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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

Henry B. Walthall

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The Switchman

Lionel Barrymore

Lionel Barrymore

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First Counterfeiter

Claire McDowell

Claire McDowell

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The Switchman's Wife

Marion Emmons

Marion Emmons

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The Switchman's Son

Charles West

Charles West

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Second Counterfeiter

John T. Dillon

John T. Dillon

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Third Counterfeiter

William A. Carroll

William A. Carroll

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First Federal Agent

13 minutes

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