"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.

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
Frank Evans
Second Federal Agent

George Beranger
A Tramp
Anthony O'Sullivan
The Storekeeper

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
Frank Evans
Second Federal Agent

George Beranger
A Tramp
Anthony O'Sullivan
The Storekeeper