William A. Russell

William A. Russell

Movies for William A. Russell...

The Tenderfoot Foreman
Title: The Tenderfoot Foreman
Released: September 11, 1912
Type: Movie
Edna Graham is advised in a letter from her father, given her after the old ranchman's death, not to attempt to run the big "Double K," hut to secure a competent manager. Later, Edna is caused to regret not having followed her father's advice, as the men in her employ are surly and rude, and endeavor in every manner to make life miserable for her.
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A Western Girl's Sacrifice
Title: A Western Girl's Sacrifice
Released: September 2, 1911
Type: Movie
Young Harry Farman and Eloise Wendell are engaged to be married. Harry is a wealthy young fellow and Eloise is a society girl, and both find pleasure in their clubs and other such luxuries that the city affords the fashionable, wealthy set. Eloise, who has rode a hobby of philanthropy is engaged with her club and other clubs, who are holding a tag day, the funds to go to the children of the poor. Eloise, with another friend, invades a saloon in a fashionable hotel, and are invited to have a drink by two men seated at a table. Eloise, in fun, lifts the glass to her lips when Farman enters. The match is broken off and the next day Farman, with a friend, goes west.
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The Outlaw and the Child
Title: The Outlaw and the Child
Character: A Prisoner
Released: February 15, 1911
Type: Movie
Dan Warrington, an outlaw, is captured by the sheriff, after the former had held up a stagecoach, and is sent to jail. After the sheriff has placed his captive under guard he goes home and is welcomed by his little daughter, a child of five. Not long after the sheriff is notified of the escape of Warrington
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A Cowboy's Vindication
Title: A Cowboy's Vindication
Released: December 10, 1910
Type: Movie
A shot during a struggle, and Frank Morrison is branded with the mark of Cain, but by his own efforts the real murderer is discovered.
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A Westerner's Way
Title: A Westerner's Way
Released: November 5, 1910
Type: Movie
Jason Watkins, a real estate and loan agent, enters his office in the little Arizona town of Navajo, to find that during the night robbers have visited the place and broken into his safe, taking with them a large sum of money and other valuables. Watkins immediately notifies the sheriff, a posse is hurriedly organized and a search made for the culprits.
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The Bad Man's Last Deed
Title: The Bad Man's Last Deed
Released: July 2, 1910
Type: Movie
Arizona Pete, typical bad man, is the hero of the story.
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The Sheriff's Sacrifice
Title: The Sheriff's Sacrifice
Released: May 7, 1910
Type: Movie
The Sheriff's Sacrifice is a 1910 silent Western.
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A Ranchman's Wooing
Title: A Ranchman's Wooing
Released: March 26, 1910
Type: Movie
Jed Perkins, an old ranchman, has four handsome daughters, of whom he is very proud, but whom he guards with jealous care.
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Method in His Madness
Title: Method in His Madness
Character: Second Tramp
Released: March 16, 1910
Type: Movie
A doddering old gentleman, out for his morning's constitutional, suffers an attack of epilepsy in front of a saloon in the country town. Pedestrians run to his rescue and the barkeeper of the saloon brings out a good jolt of whiskey to revive the stricken one. A tramp who has noted the accident, has also mentally noted the glass of whiskey, and being thirsty for a drink himself, he turns away, a brilliant scheme revolving in his mind. A few minutes later the tramp in passing another saloon is seen to fall and go into violent contortions. A crowd gathers and the saloonkeeper comes out with the dose of whiskey. "Weary" is delighted, and meeting an old tramp friend of his, puts him wise to the little game.
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The Cowboy and the Squaw
Title: The Cowboy and the Squaw
Released: February 19, 1910
Type: Movie
Tom Ripley, a cowpuncher from the Circle A ranch, wins the hatred of Jim Simpson, another cowpuncher, when he defends Lightfeather, a pretty squaw, from the insults of Simpson.
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Western Chivalry
Title: Western Chivalry
Character: The Ranch Boss
Released: February 12, 1910
Type: Movie
Mr. Josh Banks a ranchman, receives word that his niece, a pretty Chicago girl of eighteen, is on her way to make them a visit. The news immediately electrifies things down in the cowpunchers' bunkhouse, and all the boys begin sprucing up to he presented to the fair one. She arrives, casts a withering glance at the big rawboned fellows waiting to meet her and sweeps off on her uncle's arm into the house, while the latter looks hack and winks his eye at the boys.
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The Outlaw's Sacrifice
Title: The Outlaw's Sacrifice
Character: The Girl's Father
Released: January 29, 1910
Type: Movie
Matt Malone, a highwayman and night rider who has long baffled the police authorities, loves Nona McMahon, posing with her as a cowboy from up country.
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Won by a Hold-Up
Title: Won by a Hold-Up
Released: January 19, 1910
Type: Movie
Bill Smith, a cowpuncher, is in love with Nell Parsons, daughter of Jon Parsons, a gruff old rancher. Bill wins Nell as far as she is concerned, but he must first ask father. When Bill broaches the subject to the old man, the father kicks him off the premises. All subsequent meetings are frustrated.
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Electric Insoles
Title: Electric Insoles
Released: January 12, 1910
Type: Movie
Have you ever heard of Dr. Wright's Wonderful Electric Insoles? "Guaranteed to cure anything the matter with the feet, rheumatism, corns, bunions, also a powerful vitality stimulant, makes you feel young and giddy and alarmingly lively," etc. etc.
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The Heart of a Cowboy
Title: The Heart of a Cowboy
Released: December 25, 1909
Type: Movie
Two handsome young Americans, cowboys of the "Bar O" ranch, fall in love with Kitty Blair, the pretty daughter of a neighboring ranchman.
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The Ranchman's Rival
Title: The Ranchman's Rival
Character: The Cowboy Whittling Wood
Released: December 11, 1909
Type: Movie
The Ranchman's Rival is a silent Western
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His Reformation
Title: His Reformation
Released: December 4, 1909
Type: Movie
Tom Carlton, leader of a band of Western bandits, tires of his life of crime and resolves to reform.
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The Best Man Wins
Title: The Best Man Wins
Released: November 20, 1909
Type: Movie
Charles Shea, the handsome young foreman of the Bar Z ranch, has won the love of the winsome daughter of his employer, John Graham. Alice and he are engaged to be married when a telegram announcing the death of his father and the request that he immediately return East, is handed Shea. Promising to return immediately the estate is settled. Shea bids Alice good-bye and leaves for the East. A year passes and no word from Charley. The girl is in despair and. though every cowpuncher on the place loves her madly, she refuses each one in turn, declaring that she will wait for Charley, whom she is sure will return soon.
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Tag Day
Title: Tag Day
Released: February 19, 1909
Type: Movie
The custom of young women "tagging" men on the public streets (on a day specially set aside and called "Tag Day") to secure funds for various charitable purposes is the basis for this Comedy short.