18 December 1908 Drama 12 mins
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. Later the gypsy follows the judge to his home and plots a vicious revenge on his wife (Florence Lawrence).
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George Gebhardt as Matteo Rettazzi / Policeman
Marion Leonard as Fiammetta, Matteo's Wife
Harry Solter as Judge Mowbray
Florence Lawrence as Mrs. Mowbray
Gladys Egan as The Mowbrays' Daughter
Linda Arvidson as The Maid
Gertrude Robinson as Woman in Court
Mack Sennett as Policeman / Man in Court
United States 18 December 1908
More movie trailers, teasers, and clips from An Awful Moment:
Silent Hall of Fame has created a Silent Gems Collection of rare and for the first time available films with our stars as well as other silent masterpieces.
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1908:
11 August 1908
Jose, a handsome young Mexican, leaves his home in the Sierra Madre Mountains to seek his fortune in the States.
08 May 1908
Albert Capellani's retelling of the biblical passage, previously taken to the screen by Ferdinand Zecca in 1902.
13 October 1908
Mack Sennett appears as a barbarian in this film produced by the Biograph Company.
25 July 1908
A Seventeenth Century romance in which an eloping couple try to escape the wrath of the girl's father.
02 October 1908
Mack Sennett appears as a waiter in this film produced by the Biograph Company.
29 December 1908
Mack Sennett appears as a wedding guest in this film produced by the Biograph Company.
18 September 1908
Pretty Miss Chrysanthemum has but little to say as to the disposal of her heart, at least, such is the custom in Japan.
01 December 1908
Bachelor Reggie writes his uncle that he has a wife and child, but then must produce them when the uncle visits.
25 August 1908
A woman who is filled with romantic ideas is making no secret of her eagerness to find a husband. Her father decides to help her by pressuring and threatening an eligible bachelor, who reluctantly allows wedding plans to be made.
01 January 1908
Three woman playing a game of catch leads to one of them exposing herself as she gets stuck whilst peering out the window.
01 January 1908
A short documentary about industrial whaling. The surviving footage runs for approximately 12 minutes.
07 April 1908
A gorilla escapes from its master on a ship, breaks into a young woman's home, and kills her. The woman's fiancé, Jim, who had visited earlier, is framed for the murder by the police.
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