Legend of a Ghost

Legend of a Ghost 1908

4.80

A young woman passing through a cemetery at night is suddenly startled by a voice coming from one of the graves. She wishes to rush away, but the ghost appearing compels her to remain. He explains to the terrified girl that she must go to the kingdom of Satan and get a bottle of the Water of Life, which she must bring back to him. The girl consents to do as he desires and starts forth on her expedition after the precious fluid. She summons a lot of soldiers and friends to her aid, and we follow the whole army down into the bowels of the earth. (Moving Picture World)

1908

No Good for Anything

No Good for Anything 1908

1

A bungling bumpkin fails at a number of jobs in this slapstick comedy - before he finds his true calling.

1908

I klädloge och på scen

I klädloge och på scen 1908

1

Miss Inga Berentz dresses up for the entrance. An attraction of the first rank for all admirers of the borne diva. And a dance potpourri by Inga Berentz and Axel Ringvall. A scene full of playful lewdness and irresistible comedy.

1908

Father Gets in the Game

Father Gets in the Game 1908

3.30

D.W. Griffith film about an elderly father who grows tired of seeing his son bring home beautiful women so he gets a makeover and heads out on the prowl.

1908

Money Mad

Money Mad 1908

4.80

The central figure is an old miser, a Harpagon of sorts, who, like Frosine, stashes his ill-gotten money in a secret cellar. While the miser is at the bank, exchanging stolen notes for gold coin, a couple of thugs witness the transaction and see their opportunity-- It seems avarice grips the hearts of all those who'd possess the bag.

1908

Whimsical People

Whimsical People 1908

5.50

A moon-woman shakes a Pierot costume and manifests a Pierot clown. She does this four more until there are five Pierots crowded on the ledge of the moon. They fall to the earth and dance like tops turning one by one into Columbine maidens.

1908

Where the Breakers Roar

Where the Breakers Roar 1908

3.20

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.

1908

Not Guilty

Not Guilty 1908

4.00

Three burglars invade a house, kill two people, and blind a third person, a woman. The police arrest the wrong man.

1908

The Taming of the Shrew

The Taming of the Shrew 1908

4.90

Based on Shakespeare's play. Petruchio courts the bad-tempered Katharina, and tries to change her aggressive behavior.

1908

The Magic Mirror

The Magic Mirror 1908

4.00

A remarkable early short silent movie that shows what may be achieved with the technology of the day. A woman sits in front of her dressing table mirror, looking at her jewellery and her reflection in the mirror. Suddenly, another woman appears in the mirror. As the woman watches, the image changes to other women. As the woman looks at her jewellery, women's faces begin to appear in the jewellery stones.

1908

The Stolen Jewels

The Stolen Jewels 1908

4.00

It would have taken more than the wonderful powers of deduction of a Sherlock Holmes to have dispelled the mystery that shrouded the disappearance of a case of jewels at the home of Robert Jenkins, a wealthy stockbroker, and although they were eventually brought to light, it was through a most remarkable accident.

1908

An Awful Moment

An Awful Moment 1908

2.80

After a judge (Harry Solter) does his job and sentences a man, a gypsy woman (Marion Leonard) erupts in vehement protests and has to be taken forcefully out of the courtroom. Later the gypsy follows the judge to his home and plots a vicious revenge on his wife (Florence Lawrence).

1908

The Stage Rustler

The Stage Rustler 1908

3.50

Mack Sennett appears as a man in a bar in this film produced by the Biograph Company.

1908

The Call of the Wild

The Call of the Wild 1908

3.10

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. At a reception given in his honor by Lieut. Penrose, an Indian agent, the civilized brave meets Gladys, the lieutenant's daughter, and falls desperately in love with her.

1908

The New Lord of the Village

The New Lord of the Village 1908

5.00

There's a scene in a village, then there's a scene out in the wilderness with what appear to be gods, and a giant crab, and a giant frog... then there's another scene in the village... and that's it.

1908

Her First Adventure

Her First Adventure 1908

4.58

A father arrives home, greets his wife and daughter, and then goes inside with his wife. Though they are only inside for a brief time, their daughter wanders off, attracted by the music from a pair of gypsies performing in the street. When the gypsies move on, they take the young girl with her. As soon as the parents realize that their daughter is gone, they begin a frantic search, assisted by the family's loyal dog.

1908

The Fairy Dragonfly

The Fairy Dragonfly 1908

1

1908 French short silent film by Georges Méliès, which is presumed lost. No English-language release is known for this film,[1] but the translated title The Fairy Dragonfly has been used in film reference.

1908