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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.

Release: 1913-06-15
Runtime: 13 min
Rating: 5 / 10
Cast
Henry B. Walthall
Henry B. Walthall
The Switchman
Lionel Barrymore
Lionel Barrymore
First Counterfeiter
Claire McDowell
Claire McDowell
The Switchman's Wife
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Marion Emmons
The Switchman's Son
Charles West
Charles West
Second Counterfeiter
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John T. Dillon
Third Counterfeiter
William A. Carroll
William A. Carroll
First Federal Agent
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Frank Evans
Second Federal Agent
George Beranger
George Beranger
A Tramp
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Anthony O'Sullivan
The Storekeeper
Harry Carey
Harry Carey