Movies: William V. Ranous

  • 1912
    An Eventful Elopement

    An Eventful Elopement (1912)

    An Eventful Elopement

    01912HD

    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 appeals of the young lovers and interposes his interference on every occasion, when they get together. McG...

    An Eventful Elopement
  • 1908
    Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy

    Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy (1908)

    Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy

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    Macbeth usurps the Scottish throne by murdering his predecessor....

    Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy
  • 1912
    Yellow Bird

    Yellow Bird (1912)

    Yellow Bird

    01912HD

    Disregarding the sanctity of "Song Bird's" feelings, John Strong, a young surveyor in the pioneer forests of the west, makes love to the Indian maiden whenever he chances to meet her, until she longs and looks for his coming and going, and finds that...

    Yellow Bird
  • 1916
    Little Partner

    Little Partner (1916)

    Little Partner

    01916HD

    Agnes Vernon is the daughter of an old prospector whose hard luck leads him to turn holdup. The father is hanged and the girl, unknowing the real truth, becomes the ward of two young and successful miners....

    Little Partner
  • 1913
    The One Good Turn

    The One Good Turn (1913)

    The One Good Turn

    01913HD

    A political crime film in which a militant, anarchist father allows his political ideals to prevail over human dignity. The father uses his young daughter to carry out an attack on Princess Louise. After his wife foils the attack and he is arrested b...

    The One Good Turn
  • 1912
    Tommy's Sister

    Tommy's Sister (1912)

    Tommy's Sister

    01912HD

    Left with two small children, Mrs. Morgan finds it difficult to make both ends meet. Polly, her daughter, does the housework. Tommy is looking for a situation to help his mother. He applies for one in the office of Hervey and Porter, real estate, etc...

    Tommy's Sister
  • 1913
    The Lonely Princess

    The Lonely Princess (1913)

    The Lonely Princess

    51913HD

    A young American millionaire in Venice falls in love with the beautiful princess Ione....

    The Lonely Princess
  • 1912
    The Hindoo's Curse

    The Hindoo's Curse (1912)

    The Hindoo's Curse

    01912HD

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    The Hindoo's Curse
  • 1913
    The Skull

    The Skull (1913)

    The Skull

    01913HD

    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 special messenger. The large safe deposit vault has been closed for the night and the time clock set. The h...

    The Skull
  • 1907
    The Spy: A Romantic Story of the Civil War

    The Spy: A Romantic Story of the Civil War (1907)

    The Spy: A Romantic Story of the Civil War

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    In the midst of the Civil War, a wife saves the day by swapping places with her captured and soon-to-be-executed husband....

    The Spy: A Romantic Story of the Civil War
  • 1909
    King Lear

    King Lear (1909)

    King Lear

    4.21909HD

    An impressively tactile, if slightly over-ambitious, adaptation of King Lear from Vitagraph Studios....

    King Lear
  • 1908
    Francesca di Rimini; or, The Two Brothers

    Francesca di Rimini; or, The Two Brothers (1908)

    Francesca di Rimini; or, The Two Brothers

    01908HD

    Francesca, surrounded by ladies-in-waiting at the palace. Her father enters, and together they read a letter from Lanciotto, asking for the hand of Francesca. Both are overjoyed at the union of the two great houses in marriage, and the daughter retir...

    Francesca di Rimini; or, The Two Brothers
  • 1909
    Hiawatha

    Hiawatha (1909)

    Hiawatha

    01909HD

    Drama Short...

    Hiawatha
  • 1913
    Alixe; or, the Test of Friendship

    Alixe; or, the Test of Friendship (1913)

    Alixe; or, the Test of Friendship

    01913HD

    Alixe is courted by many admirers. Her most persistent companion is Morton Shaw. Arlington Tappan also loves Alixe, and urges her to give up her associations with Shaw. She does so and is very happy until Arlington becomes more absorbed in his busine...

    Alixe; or, the Test of Friendship