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
Direction William D. Russell
Cast Claudette Colbert · Robert Young · George Brent · Max Baer
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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
Direction Charles Barton · Sherman Marks · William D. Russell · King Donovan
Cast Imogene Coca · Dee J. Thompson · James Millhollin · Clyde Adler
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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
Direction William D. Russell
Cast Raymond Burr · Barbara Hale · William Hopper · William Talman
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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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