

The Switchtower
1913 Directed by Anthony O'Sullivan"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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Henry B. Walthall
....................................................The Switchman

Lionel Barrymore
....................................................First Counterfeiter

Claire McDowell
....................................................The Switchman's Wife
Marion Emmons
....................................................The Switchman's Son

Charles West
....................................................Second Counterfeiter
John T. Dillon
....................................................Third Counterfeiter

William A. Carroll
....................................................First Federal Agent
Director
...........................................................Anthony O'Sullivan
Story
...........................................................George Hennessy
Production Companies
...................................................Biograph Company
Production Countries
........................................................United States of America
Spoken Languages
....................................................No Language
Genres
....................................................Drama
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