1908 Movies

  • 1908
    The Greaser's Gauntlet

    The Greaser's Gauntlet

    The Greaser's Gauntlet

    11908HD

    This film with a highly offensive and racist title tells the story of Jose, a handsome young Mexican, who leaves his home in the Sierra Madre Mountain...

    The Greaser's Gauntlet
  • 1908
    The Assassination of the Duke de Guise

    The Assassination of the Duke de Guise

    The Assassination of the Duke de Guise

    5.41908HD

    The film portrays the events on the day King Henri III of France arranged for Duke Henri de Guise to be murdered.

    The Assassination of the Duke de Guise
  • 1908
    Sleeping Beauty

    Sleeping Beauty

    Sleeping Beauty

    4.61908HD

    Based on the story of "Sleeping Beauty" by Charles Perrault. Titles read: The Christening of the Princess; The Good Fairies Fatal Prediction; The Roy...

    Sleeping Beauty
  • 1908
    Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy

    Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy

    Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy

    4.71908HD

    Biographical drama, adaptation of Shakespeare's play.

    Julius Caesar, an Historical Tragedy
  • 1908
    Fantasmagorie

    Fantasmagorie

    Fantasmagorie

    6.61908HD

    An animated film by French auteur Émile Cohl, one of the earliest examples of hand-drawn film animation. Drawing inspiration from J. Stuart Blackton a...

    Fantasmagorie
  • 1908
    The Princess in the Vase

    The Princess in the Vase

    The Princess in the Vase

    01908HD

    In ancient Egypt, a princess is executed after being caught in an affair with a Theban warrior, with her soul sealed inside a vase. Centuries later, a...

    The Princess in the Vase
  • 1908
    Elastic Transformation

    Elastic Transformation

    Elastic Transformation

    61908HD

    A woman enters a room with a man. She creates a duplicate of him and changes his personality by throwing his clothes from one man to the next.

    Elastic Transformation
  • 1908
    The Call of the Wild

    The Call of the Wild

    The Call of the Wild

    3.11908HD

    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...

    The Call of the Wild
  • 1908
    The Taming of the Shrew

    The Taming of the Shrew

    The Taming of the Shrew

    4.91908HD

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

    The Taming of the Shrew
  • 1908
    Excursion to the Moon

    Excursion to the Moon

    Excursion to the Moon

    5.31908HD

    Segundo de Chomón's remake of Georges Méliès' A Trip to the Moon.

    Excursion to the Moon
  • 1908
    Betrayed by a Handprint

    Betrayed by a Handprint

    Betrayed by a Handprint

    2.91908HD

    Mrs. Wharton, a dashing widow, gives a party at her beautiful villa in honor of the presentation to her of a handsome diamond necklace by her fiancé....

    Betrayed by a Handprint
  • 1908
    The Sculptor's Nightmare

    The Sculptor's Nightmare

    The Sculptor's Nightmare

    4.31908HD

    At a political club, the members debate whose bust will replace that of Theodore Roosevelt. Unable to agree, each goes to a sculptor's studio and brib...

    The Sculptor's Nightmare
  • 1908
    A Very Fine Lady

    A Very Fine Lady

    A Very Fine Lady

    5.31908HD

    Renée Carl stars in this lively slapstick silent short as a beautiful lady who causes distractions and accidents among the male population as she walk...

    A Very Fine Lady
  • 1908
    The Merchant of Venice

    The Merchant of Venice

    The Merchant of Venice

    01908HD

    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. Portia's fath...

    The Merchant of Venice
  • 1908
    Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy

    Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy

    Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy

    31908HD

    Vitagraph production of Shakespeare's Richard III.

    Richard III, a Shakespearian Tragedy
  • 1908
    Francesca di Rimini; or, The Two Brothers

    Francesca di Rimini; or, The Two Brothers

    Francesca di Rimini; or, The Two Brothers

    71908HD

    Francesca, surrounded by ladies-in-waiting at the palace. Her father enters, and together they read a letter from Lanciotto, asking for the hand of Fr...

    Francesca di Rimini; or, The Two Brothers
  • 1908
    For a Wife's Honor

    For a Wife's Honor

    For a Wife's Honor

    1.51908HD

    Irving Robertson, a successful playwright, has just received a message from out of town to witness the initial performance of one of his plays. As he...

    For a Wife's Honor
  • 1908
    The Song of the Shirt

    The Song of the Shirt

    The Song of the Shirt

    3.61908HD

    Adaptation of a poem written by Thomas Hood.

    The Song of the Shirt
  • 1908
    King of the Cannibal Islands

    King of the Cannibal Islands

    King of the Cannibal Islands

    21908HD

    Believed to be the first film to feature cannibals.

    King of the Cannibal Islands
  • 1908
    When Knights Were Bold

    When Knights Were Bold

    When Knights Were Bold

    3.21908HD

    Two noblemen fight over a lady.

    When Knights Were Bold