The Switchtower Trailer

The Switchtower Trailer (1913)

15 June 1913 Drama 13 mins

"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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Cast

Henry B. Walthall

as The Switchman

Lionel Barrymore

as First Counterfeiter

Claire McDowell

as The Switchman's Wife

Marion Emmons

as The Switchman's Son

Charles West

as Second Counterfeiter

John T. Dillon

as Third Counterfeiter

William A. Carroll

as First Federal Agent

Frank Evans

as Second Federal Agent

Anthony O'Sullivan

as The Storekeeper

International Titles

The Switch Tower Trailer

International Releases Dates

United States 15 June 1913

Production Companies

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