William V. Ranous Filmes
- 1907
The Haunted Hotel
The Haunted Hotel5.81907HD
A traveler stays the night at a rural inn, but gets no rest as he is tormented by various spectres and mysterious happenings.
- 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...
- 1909
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream4.91909HD
An early film adaptation of the Bard's comic fantasy-- and perhaps the first screen adaptation of a Shakespeare play.
- 1908
Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy
Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy61908HD
Macbeth usurps the Scottish throne by murdering his predecessor.
- 1912
The Signal Fire
The Signal Fire41912HD
A short romantic drama in which a captain and his wife are separated by a shipwreck. The woman ends up on a desert island with another man, and they...
- 1908
The Gentleman Burglar
The Gentleman Burglar01908HD
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...
- 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,...
- 1908
Francesca di Rimini; or, The Two Brothers
Francesca di Rimini; or, The Two Brothers01908HD
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...
- 1908
The Merchant of Venice
The Merchant of Venice01908HD
- 1909
King Lear
King Lear4.51909HD
An impressively tactile, if slightly over-ambitious, adaptation of King Lear from Vitagraph Studios.
- 1908
Richard III
Richard III01908HD
Vitagraph production of Shakespeare's Richard III.
- 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,...
- 1913
Alixe; or, the Test of Friendship
Alixe; or, the Test of Friendship01913HD
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...
- 1912
Tommy's Sister
Tommy's Sister01912HD
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...
- 1908
Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy
Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy5.51908HD
Biographical drama, adaptation of Shakespeare's play.
- 1913
The One Good Turn
The One Good Turn01913HD
A political crime film in which a militant, anarchist father allows his political ideals to prevail over human dignity. The father uses his young...
- 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...
- 1912
The Anarchist's Wife
The Anarchist's Wife41912HD
In this Vitagraph short, anarchism threatens to ruin lives and families. Luigi and Rosa are a couple with an adorable child, but trouble is afoot...
- 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...
- 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...