1908 Movie Trailers
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Professional Jealousy Trailer (1908)
04 January 1908
Two young ladies, members of a dramatic stock company, are rivals for stellar honors. One seems to have had things her own way for a time, having been cast always for the leading roles, which opportunities made her the "public's pet.
The Dog Outwits the Kidnapper Trailer (1908)
20 April 1908
Dog Rover, from Rescued by Rover fame, chases a kidnapper's car and while he is in a pub, drives it safely home and thus saves the baby.
The Ingrate Trailer (1908)
20 November 1908
A hunter lost in the Northern woods is rescued by a trapper and his wife. He makes advances to the wife, is rejected, and tries to kill the trapper.
A Very Fine Lady Trailer (1908)
10 August 1908
Renée Carl stars in this lively slapstick silent short as a beautiful lady who causes distractions and accidents among the male population as she walks though the streets of Paris.
After Many Years Trailer (1908)
03 November 1908
A castaway returns home after years lost at sea, to the wife and child he left behind. Has she waited faithfully or has she moved on?
The Taming of the Shrew Trailer (1908)
10 November 1908
Based on Shakespeare's play. Petruchio courts the bad-tempered Katharina, and tries to change her aggressive behavior.
The Diligent Orderly Trailer (1908)
14 December 1908
This short about a clumsy valet is considered the very first Russian film comedy.
Her First Adventure Trailer (1908)
18 March 1908
A father arrives home, greets his wife and daughter, and then goes inside with his wife. Though they are only inside for a brief time, their daughter wanders off, attracted by the music from a pair of gypsies performing in the street.
Women Chauffeurs Trailer (1908)
28 December 1908
Paris has the unique distinction of possessing women cabbies; the scheme of making them chauffeurs (or, more properly, "chauffeuses") meets with rather disastrous results, as is shown in this extremely funny picture.
Monday Morning in a Coney Island Police Court Trailer (1908)
04 September 1908
Judge Patrick Henry McPheeney presides over a chaotic Monday morning police court following a busy weekend.
The Stolen Jewels Trailer (1908)
29 September 1908
It would have taken more than the wonderful powers of deduction of a Sherlock Holmes to have dispelled the mystery that shrouded the disappearance of a case of jewels at the home of Robert Jenkins, a wealthy stockbroker, and although they were eventually brought to light, it was through a most remarkable accident.
Concealing a Burglar Trailer (1908)
30 October 1908
At a banquet, Mrs. Brown realizes she left her pearl necklace at home. Overhearing this, a guest named Wells—secretly a burglar—feigns illness to rob her apartment.
Behind the Scenes: Where All Is Not Gold That Glitters Trailer (1908)
11 September 1908
A mother works as a dancer to support her ill daughter. One night while performing, the mother has a vision of her child dying.
The Reckoning Trailer (1908)
11 December 1908
An impoverished factory worker happily endures hard labor out of love for his wife, but she detests their meager lifestyle.
The Adventures of Dollie Trailer (1908)
14 July 1908
On a warm and sunny summer's day, a mother and father take their young daughter Dollie on a riverside outing.
Legend of a Ghost Trailer (1908)
04 May 1908
A young woman passing through a cemetery at night is suddenly startled by a voice coming from one of the graves.
Excursion to the Moon Trailer (1908)
02 January 1908
Segundo de Chomón's remake of Georges Méliès' A Trip to the Moon.
Unusual Cooking Trailer (1908)
13 July 1908
A chef comes into the kitchen and throws a lot of rags on the floor: he then casts a spell over them, and immediately they take the form of human beings, and dance a wild saraband around the place.
The Stepmother Trailer (1908)
06 November 1908
When his wife dies, knight Svend Dyring gets married to noble Mrs. Guldborg. Little does the good knight know that Mrs.
An Awful Moment Trailer (1908)
18 December 1908
After a judge (Harry Solter) does his job and sentences a man, a gypsy woman (Marion Leonard) erupts in vehement protests and has to be taken forcefully out of the courtroom.
Puss in Boots Trailer (1908)
08 August 1908
The miller's three sons receive their father's inheritance: the mill to the eldest, the donkey to the second, and the cat to the youngest.
Deceived Slumming Party Trailer (1908)
31 July 1908
Old Ezra Perkins, his wife Matilda, and an English gentleman named Reggie take a "rubberneck" sightseeing tour of New York’s Bowery district.
The Clubman and the Tramp Trailer (1908)
27 November 1908
A tramp tricks a cook into leaving her wealthy employer's house. While the clubman's house is empty the tramp makes himself at home, starting by helping himself to a good meal, then going upstairs for a bath and a new set of clothes.
The Magic Table Trailer (1908)
22 January 1908
A family tries to eat dinner, but the table vanishes and reappears, changes shape and location, all in the usual manner laid down by Melies, but here copied by Segundo de Chomón.
The Defilee of Army Orchestra, Carriages and Horsemen Trailer (1908)
18 September 1908
Early Balkan footage.
