William Bertram

Directing

William Bertram

Born January 19, 1880 · Walkerton, Ontario, Canada

Died May 1, 1933 · aged 53

No biography available.

Known For

SpursSpurs · 1930
Spurs
★ 9.01930
MovieWestern
Bob Merril, looking for the killer of Buddy's father, has found the secret entrance to Pecos' hideout. There he captures Indian Joe who confesses that Marsdan was the killer, But while Bob is off riding in the rodeo his witness escapes.
God's Country and the ManGod's Country and the Man · 1931
God's Country and the Man
★ 8.01931
MovieWestern
A government agent is sent to a tough frontier town to arrest & bring back one of the most ruthless criminals in the region.
The Neglected WifeThe Neglected Wife · 1917
The Neglected Wife
1917
MovieDrama
A 1917 movie serial
The Phantom BusterThe Phantom Buster · 1927
The Phantom Buster
★ 8.01927
MovieActionDrama
Buddy Roosevelt, a notorious bandit known as the "Phantom," and his doppelgänger, drifter Jeff McCloud. Bull manages to throw suspicion on Jeff but is himself killed by Jim Breed (John Junior).
Neal of the NavyNeal of the Navy · 1915
Neal of the Navy
1915
MovieAdventureRomance
A former Annapolis cadet is thrown out of the Naval Academy for cheating on an exam. Of course he was framed, but he must enlist in the Navy to clear himself. Meanwhile he and his sweetheart search for a buried treasure on Lost Island, which everyone is after.
The Long ChanceThe Long Chance · 1922
The Long Chance
★ 8.01922
MovieWestern
Harley P. Hennage, town gambler, takes under his protection Dana Corbaly when her widowed mother dies. He becomes suspicious of the motives of Bob McGraw, a young engineer who has come to town to investigate the mining claim of Dana's father, John Corbaly. But events reveal that he is only the tool of Corbaly's former partner, capitalist T. Morgan Carey.
The Arizona Cat ClawThe Arizona Cat Claw · 1919
The Arizona Cat Claw
★ 9.01919
MovieDramaWestern
Who Is Number One?Who Is Number One? · 1917
Who Is Number One?
1917
MovieMystery
A silent 15-part movie serial.

Filmography

Sort
His Brother's DebtHis Brother's Debt · 1915
His Brother's Debt
★ 7.01915
MovieDrama
After his brother's death, Arnold Downs, to save the reputation of his brother's sweetheart, Clara Myers, marries her, though he is in love with Sada Block, his employer's daughter. Five years later finds Arnold in business for himself and Block's competitor. The father of the girl never has been able to forgive the young man for giving up his daughter for Clara, and by bribing Arnold's bookkeeper he takes his revenge in driving Downs to the verge of bankruptcy. Clara's child, who is an adept at picture puzzles, takes some torn papers from the waste basket, matches them and shows them to her mother. Clara sees by them how her husband has been underbid by Block. That night she and her father, disguised as robbers, enter Arnold's office and take the traitorous bookkeeper prisoner. They present the evidence to Arnold who is saved from failure, and husband and wife discover that they have come to love one another.

Mr. Downs