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1. Girls Gone Wild (1929)
57 min | Drama
In his last film, silent star William Russell plays the motorcycle policeman father of one of the restless and reckless new generation of late 1920s youth.
Director: Lewis Seiler | Stars: Sue Carol, Nick Stuart, William Russell, Roy D'Arcy
Votes: 65
2. The Beloved Brute (1924)
70 min | Western
Chafing under his dying father's prediction that he is just a fighter without a soul who someday will be beaten by his long-lost brother, brutish Charles Hinges heads west with Jacinta, a ... See full summary »
Director: J. Stuart Blackton | Stars: Marguerite De La Motte, Victor McLaglen, William Russell, Stuart Holmes
3. The Blue Eagle (1926)
Passed | 58 min | Action, Drama
George and Big Jim are comrades in the Navy but rivals outside it, both fighting for the love of Rose. When the war is over Father Regan tries to unite them, making them settle their differences through a boxing fight.
Director: John Ford | Stars: George O'Brien, Janet Gaynor, William Russell, Margaret Livingston
Votes: 214
4. The Girl from Chicago (1927)
Passed | 70 min | Action, Crime, Drama
A southern belle from Dixie, Mary Carlton (Myrna Loy), aided by her police detective lover "Handsome" Joe (Conrad Nagel), outwits and brings to justice the Chicago gangster, "Big Steve" ... See full summary »
Director: Ray Enright | Stars: Conrad Nagel, Myrna Loy, William Russell, Carroll Nye
Votes: 15
5. David Copperfield (1911)
Not Rated | 39 min | Drama, Short
A gentle orphan discovers life and love in an indifferent adult world.
Director: Theodore Marston | Stars: Flora Foster, Marie Eline, Anna Seer, Ed Genung
Votes: 34
6. Anna Christie (1923)
96 min | Drama
A troubled young woman comes to live with her estranged father on the New York waterfront. A tough sailor falls in love with her, sparking conflict between her father and her suitor. What ... See full summary »
Directors: John Griffith Wray, Thomas H. Ince | Stars: Blanche Sweet, William Russell, George F. Marion, Eugenie Besserer
Votes: 119
7. The Power of the Press (1914)
40 min | Short, Drama
An innocent man, serving a sentence of five years in prison through the perjured testimony of the real criminal, Steve Carson, foreman of a shipyard, strikes up a warm friendship with his ... See full summary »
Stars: Lionel Barrymore, William Russell, Vivian Prescott, Betty Gray
8. The Diamond from the Sky (1915)
Passed | Adventure
This serial told the story of the diamond heir loom of the Stanley family.
Directors: Jacques Jaccard, William Desmond Taylor | Stars: Lottie Pickford, Irving Cummings, William Russell, Eugenie Forde
Votes: 25
9. Six Feet Four (1919)
Not Rated | 70 min | Western
A cowboy matches the description of the man who robbed the local hotel--both are 6'4. When a young woman is robbed, suspicion falls on the cowboy again. However, he discovers that the ... See full summary »
Director: Henry King | Stars: William Russell, Vola Vale, Charles K. French, Harvey Clark
Votes: 44
10. Eastward Ho! (1919)
50 min | Drama
When a group of Arizona ranchers discover that an Eastern syndicate has cheated them out of options on their cattle, they send Buck Lindsay to New York to straighten things out. He ... See full summary »
Director: Emmett J. Flynn | Stars: William Russell, Lucille Lee Stewart, Johnny Hines, Charles A. Stevenson
11. Big Pal (1925)
Drama
Judge Truscott's daughter, Helen, spurns society life for social work among the poor immigrants. She is soon befriended by heavyweight boxing contender Dan Williams, who saves her from a ... See full summary »
Director: John G. Adolfi | Stars: William Russell, Julanne Johnston, Mary Carr, Mickey Bennett
Votes: 15
12. Children of the Night (1921)
50 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Jerrold Jarvis Jones, a lowly shipping clerk, falls asleep on his office stool and has a dream: He is an aggressive, carefully groomed man of the world who welcomes adventure when an ... See full summary »
