22 September 1908 Drama 9 mins
A group of collegiates decide to go for a splash. A lunatic, having escaped from a nearby asylum, heads for the surf, brandishing a knife. Innocent seaside fun becomes a struggle against a maniac on the water.
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Arthur V. Johnson as Tom Hudson
Linda Arvidson as Alice Fairchild
Charles Inslee as The Villain
Edward Dillon as Policeman
Mack Sennett as Policeman
George Gebhardt as At the Beach / Assaulted Man
Robert Harron as On Boardwalk
Florence Lawrence as At the Beach
Harry Solter as At the Beach
D.W. Griffith Director
Stanner E.V. Taylor Writer
D.W. Griffith Writer
Billy Bitzer Cinematography
Arthur Marvin Cinematography
United States 22 September 1908
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1908:
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.
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.
19 April 1908
Macbeth usurps the Scottish throne by murdering his predecessor.
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.
27 October 1908
George Redfeather, the hero of this subject, returns from Carlisle, where he not only graduated with high honors, but was also the star of the college football team.
25 July 1908
A Seventeenth Century romance in which an eloping couple try to escape the wrath of the girl's father.
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.
28 September 1908
Vitagraph production of Shakespeare's Richard III.
02 January 1908
A tour of the city of Camagüey divided into three segments - "A visit to Camagüey", "Typical scenes", and "Farewell Camagüey".
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.
01 August 1908
A Saxon prisoner rescues his Viking's captor's daughter, resulting in his freedom and their marriage.
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.
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