William V. Ranous Movies
- 1907
The Haunted Hotel
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A traveler stays the night at a rural inn, but gets no rest as he is tormented by various spectres and mysterious happenings.
- 1908
Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy
Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy31908HD
Vitagraph production of Shakespeare's Richard III.
- 1909
King Lear
King Lear4.21909HD
An impressively tactile, if slightly over-ambitious, adaptation of King Lear from Vitagraph Studios.
- 1913
The Little Minister
The Little Minister01913HD
To start a little in advance of our story, Lord Rintoul, of the English nobility, finds a little Gypsy girl three years old, who had been deserted by...
- 1911
Vanity Fair
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A silent short film telling the classic story of Becky Sharp.
- 1913
The Skull
The Skull01913HD
Just as the bead clerk and his assistants are closing up the jewelry store for the day, a package containing a very costly necklace arrives by...
- 1909
Hiawatha
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Drama Short
- 1907
The Spy: A Romantic Story of the Civil War
The Spy: A Romantic Story of the Civil War01907HD
In the midst of the Civil War, a wife saves the day by swapping places with her captured and soon-to-be-executed husband.
- 1912
The Serpents
The Serpents01912HD
Wending their way and locating in a land far from the contentions through which they passed a few weeks before, Eric and Chloe are located in a...
- 1913
The Lonely Princess
The Lonely Princess51913HD
A young American millionaire in Venice falls in love with the beautiful princess Ione.
- 1913
Delayed Proposals
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It is sometimes decidedly difficult to get a little privacy on shipboard. Several times Jack Hardy almost reaches the proposal point with Marion Van...
- 1908
Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy
Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy41908HD
Macbeth usurps the Scottish throne by murdering his predecessor.
- 1913
Getting Up a Practice
Getting Up a Practice01913HD
Becoming impatient waiting for patients, young Doctor Bob Lyons is about discouraged. To add to his misery, his sweetheart's father, Mr. Irving,...
- 1912
The Higher Mercy
The Higher Mercy01912HD
No matter how absorbed with affairs of state, Abraham Lincoln was always ready to give audience to his little son Tad. Little Tad, playing at the...
- 1912
The Heart of Esmeralda
The Heart of Esmeralda01912HD
Esmeralda Foster, an attractive girl, is very much impressed with Duncan Miller, a crafty country swain, who makes love to Esmeralda because of her...
- 1912
An Eventful Elopement
An Eventful Elopement01912HD
Emphatically opposed to Jack Moss, old Mr. McGillicuddy puts the ban on his marriage to his daughter Dolly. The old gentleman is adamant to the...
- 1908
Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy
Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy4.6671908HD
Biographical drama, adaptation of Shakespeare's play.
- 1913
The Hindoo Charm
The Hindoo Charm01913HD
Advised by his friends to seek a second wife so that his children, Helen and Dolores, may know a mother's care, Sir Edward Tilbury marries Phyllis,...
- 1909
Love's Stratagem
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Nell Connors is in love with Jack, a sailor, but is unaware that he was shipwrecked and is facing trials. Meanwhile, her father is saved from...
- 1908
The Gentleman Burglar
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The Proposal: The gentleman burglar walking with his lady love. They admire the grandeur and beauty of nature. He proposes and she accepts. She does...