Director: John Francis Dillon | Stars: William Russell, Ruth Renick, Maurice 'Lefty' Flynn, Edmund Burns
13. Twins of Suffering Creek (1920)
Passed | 50 min | Action, Drama, Romance
When saloon owner Bill Lark detects that gambler Jim Pemberton is cheating, both men draw their guns. In order to prevent a double killing, it is agreed that the first shot should be ... See full summary »
Director: Scott R. Dunlap | Stars: William Russell, Louise Lovely, E. Alyn Warren, William Ryno
Votes: 26
14. Madonna of Avenue A (1929)
71 min | Drama
Madonna of Avenue A is a 1929 talking drama film directed by Michael Curtiz. It was produced and distributed by Warner Bros.. It starred Dolores Costello in one of her last silent films. This is reportedly a lost film.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Dolores Costello, Grant Withers, Douglas Gerrard, Louise Dresser
Votes: 68
15. On Thin Ice (1925)
70 min | Crime, Drama
A crook and his gang plan to con a young woman out of a cache of stolen loot they, and the police, believe she's hiding. The situation changes, however, when he falls in love with her and ... See full summary »
Director: Malcolm St. Clair | Stars: Tom Moore, Edith Roberts, William Russell, Theodore von Eltz
16. Woman Wise (1928)
60 min | Comedy, Drama
In Jedda, Persia, American consul George Gage, known as a woman hater, is shocked when his newly arrived assistant, "Billie Baxter," whom he assumes will be a man, turns out to be an ... See full summary »
Director: Albert Ray | Stars: William Russell, June Collyer, Walter Pidgeon, Theodore Kosloff
17. The Star of Bethlehem (1912)
Not Rated | 15 min | Drama, Short
Three wise men from the East follow a star to Bethlehem in search of the infant Jesus.
Director: Lawrence Marston | Stars: Florence La Badie, James Cruze, William Russell, Harry Benham
Votes: 65
18. High Play (1917)
Drama
Wealthy banker John Sevier is engaged to Elaine Morier, who runs an upscale gambling club with her father Gerald. One night at the club John stops a fight between club employee Jim Hammond ... See full summary »
Director: Edward Sloman | Stars: William Russell, Francelia Billington, Ashton Dearholt, Lucille Young
19. The Cry of the Children (1912)
Not Rated | 29 min | Short, Drama
An indictment of the evils of child labor, the film was controversial in its time for its use of actual footage of children employed in a working mill.
Director: George Nichols | Stars: Marie Eline, Ethel Wright, James Cruze, Lila Chester
Votes: 330
20. State Street Sadie (1928)
Passed | 75 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Framed for the murder of a policeman, gangster Joe Blake commits suicide. "The Bat," a gang leader, is the real murderer. Joe's twin brother, Ralph, joins the gang to get revenge and clear ... See full summary »
Director: Archie Mayo | Stars: Conrad Nagel, Myrna Loy, William Russell, George E. Stone
Votes: 20
21. Little Dorrit (1913)
Short, Drama
The series tells the story of Amy Dorrit, who spends her days earning money for the family and looking after her proud father, who is a long term inmate of Marshalsea debtors' prison in ... See full summary »
Director: James Kirkwood | Stars: Helen Badgley, Maude Fealy, William Russell, James Cruze
22. Garden of Lies (1915)
50 min | Drama
Eleanor Mannering, an American girl living abroad at the home of her cousin, Jessica Mannering, chooses Prince Carl of Noyodna from among her titled suitors and marries him. As they start ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Pratt | Stars: Jane Cowl, William Russell, Philip Hahn, Violet Horner
23. Cymbeline (1913)
Not Rated | 22 min | Short, Drama, Romance
A romantic tale from Shakespeare's late career, concerning the trials of the virtuous Princess Imogen.
Director: Lucius Henderson | Stars: Florence La Badie, James Cruze, William Garwood, William Russell
Votes: 53
24. The Desired Woman (1927)
Passed | 70 min | Adventure, Drama, Romance
Diana Maxwell, a British army officer's-wife cause havoc, desire and jealousy among the men stationed in an isolated outpost in the Sahara desert and other locations.
