William D. Russell Trailers

William D. Russell was an American film and television director. Born in Indianapolis, Indiana on April 30, 1908, he began his Hollywood career with the 1945 film Hollywood Victory Caravan. His career in film ended with his last film, 1951's Best of the Badmen. In the early fifties he began directing for television with Screen Gems, and his many credits include episodes of Father Knows Best (he was with the show from 1954 to 1956), Dennis the Menace, Perry Mason, Hazel, Bewitched, the Farmer's Daughter and Family Affair. Russell was nominated for three Emmys, first for You Are There in 1953, second for the Farmer's Daughter in 1964, and later for Family Affair in 1967. His directorial career ended shortly before his death in April 1968.

Most Popular William D. Russell Trailers

Total trailers found: 9

The Green Promise Trailer (1949)

22 March 1949

A stubborn farmer is raising his children alone. When his oldest daughter gets a suitor, the father nearly goes on the rampage, but he is forced to change his tune when he is injured, leaving her in charge of the farm.

Dear Ruth Trailer (1947)

10 June 1947

Lt. William Seacroft, on leave from the Italian front, arrives at the New York home of Ruth Wilkins, with whom he has been corresponding.

The Biscuit Eater Trailer (1940)

24 May 1940

Two little boys have faith in a dog they name Promise, so much faith that they enter him in the championship trials for bird dogs.

Hollywood Victory Caravan Trailer (1945)

30 September 1945

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.

Ladies' Man Trailer (1947)

07 February 1947

A boy from the country inherits $10 million, and decides to go to New York City to live it up.

Our Hearts Were Growing Up Trailer (1946)

14 June 1946

Russell and Lynn are a pair of college students in the 1920s. They get mixed up with kind-hearted bootlegger Donlevy who helps them get their boy friends back.

The Sainted Sisters Trailer (1948)

30 April 1948

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

Best of the Badmen Trailer (1951)

09 August 1951

After the North defeats the South, Union Maj. Jeff Clanton heads to Missouri to provide the Confederacy's Quantrill's Raiders a chance to claim allegiance to the Union, thereby clearing their wanted status.

Bride for Sale Trailer (1949)

12 November 1949

Nora Shelley is a tax expert for the accounting company which is led by Paul Martin. She thinks she can find a suitable husband by inspecting their clients' tax documents.