25 September 1908 Comedy 8 mins
After his wife receives an extravagant dress, a man find himself the victim of an attempted burglary; He hides in his fireplace, which is then fired. The police arrive and pursue the man, now covered in soot. He jumps onto the roof below his, landing two dandies into a trough of paint.
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John R. Cumpson as Mr. Bibbs
Florence Lawrence as Mrs. Bibbs
Mack Sennett as Man in Top Hat
Linda Arvidson as Maid
George Gebhardt as Man in Top Hat
Robert Harron as Messenger
Arthur V. Johnson as Policeman
Harry Solter as Maid's Accomplice
Kate Toncray as Mother
United States 25 September 1908
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1908:
08 February 1908
About an Acadian girl named Evangeline and her search for her lost love Gabriel, set during the time of the Expulsion of the Acadians, the forced removal by the British of the Acadian people from the present day Canadian Maritime provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island - parts of an area also known as Acadia.
02 October 1908
Imagine ten pickaninnies turned loose and on mischief bent. Farmer catches one leaving but Nine. Nine Happy Snowballs on a Swing elate.
11 November 1908
Two hunters set out on safari with their African guide. They observe zebras, an ostrich, and a hippopotamus, capture a monkey, and camp for the night.
06 June 1908
Two feuding houses are united with the marriage and eventual death of their children.
07 November 1908
Prospero and his daughter Miranda must take refuge on an enchanted island. There Prospero, who himself has magical powers, releases the spirit Ariel from a spell, and also meets the savage Caliban.
03 August 1908
It depicts the notorious criminal incident that had occured in Rio de Janeiro.
19 April 1908
Macbeth usurps the Scottish throne by murdering his predecessor.
03 September 1908
In a living room, four contemporary couples from the time the film was shot dance a waltz under the direction of a violinist (Linder).
03 November 1908
A short film based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name. It was the first film to dramatize the ill-fated romance between Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII of Egypt.
21 November 1908
A woman enters a room with a man. She creates a duplicate of him and changes his personality by throwing his clothes from one man to the next.
08 May 1908
Albert Capellani's retelling of the biblical passage, previously taken to the screen by Ferdinand Zecca in 1902.
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