1908 Movies

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

A doctor kills himself so his insurance will save his daughter's husband from jail.

Early Balkan footage.

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, be...

It’s the day of the barber’s baby’s christening, and the guests start arriving with their flowers and gifts, dropping them off while the barber is sti...

An old man attempts to hang a picture on the wall and asks for a step-ladder. His assistant takes a little too long to get it to him.

A recording of a trip on the Kinda Canal in Sweden, going from Linköping to Alvastra.

Distinguished physician and sanitation officer Dr. William Gorgas takes a train ride around Colón, Panama Canal Zone with a companion.

Women are as good as men. They are even better than men. Thus a crowd of common women are making speeches, and drunk with their own words and getting...

A kabuki scene starring actors Ichikawa Udanji an Uchikawa Unosuke.

An early account of Marat's murder, and the subsequent arrest, trial, and execution of Charlotte Corday.

Tonbild (Sound Picture) for the duet "Wenn ich im Kampf für dich siege" from the first act of Richard Wagner's opera "Lohengrin".

A tour of the city of Camagüey divided into three segments - "A visit to Camagüey", "Typical scenes", and "Farewell Camagüey".

Although it is very near Christmas, when everybody should rejoice, a sailor bound for a dangerous expedition takes leave of his wife, and the poor wom...

Two singers do not enter and take up their position in the center of the stage. Instead, the camera discovers them, the woman on her balcony and the m...

French silent short film by Georges Méliès, presumed to be lost.

A raffle booth at a country fair is shown, at which live stock is being drawn for, in full operation. The good, folk gathered about hold numbers and a...

A Saturn film directed by Johann Schwarzer.