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

George Beranger as A Tramp

Anthony O'Sullivan as The Storekeeper

Harry Carey

Crew

Anthony O'Sullivan Director

George Hennessy Story

International Titles

The Switch Tower Trailer

International Releases Dates

United States 15 June 1913

Production Companies

Biograph Company

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