Director: Michael Curtiz | Stars: Irene Rich, William Russell, William Collier Jr., Douglas Gerrard
Votes: 32
25. Lorna Doone (1911)
Drama, Romance, Short
Lorna Dugal, the little daughter of an English nobleman, is carried off by her father's enemies, the Doones, when she is five years old. Sire Ensor Doone had been banished from court, and ... See full summary »
Director: Theodore Marston | Stars: Gladys Hulette, Frank Hall Crane, Marguerite Snow, William Garwood
26. The Lincoln Highwayman (1919)
50 min | Crime, Mystery
In a prologue, the evolution of banditry from the road agent to the modern automobile bandit is depicted. In the main story, Marian Calvert, traveling along the California coast with her ... See full summary »
Director: Emmett J. Flynn | Stars: William Russell, Lois Lee, Frank Brownlee, Jack Connolly
27. Pride and the Man (1917)
Drama
Jack Hastings, a well-bred champion boxer, saves Thelma Everett from drowning and soon falls in love with her. Although he cherishes his moments in the ring, Jack gives up his boxing career... See full summary »
Director: Edward Sloman | Stars: William Russell, Francelia Billington, Clarence Burton, George Fisher
28. The Silent Witness (1912)
Drama, Short
The president of a state bank finds that the District Attorney has evidence that will send him to jail. The banker calls on the official of the law, and succeeds in bribing him to suppress ... See full summary »
Stars: William Russell, Florence La Badie, Joseph Graybill, Violet Heming
29. The Bruiser (1916)
Drama
Bill Brawley, a longshoreman represents the dockworkers in contract talks with their unscrupulous boss, Manson Kenwick, who tells his own sister, Norma, to take Bill's mind off negotiations... See full summary »
Director: Charles Bartlett | Stars: William Russell, Charlotte Burton, George Ferguson, Lizette Thorne
30. Where the West Begins (1919)
50 min | Western, Comedy
Luther Caldwell , a New York millionaire, encourages Cliff Redfern, the foreman of his Montana ranch, to take his twenty-four-year-old son Ned out West to cure Ned's boredom which led him ... See full summary »
Director: Henry King | Stars: William Russell, Eileen Percy, Cullen Landis, Frederick Vroom
31. The Head of the Family (1928)
Passed | 70 min | Comedy
Director: Joseph Boyle | Stars: William Russell, Mickey Bennett, Virginia Lee Corbin, Richard Walling
32. The Midnight Taxi (1928)
64 min | Crime, Drama
A 1928 early part-talkie thriller picture from Warner Bros. directed by John G. Adolfi and starring Antonio Moreno, Helen Costello, and Myrna Loy. It is unknown whether a sound copy ... See full summary »
Director: John G. Adolfi | Stars: Antonio Moreno, Helene Costello, Myrna Loy, William Russell
Votes: 35
33. My Neighbor's Wife (1925)
Comedy
Director: Clarence Geldert | Stars: E.K. Lincoln, Helen Ferguson, Edwards Davis, Herbert Rawlinson
34. The Iron Rider (1920)
50 min | Western
When law and order fade into distant memory in Angel City, the townspeople yearn for the era of the Iron Riders, a band of men who took justice into their own hands and brought order out of... See full summary »
Director: Scott R. Dunlap | Stars: William Russell, Vola Vale, Arthur Morrison, Wadsworth Harris
35. The Last of the Mohicans (II) (1911)
Short, Drama, Western
During the French and Indian war, while America was still under the rule of England, Col. Munro was the commander of Fort William Henry, in New York State. His two daughters arrived from ... See full summary »
Director: Theodore Marston | Stars: James Cruze, Frank Hall Crane, William Russell, Alphonse Ethier
36. The Pasha's Daughter (1911)
Not Rated | 14 min | Drama, Romance, Short
An American in Turkey is mistakenly arrested and thrown in jail. He escapes and is helped by the daughter of the local ruler, called the Pasha.
