1908 Movies

Prodigious feats of strength by two little wooden men who leave the most sophisticated puppets far behind.

A day in the life of a Stockholm drifter.

Silent French short film by Georges Méliès, based on the character from Alphonse Daudet's novel of the same name. The film is presumed to be lost.

A young cartwright’s daughter is courted by a wealthy man and leaves her family home for a life of comfort. After her departure, her mother falls grav...

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.

Three woman playing a game of catch leads to one of them exposing herself as she gets stuck whilst peering out the window.

A bungling bumpkin fails at a number of jobs in this slapstick comedy - before he finds his true calling.

In this picture we anticipate the probable means of navigation in the coming century. A young lady and a friend are observed entering an air-ship. The...

Among the many famous 16th-century samurai who made the leap from myth and ukiyo-e to early cinema screen was sword-master Miyamoto Musashi, previousl...

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...

Patients behave like apes after being given monkey-gland injections.

A dastardly woman carries out a con scheme in which she hypnotizes an unsuspecting gentleman, takes off her clothes, and steals his wallet.

A young peasant finds himself rejected by a beautiful girl and vows to take revenge on a fortunate rival. On Christmas night, when the girl's favorite...

Early Balkan footage.

Short reportage

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

A serpentine dancer is bathed in alternating hand-colored frames underneath an elaborate archway.