23 October 1908 Comedy 12 mins
This early D.W. Griffith short shows the director's interest in Jewish ghetto life, portrayed here with sympathy and sentimentality. The melodramatic plot involves the conflict between generations in an immigrant Jewish family.
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Florence Lawrence as Ruth Simonson
George Gebhardt as Simon Bimberg
Gladys Egan as The Daughter
Mack Sennett as Customer / In Bookstore / Doctor
Romance de una judía Trailer
United States 23 October 1908
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These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1908:
31 January 1908
Based on the story of "Sleeping Beauty" by Charles Perrault. Titles read: The Christening of the Princess; The Good Fairies Fatal Prediction; The Royal Edict; The Princess is Sixteen Years Old; Searching for the Princess; The Prediction Comes True; Thou Shalt Sleep for a Hundred Years; A Hundred Years later the Prince Charming Goes Hunting; Prince Charming Dismisses His Escort; The Castle of Sleep; The Guard's Hall; You Have Been a Long Time Coming, prince; The Wedding of the Sleeping Beauty to Prince Charming.
24 January 1908
An excellent reproduction of the world-famed riders of Russia in their various stunts and acrobatic feats while on their thoroughbred horses.
27 November 1908
Our picture relates to a crime committed by a Gorilla who escapes from his cage and through circumstantial evidence a young man, whom we will call in our story Jim, is accused and is just about to be convicted.
03 December 1908
There's a chemistry lab, in which one or two people ingest the wrong drug -- apparently -- and have a seriously bad trip.
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.
28 September 1908
Vitagraph production of Shakespeare's Richard III.
01 August 1908
A Saxon prisoner rescues his Viking's captor's daughter, resulting in his freedom and their marriage.
29 August 1908
King Herod is enchanted by Salome's dance and grants her wish for the head of John the Baptist.
01 September 1908
Mrs. Wharton, a dashing widow, gives a party at her beautiful villa in honor of the presentation to her of a handsome diamond necklace by her fiancé.
17 August 1908
An animated film by French auteur Émile Cohl, one of the earliest examples of hand-drawn film animation.
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