The read
It runs a compact 13m.
Synopsis
"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.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Anthony O'SullivanDirector
Cast
- Henry B. WalthallThe Switchman
- Lionel BarrymoreFirst Counterfeiter
- Claire McDowellThe Switchman's Wife
- Marion EmmonsThe Switchman's Son
- Charles WestSecond Counterfeiter
- John T. DillonThird Counterfeiter
- William A. CarrollFirst Federal Agent
- Frank EvansSecond Federal Agent
- George BerangerA Tramp
- Anthony O'SullivanThe Storekeeper
- Harry CareyCast