Acting

William Brunton

Born March 13, 1883 · Canada

Died February 19, 1965 · aged 81

No biography available.

Known For

StingareeStingaree · 1915
Stingaree
1915
MovieActionAdventure
Wealthy Irving Randolph is falsely denounced as a deliberate murderer by his greedy younger brother when Randolph, during a rifle shooting contest, accidentally kills a man with whom he has had an altercation. Fleeing to Australia, Randolph becomes known as the bandit Stingaree and is aided in his Robin Hood like adventures by his friend Howie and his sweetheart Ethel.
Medicine BendMedicine Bend · 1916
Medicine Bend
1916
MovieThriller
Whispering Smith, a railroad detective, is sent to Medicine Bend to suppress the looting of cars.
The Cruise of the Make-BelievesThe Cruise of the Make-Believes · 1918
The Cruise of the Make-Believes
1918
MovieDrama
Living in the New York slums with her lazy father, Bessie takes imaginary voyages to "Dream Valley" on a "yacht" she has built in the backyard. Gilbert Byfield, posing as a poor man while completing his book, falls in love with Bessie and secretly arranges for her to spend a month at the Byfield country estate.
The Valley of the GiantsThe Valley of the Giants · 1919
The Valley of the Giants
6.01919
MovieDrama
Rival logging companies battle for the Valley of the Giants (redwood trees) when a young engineer returns home to help his father by building a new rail line to transport the logs to the sawmill. A romance between the engineer and the rival's niece complicates the situations.
The Girl and the GameThe Girl and the Game · 1915
The Girl and the Game
1915
MovieAction
Irrepressible Helen Rhinelander, the daughter of a railroad president. A dastardly villain, Segrue, however, desires not only Helen but also the plans for a new railroad. Happily, Helen's childhood sweetheart, Paul Storm, now an engineer, is right there to protect the damsel-in-distress through the serial's 15 exciting chapters.
The Squaw ManThe Squaw Man · 1918
The Squaw Man
5.81918
MovieWestern
Framed for embezzlement, an English nobleman flees to America, eventually finding romance in Wyoming with a young Native-American. This is the 1918 remake of the 1913 original, the first feature length Hollywood film. It is considered to be a lost film with only one reel still extant.
The Mad MarriageThe Mad Marriage · 1921
The Mad Marriage
9.01921
MovieDrama
Struggling Greenwich Village artist Jerry, marries studio helper, Jane Judd, who is an aspiring playwright, knowing that she will not interfere with his work. She takes part in a pageant for which Jerry designs the costumes and attracts the attention of Christiansen, a young playwright with whom she works secretly on a play. After the birth of their child, Jerry and Jane become closer, but he is violently jealous of her accompanying Christiansen to the successful opening of his play and offers her a divorce. However, the illness of their child brings them back together.
Judith of the CumberlandsJudith of the Cumberlands · 1916
Judith of the Cumberlands
1916
MovieDrama
Two rival mountain clans that have been feuding for years begin a new battle over the moonshine whiskey trade. A young man and a girl from each of the different clans try to end the feud, and wind up falling for each other.

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As the Sun Went DownAs the Sun Went Down · 1919
As the Sun Went Down
1919
MovieDramaWestern
Although a female, gunfighter "Colonel Billy" is feared by the men of Rattlesnake Gulch, a mining camp in California. The women, however, won't have anything to do with her because of stories about her "loose ways" during the Gold Rush. One day Gerald Morton, an actor, arrives at the camp from San Francisco with his wife Mabel, their baby and preacher Albert Atherton As a prank, the townspeople send Atherton to board with Billy, who is in love with a gold prospector named Faro Bill. Atherton convinces Billy to change her ways; however, Morton strikes gold, and the resulting news reaches San Francisco and attracts a new and different element to Rattlesnake Gulch, resulting in a need for Billy's skills to be used again.

Albert Atherton