25 August 1908 5 mins
An Old man is chased by some people. He hits them with his magic sack and they disappear. He is then arrested and escapes by climbing into his sack and reappearing outside the prison walls, he is soon caught again and makes amends by shaking his sack and bringing back those who disappeared.
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France 25 August 1908
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1908:
03 September 1908
In a living room, four contemporary couples from the time the film was shot dance a waltz under the direction of a violinist (Linder).
08 June 1908
Women turn into roses in this hand-coloured nitrate short from Gaumont.
25 July 1908
A Seventeenth Century romance in which an eloping couple try to escape the wrath of the girl's father.
29 August 1908
King Herod is enchanted by Salome's dance and grants her wish for the head of John the Baptist.
03 November 1908
A short film based on William Shakespeare's play of the same name. It was the first film to dramatize the ill-fated romance between Mark Antony and Cleopatra VII of Egypt.
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.
19 April 1908
Macbeth usurps the Scottish throne by murdering his predecessor.
23 September 1908
L. Frank Baum would appear in a white suit and present his live actors, slide shows and films as a live travelogue presentation of his popular fantasies.
08 May 1908
Albert Capellani's retelling of the biblical passage, previously taken to the screen by Ferdinand Zecca in 1902.
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 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.
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