16 November 1908 Factual 6 mins
Here's a travelogue that takes its audience to Palermo and shows them the big sights, and the hidden ones. It ends with a slow but impressive panorama shot of the skyline.
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Italy 16 November 1908
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A kabuki scene starring actors Ichikawa Udanji an Uchikawa Unosuke.
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.
06 June 1908
Two feuding houses are united with the marriage and eventual death of their children.
19 April 1908
Macbeth usurps the Scottish throne by murdering his predecessor.
01 January 1908
A short documentary about industrial whaling. The surviving footage runs for approximately 12 minutes.
28 September 1908
Vitagraph production of Shakespeare's Richard III.
25 April 1908
A poor family, suffering from a lack of food, plan to sell their dog to gain some extra income. Before they act on their plan, the dog discovers some buried jewels.
01 August 1908
A Saxon prisoner rescues his Viking's captor's daughter, resulting in his freedom and their marriage.
08 March 1908
The first scene shows part of Flint's old pirate crew, with one-legged John Silver in the lead. They have discovered the hiding place of Billy Bones, the mate of Flint's ship, the "Walrus," and they send Black Dog, one of the crew, to tip Billy Bones to the "black spot" at the Admiral Ben Bow Inn; but Billy Bones drives Black Dog away, and will have nothing to do with him.
12 August 1908
In this comedy we see a fellow giving orders to the cook to put plenty of garlic in his food, and she complies with his wishes by giving everything an extra dose of the unpleasant ingredient.
25 October 1908
Female magicians turn people into origami roosters and vice versa.
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