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.
Watch the official Palermo illustrata 1908 trailer in HD below.
Italy 16 November 1908
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.
23 May 1908
A man in civil clothes, and three men in army uniforms are inspecting seven women to be recruited.
08 May 1908
Albert Capellani's retelling of the biblical passage, previously taken to the screen by Ferdinand Zecca in 1902.
15 December 1908
Mack Sennett appears as a guest and a man in the fight in this film produced by the Biograph Company.
06 June 1908
Two feuding houses are united with the marriage and eventual death of their children.
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.
18 July 1908
A young man is seen entering his room and from the many expressions on his worn face one could not doubt that he is just returning from one grand night with the boys, and is in no condition to be annoyed or disturbed.
09 June 1908
Stable hostler Joe loves his wife Annie, but she leaves him and their child for a wealthy gentleman, only to die destitute in London, where Joe's enduring love brings her solace in her final moments.
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.
13 November 1908
Mack Sennett appears as a Confederate soldier and a Union soldier in this film produced by the Biograph Company.
10 February 1908
A boy takes pictures of everything, including some embarrassing situations. When he projects the pictures on a wall for everyone to see, his father spanks him and smashes the camera.
13 October 1908
Mack Sennett appears as a barbarian in this film produced by the Biograph Company.
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