1908 Movies

A mischievous boy steals the calf's head from a drunk man, who has been sent by his wife to buy it. The boy then places the ruminant's head on the man...

The miller's three sons receive their father's inheritance: the mill to the eldest, the donkey to the second, and the cat to the youngest. The two bro...

Female magicians turn people into origami roosters and vice versa.

Had the poor melancholy Dane, Hamlet, lived in this, the twentieth century, he would never have given voice to the remark, "Oh, that this too, too sol...

Miner Kate Nelson strikes gold but is quickly robbed at a frontier hotel by a desperate Mexican woman, who shoots a hotel clerk during her escape. The...

Outlaws Phil Bowen and Sam Lewis rob a stagecoach carrying Roulette Sue, the mining camp belle. Phil and Sue fall in love at first sight. When the ala...

The first successful motion picture in natural color, filmed with Kinemacolor. It is an 8 minute short film directed by George Albert Smith of Brighto...

This thrilling story of the days of '61 and '65 shows a scene in the woods and our hero doing sentry duty. His work has been tiresome, his strength is...

Actuality segment showing King Gustaf V’s visit to Ystad on 10 July 1908. Footage includes his arrival in a landau with white horses, interactions wit...

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 forcefu...

Caught off-guard by Indian mutineers, a British soldier saves his last bullet for his daughter, lest she be taken.

"The Scarlet Letter" is a story of early Puritan days in New England. Hester, a beautiful young Englishwoman, is sent to America by her husband, with...

Released the same week than Selig's version, they both were the first film versions of the popular play, adapted from Ellen Wood's 1861 novel.

Silent film directed by Mario Caserini for the Società Italiana Cines in 1908. It should not be confused, as is often the case, with the film "Abbando...

The director Mario Gallo made the first film with an argument from Argentina, although the opinions of scholars are not coincident as to their tempora...

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...

Actuality film showing King Gustaf V of Sweden and Queen Victoria (of Baden) on a visit to Berlin. Scenes likely include public ceremonies, military o...

The film begins with a grandmother reading a story to a small child (played by Georges Méliès's son, André) before tucking him into bed. No sooner has...

An Italian adaptation of Shakespeare's play.

A young man, crazy about motorcycles, buys an Ellehammer and drives it out of the store at wild speed. During his unruly driving, he knocks over sever...