Stars: William Garwood, William Russell
Votes: 58
37. Under Western Skies (1910)
Short, Western
Kate Allison, an exceptionally beautiful western girl, is engaged to marry a young easterner, a long-time family friend. In the first scene the fiancé is bidding his sweetheart good-bye and... See full summary »
Director: Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson | Stars: Gilbert M. 'Broncho Billy' Anderson, Fred Church, Joseph Smith, Clara Williams
38. A Doll's House (1911)
14 min | Drama, Short
Nora, the only child of a kindly old man, never "grew up" so far as he could see. He treated her "like a doll," as she said later when her eyes were opened, but her girlhood was happy and ... See full summary »
Stars: Marie Eline, William Russell, Marguerite Snow
Votes: 34
39. The Man Who Would Not Die (1916)
Drama
Ward and Clyde Kingsley are twin brothers whose resemblance is so much alike that even close friends find it hard to distinguish between then. Ward loved Agnes Pendelton, an heiress, but ... See full summary »
Directors: Jack Prescott, William Russell | Stars: William Russell, Charlotte Burton, Harry Keenan, Leona Hutton
40. A Self-Made Man (1922)
50 min | Comedy, Drama
Jack Spurlock, a railroad magnate's indolent son, is estranged from Anita Gray, his fiancée, by his refusal to work. He is brought to his senses when his father disowns him. With Anita's ... See full summary »
Director: Rowland V. Lee | Stars: William Russell, Renée Adorée, Mathilde Brundage, James Gordon
41. Snap Judgment (1917)
50 min | Comedy, Western
Having overslept on the morning of his wedding, James Page is rushing to the home of his bride, Marah Manning, when he sees Jed Baldwin being attacked. He goes to Jed's rescue and is ... See full summary »
Director: Edward Sloman | Stars: William Russell, Francelia Billington, Harvey Clark, Charles Newton
42. Under the Gaslight (1914)
Drama
Judas, the Courtland family servant, is discharged for stealing and returns to her husband William Byke and her baby daughter, who is being cared for by girl waif Blossom. Judas, eager for ... See full summary »
Director: Lawrence Marston | Stars: Lionel Barrymore, William Russell, Irene Howley, Millicent Evans
43. The Men of Zanzibar (1922)
50 min | Drama, Mystery
Wilbur Harris, the American Consul in Zanzibar, receives notice from an American detective agency that a fugitive is believed to be heading for the African coast; at the same time Bostonian... See full summary »
Director: Rowland V. Lee | Stars: William Russell, Ruth Renick, Claude Payton, Harvey Clark
44. Tannhäuser (1913)
Not Rated | 40 min | Short, Drama
Elizabeth, niece of the Landgrave of Thuringion, a pretty prince who reigned during the middle ages, was noted for her beauty and goodness. In those days, when chivalry ruled the world, ... See full summary »
Director: Lucius Henderson | Stars: James Cruze, Marguerite Snow, Florence La Badie, William Russell
Votes: 46
45. The Marble Heart (1913)
Not Rated | 27 min | Short, Drama
Outside the door of the home of a sculptor and his mother, fell a poor, friendless young girl. They took the girl in and cared for her, and as time went on the mother began to regard her as... See full summary »
Stars: Marguerite Snow, James Cruze, Florence La Badie, William Russell
Votes: 44
46. Robin Hood (1913)
Adventure
Robin Hood and his followers aid the poor and oppressed from their hideout in Sherwood Forest, pursued by the Sheriff of Nottingham.
Director: Theodore Marston | Stars: William Russell, Gerda Holmes, Harry Benham, John Webb Dillion
Votes: 57
47. The Portrait of the Lady Anne (1912)
Not Rated | 15 min | Short, Drama, Fantasy
The ghost of a selfish, inconsiderate woman must make up for her past transgressions by making sure that her descendant marries the man who is right for her.
Stars: Florence La Badie, Justus D. Barnes, William Russell, Carl M. Leviness
Votes: 91
48. The Craving (1916)
Drama
Oliver Bailey, a substitute for star player Foster Calhoun on the Newbridge College football team, owes a lot of money to gamblers, and in order to repay it he decides to throw an important... See full summary »
Director: Charles Bartlett | Stars: William Russell, Helene Rosson, Rae Berger, Roy Stewart
49. Boston Blackie (1923)
Passed | 50 min | Crime, Drama
Boston Blackie, just released from prison, threatens the warden, Benton, that he will have him removed from his job for using the water cross, a form of torture, on prisoners. Blackie's ... See full summary »
Director: Scott R. Dunlap | Stars: William Russell, Eva Novak, Frank Brownlee, Otto Matieson
Votes: 22
50. The Little Girl Next Door (I) (1912)
Not Rated | 14 min | Drama, Short
Randall and Ruth Foster were little tots. The two children lived side by side on one of the fashionable streets in New York City. One day Helen and her parents were starting for the park ... See full summary »
Director: Lucius Henderson | Stars: William Garwood, Marguerite Snow, Marion Fairbanks, Madeline Fairbanks
Votes: 39