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
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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:
27 May 1908
Silent film directed by Mario Caserini for the Società Italiana Cines in 1908. It should not be confused, as is often the case, with the film "Abbandonata" from June 1910, whose director is unknown and was produced by Itala Films (a company Mario Caserini never worked for).
02 January 1908
A tour of the city of Camagüey divided into three segments - "A visit to Camagüey", "Typical scenes", and "Farewell Camagüey".
28 September 1908
Vitagraph production of Shakespeare's Richard III.
25 July 1908
A Seventeenth Century romance in which an eloping couple try to escape the wrath of the girl's father.
27 June 1908
An old merchant gets lost in the forest and arrives at a magnificent garden where he sits and picks some magnificent roses.
12 October 1908
During an ascent of Canigou, a traveler falls into a precipice, his body rolling to the bottom of the abyss on the glistening snow of the glacier.
01 February 1908
Documents one of the most important wrestling matches of the early 20th century between the legendary Estonian strongman Georg Hackenschmidt and the American Joe Rogers.
29 August 1908
King Herod is enchanted by Salome's dance and grants her wish for the head of John the Baptist.
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.
08 June 1908
Women turn into roses in this hand-coloured nitrate short from Gaumont.
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