William V. Ranous

William V. Ranous

Born: March 12, 1857
Died: April 1, 1915
in New York City, New York, USA

Movies for William V. Ranous...

Little Partner
Title: Little Partner
Character: Frank Monroe
Released: December 19, 1916
Type: Movie
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.
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The Hindoo Charm
Title: The Hindoo Charm
Released: September 17, 1913
Type: Movie
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, the daughter of Lady Olivia Gower, a leading social light in Calcutta.
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The Lonely Princess
Title: The Lonely Princess
Character: Prince Raffaello
Released: September 3, 1913
Type: Movie
A young American millionaire in Venice falls in love with the beautiful princess Ione.
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Delayed Proposals
Title: Delayed Proposals
Character: A Passenger
Released: June 19, 1913
Type: Movie
It is sometimes decidedly difficult to get a little privacy on shipboard. Several times Jack Hardy almost reaches the proposal point with Marion Van Sickles, but each time the fates are against him. Marion and her mother are on their way home from a vacation in Europe and board the boat at Liverpool at the same time as Jack, who is very much struck by Marion's appearance. After a little flirtation on the boat, he believes that his feelings are returned and is about to propose. Just then mama comes along with Count Brainlesse, whom she wishes to marry Marion. The proposal is postponed. Again and again Jack tries to come to the point, being constantly interrupted by someone, either the count or mama, or the grouchy owner of the deck chair he has taken. First the grouch, then mama, and then the count, get sea-sick and at last Jack has Marion alone. Alas, the time has not yet come.
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Getting Up a Practice
Title: Getting Up a Practice
Character: Mr. Irving, Emily's Father
Released: March 27, 1913
Type: Movie
Becoming impatient waiting for patients, young Doctor Bob Lyons is about discouraged. To add to his misery, his sweetheart's father, Mr. Irving, distinctly objects to Emily, his daughter, marrying Bob until he has a practice.
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The Little Minister
Title: The Little Minister
Character: Rob Dow
Released: January 13, 1913
Type: Movie
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 her parents. Fifteen years later, Gavin Dishart, the Little Minister, receives an appointment, his first, at Thrums, Scotland. This was made possible through the self-sacrifices of his widowed mother, to educate him for the ministry. The community of Thrums is made up of weavers, who work hard, have little and accomplish much. They are ultra-religious and look upon their pastor with such reverence that he is a little lower than the angels. While naturally intelligent, they are grounded in dogma and intolerance. Just after the Little Minister takes charge of the "Auld Licht Kirk" and the Manse, the weavers resent a reduction, by the manufacturers, in their pay and a strike is declared.
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Yellow Bird
Title: Yellow Bird
Character: The Indian Chief
Released: June 12, 1912
Type: Movie
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 he has made himself part of her life.
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The Serpents
Title: The Serpents
Character: Idiot
Released: May 8, 1912
Type: Movie
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 garden spot of primeval beauty, surrounded by all the imposing grandeur of nature. Chloe is pursued by the covetous desire of Haakon, a false friend, who strives by subtle charms to lure her from Eric, who in turn is tempted by Linda, her cunning and beauty, to desert Chloe and live with her.
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Vanity Fair
Title: Vanity Fair
Character: Lord Steyne
Released: January 2, 1911
Type: Movie
A silent short film telling the classic story of Becky Sharp.
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Title: A Midsummer Night's Dream
Character: Bottom
Released: December 25, 1909
Type: Movie
An early film adaptation of the Beard's comic fantasy-- and perhaps the first screen adaptation of a Shakespeare play.
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Love's Stratagem
Title: Love's Stratagem
Character: The Father
Released: November 1, 1909
Type: Movie
A short romance starring Florence Lawrence.
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King Lear
Title: King Lear
Character: King Lear
Released: March 27, 1909
Type: Movie
An impressively tactile, if slightly over-ambitious, adaptation of King Lear from Vitagraph Studios.
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Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian
Title: Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian
Character: Octavius Caesar
Released: November 3, 1908
Type: Movie
A short film based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name. It was the first film to dramatize the ill-fated romance between Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII of Egypt.
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Richard III
Title: Richard III
Character: Richard III
Released: September 26, 1908
Type: Movie
Vitagraph production of Shakespeare's Richard III.
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The Gentleman Burglar
Title: The Gentleman Burglar
Character: Arsène Lupin
Released: May 13, 1908
Type: Movie
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 not suspect his occupation. Turning Over a New Leaf: The thieves' den. The gang drinking and playing cards. The gentleman burglar arrives. Announces his coming wedding. Apprises them of his decision to quit his life of crime. He bids them good-bye and departs. Engaged to Another: Reception hall of the girl's home. A rival lover sues for her hand. She informs him of her engagement to another. He leaves her in sadness. Two Years Later: The gentleman burglar returns with his bride to her father's house.
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Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy
Title: Macbeth, Shakespeare’s Sublime Tragedy
Character: Macbeth
Released: April 19, 1908
Type: Movie
Macbeth usurps the Scottish throne by murdering his predecessor.
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Francesca di Rimini; or, The Two Brothers
Title: Francesca di Rimini; or, The Two Brothers
Released: January 2, 1908
Type: Movie
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 retires to dress for Lanciotto's arrival.
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The Haunted Hotel
Title: The Haunted Hotel
Released: February 23, 1907
Type: Movie
A traveler stays the night at a rural inn, but gets no rest as he is tormented by various spectres and mysterious happenings.