William V. Ranous Filmes

  • 1907
    The Haunted Hotel

    The Haunted Hotel

    The Haunted Hotel

    5.71907HD

    A traveler stays the night at a rural inn, but gets no rest as he is tormented by various spectres and mysterious happenings.

    The Haunted Hotel
  • 1909
    A Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

    4.7671909HD

    An early film adaptation of the Bard's comic fantasy-- and perhaps the first screen adaptation of a Shakespeare play.

    A Midsummer Night's Dream
  • 1908
    Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy

    Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy

    Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy

    4.81908HD

    Biographical drama, adaptation of Shakespeare's play.

    Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy
  • 1908
    The Merchant of Venice

    The Merchant of Venice

    The Merchant of Venice

    01908HD

    The Merchant of Venice
  • 1908
    Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy

    Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy

    Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy

    41908HD

    Macbeth usurps the Scottish throne by murdering his predecessor.

    Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy
  • 1913
    Getting Up a Practice

    Getting Up a Practice

    Getting Up a Practice

    01913HD

    Becoming impatient waiting for patients, young Doctor Bob Lyons is about discouraged. To add to his misery, his sweetheart's father, Mr. Irving,...

    Getting Up a Practice
  • 1912
    The Heart of Esmeralda

    The Heart of Esmeralda

    The Heart of Esmeralda

    01912HD

    Esmeralda Foster, an attractive girl, is very much impressed with Duncan Miller, a crafty country swain, who makes love to Esmeralda because of her...

    The Heart of Esmeralda
  • 1913
    Alixe; or, the Test of Friendship

    Alixe; or, the Test of Friendship

    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...

    Alixe; or, the Test of Friendship
  • 1913
    The Little Minister

    The Little Minister

    The Little Minister

    01913HD

    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...

    The Little Minister
  • 1911
    Vanity Fair

    Vanity Fair

    Vanity Fair

    91911HD

    A silent short film telling the classic story of Becky Sharp.

    Vanity Fair
  • 1912
    The Serpents

    The Serpents

    The Serpents

    01912HD

    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...

    The Serpents
  • 1912
    Tommy's Sister

    Tommy's Sister

    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...

    Tommy's Sister
  • 1908
    Richard III

    Richard III

    Richard III

    31908HD

    Vitagraph production of Shakespeare's Richard III.

    Richard III
  • 1912
    The Higher Mercy

    The Higher Mercy

    The Higher Mercy

    01912HD

    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...

    The Higher Mercy
  • 1909
    Love's Stratagem

    Love's Stratagem

    Love's Stratagem

    01909HD

    A short romance starring Florence Lawrence.

    Love's Stratagem
  • 1907
    Spy: A Romantic Story of the Civil War

    Spy: A Romantic Story of the Civil War

    Spy: A Romantic Story of the Civil War

    01907HD

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

    Spy: A Romantic Story of the Civil War
  • 1912
    An Eventful Elopement

    An Eventful Elopement

    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...

    An Eventful Elopement
  • 1913
    The One Good Turn

    The One Good Turn

    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...

    The One Good Turn
  • 1909
    King Lear

    King Lear

    King Lear

    4.21909HD

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

    King Lear
  • 1916
    Little Partner

    Little Partner

    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...

    Little Partner