William V. Ranous
Born: 1857-03-12
The Haunted Hotel
as uncreditedReleased: 1907-02-23
A traveler stays the night at a rural inn, but gets no rest as he is tormented by various...
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
as BottomReleased: 1909-12-25
An early film adaptation of the Beard's comic fantasy-- and perhaps the first screen adaptation...
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Delayed Proposals
as A PassengerReleased: 1913-06-19
It is sometimes decidedly difficult to get a little privacy on shipboard. Several times Jack...
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Antony and Cleopatra, a Love Story of the Noblest Roman and the Most Beautiful Egyptian
as Octavius CaesarReleased: 1908-11-03
A short film based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name. It was the first film to...
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The Lonely Princess
as Prince RaffaelloReleased: 1913-09-03
A young American millionaire in Venice falls in love with the beautiful princess Ione.
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Vanity Fair
as Lord SteyneReleased: 1911-01-02
A silent short film telling the classic story of Becky Sharp.
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King Lear
as King LearReleased: 1909-03-27
An impressively tactile, if slightly over-ambitious, adaptation of King Lear from Vitagraph Studios.
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Love's Stratagem
as The FatherReleased: 1909-11-01
A short romance starring Florence Lawrence.
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