Direction: William D. Russell

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by William D. Russell. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Perry Mason (TV Series)

1957 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Erle Stanley Gardner · Arthur Marks · Jesse Hibbs · William D. Russell

Cast Raymond Burr · William Hopper · Barbara Hale · William Talman

Plot TV Series (1957-1966). 9 Seasons. 271 Episodes. Perry Mason (Raymond Burr) is an attorney who specializes in defending seemingly indefensible cases. With the aid of his secretary Della Street (Barbara...

6.5

1K votes

6.5

1K votes

The Green Promise

1949 · Movie · 93 min. · United States

Direction William D. Russell

Cast Marguerite Chapman · Walter Brennan · Robert Paige · Natalie Wood

Plot A stubborn old farmer won't listen to any of his neighbors about how to improve the efficiency of his farm with modern methods, as he thinks "the old ways" were...

5.8

99 votes

5.8

99 votes

Family Affair (TV Series)

1966 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Don Fedderson · Edmund L. Hartmann · James Sheldon · Charles Barton

Cast Brian Keith · Kathy Garver · Anissa Jones · Johnny Whitaker

Plot Bill Davis is a single bachelor living in Manhattan with his butler Giles French. He is enjoying his life of freedom until his late brother's three children show up (twins...

5.7

36 votes

5.7

36 votes

Best of the Badmen

1951 · Movie · 84 min. · United States

Direction William D. Russell

Cast Robert Ryan · Claire Trevor · Jack Buetel · Robert Preston

Plot At the conclusion of the Civil War, Jeff Clanton, an Army major from Missouri, persuades the last of the Confederacy's Quantrill's Raiders to give themselves up and pledge their allegiance...

5.6

125 votes

5.6

125 votes

Dennis the Menace (TV Series)

1959 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Charles Barton · William D. Russell · Don Taylor · Jeffrey Hayden

Cast Jay North · Herbert Anderson · Gloria Henry · Bill Booth

Plot TV Series (1959-1963) 146 episodes. The live-action adaptation of the Hank Ketcham comic strip of the same name. Dennis Mitchell was a loveable young boy, dressed in overalls and carrying...

4.9

55 votes

4.9

55 votes

Bride for Sale

1949 · Movie · 87 min. · United States

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The Farmer's Daughter (TV Series)

1963 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction William D. Russell · Bob Claver · Don Taylor · Richard Kinon

Cast Inger Stevens · William Windom · Cathleen Nesbitt · Mickey Sholdar

Plot TV Series (1963-1966). 3 season. 101 episodes. Glen Morley is a widowed congressman from Minnesota living in Washington D.C. with his mother and two sons. When Katy Holstrum, a Swedish-American...

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Empire (TV Series)

1962 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Kathleen Hite · Bernard McEveety · Abner Biberman · John Farrow

Cast Richard Egan · Ryan O'Neal · Anne Seymour · Terry Moore

Plot TV Series (1962-1964). 33 Episodes. Jim Redigo is foreman for the enormous Garrett Ranch owned by matriarch Lucia with her children Tal and Constance. Redigo had his hands full managing...

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Hollywood Victory Caravan (S)

1945 · Movie · 20 min. · United States

Direction William D. Russell

Cast Robert Benchley · Humphrey Bogart · Carmen Cavallaro · Bing Crosby

Plot A girl is desperate to get to Washington D.C. to be with her lonesome brother, a wounded G.I. She persuades Bing Crosby to let her join his caravan.

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Grindl (TV Series)

1963 · Series · 30 min. · United States

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Our Hearts Were Growing Up

1946 · Movie · 83 min. · United States

Direction William D. Russell

Cast Gail Russell · Diana Lynn · Brian Donlevy · Billy De Wolfe

Plot Cornelia and Emily, at college in the early 1920s, have triangle trouble with their beaus. Their affairs become entangled with those of a chance-met, kindly bootlegger.

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The Case of the Sleepwalker's Niece (TV Series)

1957 · Series · 50 min. · United States

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The Sainted Sisters

1948 · Movie · 89 min. · United States

Direction William D. Russell

Cast Veronica Lake · Joan Caulfield · Barry Fitzgerald · George Reeves

Plot Two female con artists from New York City, fleeing the law with loot from their latest scam, hide out in a small Maine town, near the Canadian border. However -...

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Dear Ruth

1947 · Movie · 95 min. · United States

Direction William D. Russell

Cast Joan Caulfield · William Holden · Mona Freeman · Edward Arnold

Plot A normal day in the Wilkins family: reticent beauty Ruth, crusty judge father, petition-happy political activist teen Miriam. Who should show up but Ruth's soldier pen pal Bill Seacroft...whom she...

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The Star and the Story (TV Series)

1955 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Roy Kellino · Robert Stevenson · Peter Godfrey · Lewis R. Foster

Cast Hugh Sanders · Frank Lovejoy · Hillary Brooke · Robin Hughes

Plot Each show features a different star or stars in this dramatic anthology produced by the successful team by Four Star Productions, there are many young actors and actresses that went...

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Father Knows Best (TV Series)

1954 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Ed James · Peter Tewksbury · William D. Russell

Cast Robert Young · Jane Wyatt · Billy Gray · Lauren Chapin

Plot TV Series (1954-1960). 203 episodes. The popular radio show comes to life in this hit sitcom about a wise family man, Jim Anderson, his common-sense wife Margaret and their children...

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You Are There (TV Series)

1953 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Bernard Girard · William D. Russell · Sidney Lumet · Jack Gage

Cast Walter Cronkite · Paul Birch · Roy Engel · E.G. Marshall

Plot 160 Episodes (1953-1972). Walter Cronkite hosted the reenactments of historical events. Shows included "The Landing of the Hindenburg", "The Salem Witchcraft Trials", "The Gettysburg Address", "The Fall of Troy", and...

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