سال 1908 - 14

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

A pickpocket manages to escape the police through a series of fantastic tricks. The director is this film is unknown.

If a violin was actually broken here we don't get to see it. Sadly this is one of many Georges Melies films that are only available in a fragment. Hopefully one day a complete print will turn up but until then at least we have this. The film starts off in some sort of bakery as the boss starts giving orders and then a bit later we see a young man pull out a violin he has been hiding and start to play it. The film then flashes to another location but this is where it cuts off so I'm not certain where the story went from here.

Short film about the carnival activities in Mainz, Germany.

Barcarola is a 1908 Brazilian film directed by Júlio Ferrez. It was the first "sound" film in Brazil, that is, with actors dubbing themselves live, behind the screen, based on already recorded images. Premiered on September 1, 1908. It was produced by the company William e Cia. The film was inspired by the operetta "Les contes d'Hoffmann", by composer and cellist Jacques Offenbach. The film's synopsis is unknown, but given the name, which references the song "Barcarolle", it is very likely that it is inspired by the third act of Les contes d'Hoffmann. Like many films from this era, Barcarola is considered a lost film, with only one surviving image, taken during the film's production.

An Italian adaptation of Shakespeare's play.

FRAGMENT | A man lies on his deathbed and shows his will to his carer. After his death, a grieving man and woman come in. The scene changes and we find ourselves on a beach in the company of two couples. They’re about up to fight on a cliff, and one of the men plummets to his death. Then the scene changes again to a living room with a sobbing woman. (Stumfilm.dk)

King Herod is enchanted by Salome's dance and grants her wish for the head of John the Baptist.

Arrival of the Christian Slaves: The captives are brought before Nero. He chooses one fair maiden to serve in his palace. The others are condemned to death for a Roman holiday.

Macbeth usurps the Scottish throne by murdering his predecessor.

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

A painter boards a train and puts his paintings in the windows so that they look like passengers.

A newly-hired housekeeper turns out to be too clumsy and stupid to do her job.

1908 French silent comedy film directed by Georges Méliès, which is currently presumed lost.

Farmer Pumpkin's pig won the blue ribbon at an exhibition and visits the photographer's to have his prize pig photographed. The farmer, the photographer give chase to Rastus, who has stolen the pig with the intention of eating it.

Judas betrays Jesus Christ.

The film begins with a grandmother reading a story to a small child before tucking them into bed. No sooner has the mite fallen asleep than they begin dreaming of an angel standing over their bed and whisking them off to a land of giant toys. The kid wanders around for a bit before being led away by a lady who takes them to a forest where other young ladies dressed as butterflies dance around a bit.