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1. 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: 328
2. 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, the local policeman's daughter. When the war is over Father Regan tries to unite them ... See full summary »
Director: John Ford | Stars: George O'Brien, Janet Gaynor, William Russell, Margaret Livingston
Votes: 213
3. 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
4. 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
5. 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: 67
6. 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
7. 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: 64
8. 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
9. 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
10. 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
11. The Vicar of Wakefield (1910)
Not Rated | 13 min | Drama, Short
The Vicar of Wakefield, although a man of culture and learning, is a poor man at business. Despite the fact that he inherited a large fortune, he loses it through the dishonesty of others, ... See full summary »
Director: Theodore Marston | Stars: Martin Faust, Frank Hall Crane, Anna Rosemond, William Garwood
Votes: 48
12. 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
13. 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
14. 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
15. Get Rich Quick (1911)
Not Rated | 13 min | Short, Drama
An investment plan that tells potential investors they can "get rich quickly" turns out to be a swindle, and investors are in danger of losing all their money.
Stars: William Russell, William Garwood, Marguerite Snow, Marie Eline
Votes: 42
16. 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
17. 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
18. 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
19. 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
20. 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
21. Jess (1912)
Adventure, Drama, Romance
Silas Croft was a kindly old Englishman who had a farm in South Africa. With him resided his two nieces, whom he had taken from their drunken, worthless father when they were of a tender ... See full summary »
Director: George Nichols | Stars: Marguerite Snow, Florence La Badie, James Cruze, William Russell
Votes: 31
22. A Sporting Chance (I) (1919)
50 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
The clerks at a New York hotel near Times Square turn away customers until they approve millionaire John Stonehouse and give him room 420. While attempting suicide, John hears a shot from a... See full summary »
Director: Henry King | Stars: William Russell, Fritzi Brunette, George Periolat, J. Farrell MacDonald
Votes: 30
23. King René's Daughter (1913)
Not Rated | 39 min | Short, Drama, Romance
To bring an end the enmity which has existed between King René, who ruled in Provence in the fifteenth century, and Count Vaudemont, the later gentlemen agreed with the former through their... See full summary »
Director: Eugene Moore | Stars: Maude Fealy, Harry Benham, Mignon Anderson, David Thompson
Votes: 28
24. 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
25. 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
26. 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
27. The Still Alarm (1926)
Passed | 70 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Lucy Fay leaves her husband, Richard, a fireman, for a suave politician, Perry Dunn. Richard compensates for the loss by adopting Drina, a baby girl whose mother perished in a fire. Drina ... See full summary »
Director: Edward Laemmle | Stars: Helene Chadwick, William Russell, Richard Travers, Edna Marion
Votes: 20
28. 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: 19
29. Sacred Silence (1919)
60 min | Drama
Lieut. Ralph Harrison is in love with Major Marston's wife, who pretends to love him. Harrison's mother implores Capt. Jim Craig to intervene to save her son from dishonor. When Craig ... See full summary »
Director: Harry F. Millarde | Stars: William Russell, Agnes Ayres, George MacQuarrie, James Morrison
Votes: 16
30. The Sea Master (1917)
Adventure, Drama
To maintain order aboard the Southern Cross, Bull Dorgan, its fierce captain, beats Pedro, a trouble-making sailor, who swears revenge as he steers the boat toward the wild Barbary Coast. ... See full summary »
Director: Edward Sloman | Stars: William Russell, Francelia Billington, George Fisher, Joe King
Votes: 16
31. 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
32. 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
33. The Stepmother (1911)
Drama, Short
When the two little daughters of a young widower are told that he is preparing to bring up to the house to see them, a young lady who is to be their new mamma, they are at once plunged into... See full summary »
Stars: Katherine Horn, Marie Eline, Marguerite Snow, William Russell
34. Under Two Flags (I) (1912)
Adventure, Romance, Short
Director: Lucius Henderson | Stars: William Russell, Katherine Horn, William Garwood, Florence La Badie
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 Arab's Bride (1912)
Drama, Short
A wealthy Moor had one treasure he failed to prize at its real value, his beautiful daughter. To him she was simply a woman, a source of expense while a child, and a treasure only, if a ... See full summary »
Director: George Nichols | Stars: William Russell, Florence La Badie, James Cruze, Joseph Graybill
37. Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight (1913)
11 min | Short, Drama
In the days of Oliver Cromwell, justice was swift and merciless. The poem, "Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight," concerns the adventures of a young follower of King Charles, who was captured, ... See full summary »
Stars: Florence La Badie, William Russell, Arthur Bauer, Charles Fisher
38. 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
39. The Cricket on the Hearth (I) (1914)
20 min | Drama, Short
Stars: Jack Drumier, Alan Hale, Robert Drouet, William Russell
40. 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
41. Extravagance (1912)
Drama, Short
A prosperous merchant in a village thought his child was the most wonderful girl in the world. She tired of the monotony of country life, and wanted to go to a fashionable city finishing ... See full summary »
Director: George Nichols | Stars: Florence La Badie, William Russell
42. 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
43. The Man Who Dared (1920)
50 min | Crime, Drama, Western
When Mamie Lee's father, Sam Corwin, is sentenced to jail for forgery, the sheriff, Ed Cass, offers to cover the debt in return for Mamie Lee's hand in marriage. The distraught daughter ... See full summary »
Director: Emmett J. Flynn | Stars: William Russell, Eileen Percy, Frank Brownlee, Fred Warren
44. Flying to Fortune (1912)
Drama, Short
A wealthy old man, who has been a semi-invalid for years, is informed by his physician that his case is hopeless. The invalid decides to put "his home in order." Therefore it is a matter of... See full summary »
Director: George Nichols | Stars: Florence La Badie, James Cruze, Marguerite Snow, George Nichols
45. My Neighbor's Wife (1925)
Comedy
Director: Clarence Geldert | Stars: E.K. Lincoln, Helen Ferguson, Edwards Davis, Herbert Rawlinson
46. Little Brother (1913)
7 min | Short, Drama, Romance
They were the model engaged couple at the summer resort until, well, until they quarreled. They were members of a crabbing party, and May caught the biggest one that had ever been seen at ... See full summary »
47. Sands of Sacrifice (1917)
Drama
When the unruly drinking party at "Big Bill" Darcey's hunting lodge runs out of liquor, they move to the lodge of Darcey's agent, Enoch Foyle, and finding attractive Nora Farnes waiting ... See full summary »
Director: Edward Sloman | Stars: William Russell, Francelia Billington, George Periolat, John Gough
48. East Lynne (1912)
Drama, Short
PART ONE: Lady Isabel Vane, the daughter of an impoverished Earl, marries Archibald Carlyle, a rising young lawyer. Carlyle's boyhood friend is Richard Hare, and prior to his marriage the ... See full summary »
Director: Theodore Marston | Stars: James Cruze, Florence La Badie, William Russell, Marie Eline
49. The Escape (1928)
60 min | Drama
Director: Richard Rosson | Stars: William Russell, Virginia Valli, Nancy Drexel, George Meeker
50. The Saleslady (1912)
Drama, Romance, Short
They said in the big department store that "nothing could phase Nora Grady." She was a saleslady, hard-working, but with plenty of heart, and, her enemies whispered, a bit of a temper. She ... See full summary »
Director: George Nichols | Stars: Marguerite Snow, William Russell, Florence La Badie