William V. Ranous

The Haunted Hotel

The Haunted Hotel (littéralement en français L'Hôtel hanté) est un film court d'animation…

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…

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…

A Midsummer Night's Dream

An early film adaptation of the Bard's comic fantasy-- and perhaps the first screen adapta…

Hiawatha

Hiawatha est un héros mythique des Indiens d'Amérique du Nord. Sa légende a inspiré plusie…

King Lear

King Lear est un film muet américain réalisé par J. Stuart Blackton et William V. Ranous,…

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…

Vanity Fair

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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…

Jack's Chrysanthemum

The Hindoo Charm

Advised by his friends to seek a second wife so that his children, Helen and Dolores, may…

The Little Minister

To start a little in advance of our story, Lord Rintoul, of the English nobility, finds a…

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

The Skull (Le Crâne) est le titre de plusieurs œuvres : The Skull, deuxième album du grou…

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…