20 October 1908 Drama, Action 14 mins
John Holland, a planter in a small way, is devotedly attached to his wife and infant child. The wife wearies of the monotonous grind of farm life and is easy prey of a contemptible villain, in the person of Tom Roland, the ubiquitous "other man".
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Arthur V. Johnson as John Holland
Claire McDowell as Mrs. John Holland
Harry Solter as Tom Roland
Florence Lawrence as Tomboy Nellie
George Gebhardt as Boatman
United States 20 October 1908
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1908:
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 February 1908
About an Acadian girl named Evangeline and her search for her lost love Gabriel, set during the time of the Expulsion of the Acadians, the forced removal by the British of the Acadian people from the present day Canadian Maritime provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island - parts of an area also known as Acadia.
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.
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.
29 August 1908
King Herod is enchanted by Salome's dance and grants her wish for the head of John the Baptist.
13 September 1908
This is an incomplete fragment of a longer film, so doesn’t make much sense, but it’s very beautiful and colourful with plenty of fireworks, flames and fountains as well as the customary fairies, magic and dancing.
22 December 1908
A rich merchant, Antonio is depressed for no good reason, until his good friend Bassanio comes to tell him how he's in love with Portia.
25 October 1908
Female magicians turn people into origami roosters and vice versa.
19 April 1908
Macbeth usurps the Scottish throne by murdering his predecessor.
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.
01 January 1908
A kabuki scene starring actors Ichikawa Udanji an Uchikawa Unosuke.
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