Grandmother's Tale and Child's Dream Trailer (1908)
23 August 1908
The film begins with a grandmother reading a story to a small child (played by Georges Méliès's son, André) before tucking him into bed.
The Queen's Love Trailer (1908)
17 November 1908
A courtly drama of a bridegroom arrested for being intimate with the queen. To secure his release, his future bride sleeps with his rival.
The Sheep Stealer Trailer (1908)
09 September 1908
A man steals a sheep and is chased by the shepherds and the police.
The Pirate's Gold Trailer (1908)
06 November 1908
Young Wilkinson is leaving his dear old mother for a journey to seek his fortune in a foreign clime. Now, the little cottage is situated near the coast.
The Tavern Keeper’s Daughter Trailer (1908)
24 July 1908
In the lonely wilds of Southern California there stands a rural tavern, kept by an old trapper, who had been widowed years ago; his wife leaving him a most precious legacy in the being of a pretty daughter.
The Göta Elf Catastrophe Trailer (1908)
15 April 1908
Documentary short showing recovery footage of a boat accident in Göta älv.
A Woman's Way Trailer (1908)
24 November 1908
The pretty daughter of a French-Canadian backwoodsman incites the love of a trapper who is so smitten with the beauty of this wood nymph that he purchases her into marriage from her father.
Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy Trailer (1908)
01 December 1908
Biographical drama, adaptation of Shakespeare's play.
A Calamitous Elopement Trailer (1908)
07 August 1908
A young couple are enjoying a romantic interlude in the young woman's home, when her father discovers them and angrily chases the young man out of the house.
French Cops Learning English Trailer (1908)
26 July 1908
The seven-minute film takes place inside a classroom where some cops are learning English.
Le Sérum du singe Trailer (1908)
24 February 1908
Acting on the Darwin theory, that man descended from a monkey, a scientist experiments towards turning man back to the monkey stage.
Where the Breakers Roar Trailer (1908)
22 September 1908
A group of collegiates decide to go for a splash. A lunatic, having escaped from a nearby asylum, heads for the surf, brandishing a knife.
The Kentuckian Trailer (1908)
07 July 1908
Mack Sennett appears in this film produced by the Biograph Company.
A Kind-Hearted Policeman Trailer (1908)
02 August 1908
In this picture we see a man who is vested with authority to enforce the law, but, unlike the usual sort of men occupying the same position, he is so kind-hearted that ofttimes he is governed by his sentiments, and is very indiscreet in meting out just punishment to offenders, He is patrolling in the country, where lawbreakers are not numerous, but once in a while it will happen that somebody is guilty of an act that is not just in keeping with propriety.
Artistic Ragpickers Trailer (1908)
25 January 1908
Two rag-pickers enter their hovel with their bags of scraps. After a little preliminary comedy they set up a white sheet.
La Dolores Trailer (1908)
02 January 1908
A small village in Aragón, Spain, at the end of the 19th century. After being caught by her father fooling around with Melchor, an unscrupulous womanizer, being disgraced and losing everything, young Dolores is forced to take to the roads in search of work.
The Magic Hoop Trailer (1908)
23 November 1908
Émile Cohl mixes live-action and stop-motion animation in this charming evocation of the power of imagination.
The Music Master Trailer (1908)
06 May 1908
What is more miserable than love-blighted life? For the heart that truly loves can never forget. Such is the sad fate of the hero of this Biograph story.
The Vaquero's Vow Trailer (1908)
16 October 1908
Manuella, a wealthy Mexican girl, rejects the honest cowboy Renaldo to marry Gonzales, a dashing but greedy musician.
Money Mad Trailer (1908)
04 December 1908
The central figure is an old miser, a Harpagon of sorts, who, like Frosine, stashes his ill-gotten money in a secret cellar.
Robin Hood and His Merry Men Trailer (1908)
02 July 1908
The outlawed Earl of Huntington took to the woods, as we say in America, and with his merry archers had a good time in Sherwood Forest with winsome Maid Marian and jolly Friar Tuck.
Drama in a Gypsy Camp Near Moscow Trailer (1908)
20 December 1908
Two gypsy lovers sneak away from camp at night. The man proposes, the woman refuses. He then murders her with a knife.
Romance of a Jewess Trailer (1908)
23 October 1908
This early D.W. Griffith short shows the director's interest in Jewish ghetto life, portrayed here with sympathy and sentimentality.
The Boy Detective, or The Abductors Foiled Trailer (1908)
11 March 1908
As a newsboy is playing a game on the sidewalk with a friend, two men come near to them, and then stand in a position where they cannot be seen from the sidewalk.
The Airship; or, 100 Years Hence Trailer (1908)
25 April 1908
In this picture we anticipate the probable means of navigation in the coming century. A young lady and a friend are observed entering an air-ship.
Classmates Trailer (1908)
01 February 1908
Two students at college were friends until a girl appeared and by the workings of fate was beloved by both.