife

  • Marion Emmons

    The Switchman's Son

  • Portrait of Charles West

    Charles West

    Second Counterfeiter

  • John T. Dillon

    Third Counterfeiter

  • Portrait of William A. Carroll

    William A. Carroll

    First Federal Agent

  • Frank Evans

    Second Federal Agent

  • Portrait of George Beranger

    George Beranger

    A Tramp

  • Anthony O'Sullivan

    The Storekeeper

  • Portrait of Harry Carey

    Harry Carey

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