William Russell Movies

  • 1912
    The Cry of the Children

    The Cry of the Children

    The Cry of the Children

    5.31912HD

    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...

    The Cry of the Children
  • 1912
    For Sale -- A Life

    For Sale -- A Life

    For Sale -- A Life

    01912HD

    A nervous, fault-finding invalid decides that his health requires that he shall live in the South, and manages to exchange his place "Up North," for...

    For Sale -- A Life
  • 1923
    Times Have Changed

    Times Have Changed

    Times Have Changed

    01923HD

    Mark O'Rell is sent to New York by his wife's Aunt Cordelia to recover a valuable quilt. In the city he finds the quilt, discovers that it conceals...

    Times Have Changed
  • 1916
    The Smugglers of Santa Cruz

    The Smugglers of Santa Cruz

    The Smugglers of Santa Cruz

    01916HD

    Langdon, a revenue officer in search of smugglers operating along the coast of Santa Cruz Island, Cal., meets Verna. the daughter of the lighthouse...

    The Smugglers of Santa Cruz
  • 1919
    Brass Buttons

    Brass Buttons

    Brass Buttons

    01919HD

    Kingston Hollister admires Bernice Cleveland from afar. He asks Officer Callahan, the policeman on the beat, about her and mistakenly believes she is...

    Brass Buttons
  • 1911
    Get Rich Quick

    Get Rich Quick

    Get Rich Quick

    41911HD

    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...

    Get Rich Quick
  • 1919
    A Sporting Chance

    A Sporting Chance

    A Sporting Chance

    4.71919HD

    John Stonehouse (William Russell) checks into a hotel, intending to commit suicide. But instead he winds up helping a girl, Gilberte Bonheur (Fritzi...

    A Sporting Chance
  • 1919
    This Hero Stuff

    This Hero Stuff

    This Hero Stuff

    01919HD

    War hero Captain November Jones tries to sneak into his hometown of Gold City, Nevada undetected but when he rescues a child from being run over by a...

    This Hero Stuff
  • 1911
    David Copperfield

    David Copperfield

    David Copperfield

    01911HD

    Thanhouser Company three-reel silent film based on Charles Dickens’s story of an English lad's tribulation-filled journey to adulthood,...

    David Copperfield
  • 1919
    Where the West Begins

    Where the West Begins

    Where the West Begins

    01919HD

    William Russell plays Cliff Redfern, a hard-ridin' Westerner who takes a liking to Easterner Ned Caldwell (Cullen Landis), the dissolute son of a...

    Where the West Begins
  • 1917
    Snap Judgment

    Snap Judgment

    Snap Judgment

    01917HD

    Snap Judgment
  • 1912
    Lucile

    Lucile

    Lucile

    01912HD

    A royal love triangle leads to heartbreak for all until 25 years hence all is made right for their descendants.

    Lucile
  • 1914
    The Straight Road

    The Straight Road

    The Straight Road

    01914HD

    The redemption journey of Moll O'Hara, a woman struggling with alcoholism and a challenging past. Moll, rescued from a life of drinking and fighting...

    The Straight Road
  • 1912
    The Repeater

    The Repeater

    The Repeater

    01912HD

    The story's hero, a reformer in politics, has been accused and convicted of "padding the registration lists," but on procured evidence and on a...

    The Repeater
  • 1913
    Robin Hood

    Robin Hood

    Robin Hood

    61913HD

    Robin Hood and his followers aid the poor and oppressed from their hideout in Sherwood Forest, pursued by the Sheriff of Nottingham.

    Robin Hood
  • 1924
    The Beloved Brute

    The Beloved Brute

    The Beloved Brute

    01924HD

    A Western melodrama about brothers, separated in early childhood, who wound up as opponents in a side-show wrestling match.

    The Beloved Brute
  • 1911
    Their Burglar

    Their Burglar

    Their Burglar

    01911HD

    In the course of a fashionable reception at her home, a young girl quarrels with her suitor. Piqued by a fancied wrong, the girl with complaisance...

    Their Burglar
  • 1916
    Soul Mates

    Soul Mates

    Soul Mates

    11916HD

    Lowell Sherman's seemingly perfect marriage to Alice, which is shattered when she has an affair with his best friend, Cyril Carr; Lowell's revenge...

    Soul Mates
  • 1911
    The Stepmother

    The Stepmother

    The Stepmother

    01911HD

    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...

    The Stepmother
  • 1920
    The Challenge of the Law

    The Challenge of the Law

    The Challenge of the Law

    01920HD

    A Canadian Mountie pursues an outlaw across the border into the America...

    The Challenge of the Law