William V. Ranous
1907
The Haunted Hotel
A traveler stays the night at a rural inn, but gets no rest as he is tormented by various…
1907
The Spy: A Romantic Story of the Civil War
In the midst of the Civil War, a wife saves the day by swapping places with her captured a…
1908
Francesca di Rimini; or, The Two Brothers
Francesca, surrounded by ladies-in-waiting at the palace. Her father enters, and together…
Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy
Biographical drama, adaptation of Shakespeare's play.
Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy
Macbeth usurps the Scottish throne by murdering his predecessor.
Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy
Vitagraph production of Shakespeare's Richard III.
The Gentleman Burglar
The Proposal: The gentleman burglar walking with his lady love. They admire the grandeur a…
The Merchant of Venice
A rich merchant, Antonio is depressed for no good reason, until his good friend Bassanio c…
1909
A Midsummer Night's Dream
An early film adaptation of the Bard's comic fantasy-- and perhaps the first screen adapta…
Hiawatha
Drama Short
1909
King Lear
An impressively tactile, if slightly over-ambitious, adaptation of King Lear from Vitagrap…
1909
Love's Stratagem
Nell Connors is in love with Jack, a sailor, but is unaware that he was shipwrecked and is…
Saul and David
Tells the biblical story of Saul's jealousy of the young David, taken from the book of Sam…
1911
Vanity Fair
In early 19th century England, ambitious and ruthless orphan Rebecca Sharp advances from t…
An Eventful Elopement
Emphatically opposed to Jack Moss, old Mr. McGillicuddy puts the ban on his marriage to hi…
At the Eleventh Hour
Much ado about a necklace - short film based on the story "The String of Pearls"
The Anarchist's Wife
In this Vitagraph short, anarchism threatens to ruin lives and families. Luigi and Rosa ar…
The Heart of Esmeralda
Esmeralda Foster, an attractive girl, is very much impressed with Duncan Miller, a crafty…
The Higher Mercy
No matter how absorbed with affairs of state, Abraham Lincoln was always ready to give aud…
The Hindoo's Curse
Adventurers Guy Randall and Jack Lowell flee English Army headquarters in India after bein…
The Serpents
Wending their way and locating in a land far from the contentions through which they passe…
The Signal Fire
A short romantic drama in which a captain and his wife are separated by a shipwreck. The w…
Tommy's Sister
Left with two small children, Mrs. Morgan finds it difficult to make both ends meet. Polly…
Yellow Bird
Disregarding the sanctity of "Song Bird's" feelings, John Strong, a young surveyor in the…
Alixe; or, the Test of Friendship
Alixe is courted by many admirers. Her most persistent companion is Morton Shaw. Arlington…
Delayed Proposals
It is sometimes decidedly difficult to get a little privacy on shipboard. Several times Ja…
Getting Up a Practice
Becoming impatient waiting for patients, young Doctor Bob Lyons is about discouraged. To a…
1913
Jack's Chrysanthemum
1913
The Hindoo Charm
Advised by his friends to seek a second wife so that his children, Helen and Dolores, may…
1913
The Little Minister
To start a little in advance of our story, Lord Rintoul, of the English nobility, finds a…
1913
The Lonely Princess
A young American millionaire in Venice falls in love with the beautiful princess Ione.
The One Good Turn
A political crime film in which a militant, anarchist father allows his political ideals t…
The Skull
Just as the bead clerk and his assistants are closing up the jewelry store for the day, a…
The Locked House
Bunny receives a shock upon reading about the attempted assassination of the Mayor of New…
Little Partner
Agnes Vernon is the daughter of an old prospector whose hard luck leads him to turn holdup…