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The Switchtower

50 %|Jun 15, 1913|Drama

"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.

Featured Crew

Anthony O'Sullivan
Director
George Hennessy
Story

Cast

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Henry B. Walthall
The Switchman
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Lionel Barrymore
First Counterfeiter
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Claire McDowell
The Switchman's Wife
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Marion Emmons
The Switchman's Son
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Charles West
Second Counterfeiter
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John T. Dillon
Third Counterfeiter
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William A. Carroll
First Federal Agent
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Frank Evans
Second Federal Agent
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Anthony O'Sullivan
The Storekeeper