The Sheep Stealer

The Sheep Stealer 1908

4.00

A man steals a sheep and is chased by the shepherds and the police.

1908

The Runaway Horse

The Runaway Horse 1908

5.98

A laundry man parks his horse-drawn cart to make a delivery. While he is inside, his horse sees a bag of oats and starts to eat them. By the time the man comes back outside, the horse has eaten a whole bag of oats, and has so much energy that he begins to race out of control.

1908

Unusual Cooking

Unusual Cooking 1908

5.00

A chef comes into the kitchen and throws a lot of rags on the floor: he then casts a spell over them, and immediately they take the form of human beings, and dance a wild saraband around the place. After performing many unique tricks they disappear into space, and are replaced by a group of knives and forks, pans, kettles and spoons. (Moving Picture World)

1908

Drama in a Gypsy Camp Near Moscow

Drama in a Gypsy Camp Near Moscow 1908

5.00

Two gypsy lovers sneak away from camp at night. The man proposes, the woman refuses. He then murders her with a knife. The body is immediately discovered. The distraught man then leaps off a cliff to the rocks below.

1908

Romance of a Jewess

Romance of a Jewess 1908

4.10

This early D.W. Griffith short shows the director's interest in Jewish ghetto life, portrayed here with sympathy and sentimentality. The melodramatic plot involves the conflict between generations in an immigrant Jewish family.

1908

Evangeline

Evangeline 1908

1

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.

1908

Trilby

Trilby 1908

1

Danish adaptation of Trilby. Presumed lost, though a single still apparently depicting the novel's climax survives.

1908

The Bandit's Waterloo: The Outwitting of an Andalusian Brigand by a Pretty Senora

The Bandit's Waterloo: The Outwitting of an Andalusian Brigand by a Pretty Senora 1908

2.50

A gang of lawless freebooters who terrorized the country and made travel in the mountains a hazardous pastime hold up a stylish landau in which are seated an old gentleman, a duenna, and a pretty young Senora. The inevitable happens; all are relieved of their valuables, and while the gentleman and duenna are sent on their way, the girl is held a prisoner.

1908

In a Difficult Position

In a Difficult Position 1908

4.67

Max, a young man about town, splits his trousers while getting ready to go out one night. After applying some rather risky repairs without taking the trousers off, he gingerly heads off to a dinner party. Of course, disaster strikes almost as soon as he arrives, and he spends the rest of the film frantically attempting to hide the gaping tear in his trousers from the other guests.

1908

Scullion's Dream

Scullion's Dream 1908

5.80

When the entire kitchen staff falls asleep from exhaustion, a dwarf appears and animates various objects via stop motion -- including their hands, which he cuts off while they snooze -- to do their work.

1908

The Electric Hotel

The Electric Hotel 1908

6.10

An enthusiastic young couple is astounded with modern technology's giant leaps in the fascinating field of electricity.

1908

Female Conscripts

Female Conscripts 1908

5.00

A man in civil clothes, and three men in army uniforms are inspecting seven women to be recruited.

1908

The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays

The Fairylogue and Radio-Plays 1908

1.20

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. Highlights include Dorothy being swept to Oz in various ways, such as with back-projection tornadoes and storms in a chicken coop. Lack of financial backing forced the show to fold after appearing in only two cities, despite being a critical and commercial success. This film is lost.

1908