Most Viewed Year 1908 - 8

Believed to be the first film to feature cannibals.

The first scene shows part of Flint's old pirate crew, with one-legged John Silver in the lead. They have discovered the hiding place of Billy Bones,...

Lost film.

"A mythological scene with the most beautiful effect" (Nouveautés Cinématographiques, 1908)

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,...

Two big game hunters are on safari in the jungle with their African guide. They observe zebras, ostrich and a hippopotamus, and catch a small monkey...

In a living room, four contemporary couples from the time the film was shot dance a waltz under the direction of a violinist (Linder). They begin a...

The seven-minute film takes place inside a classroom where some cops are learning English.

William Thompson and John Smith occupied offices in the same New York skyscraper, and both being seized with an irrepressible desire to cut loose and...

This is a frustrating watch as there looks to be some great filmmaking there, but a number of scenes (including the beginning and end) are missing,...

A handful of short tales of love, framed by leaf masks.

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,...

The Proposal: The gentleman burglar walking with his lady love. They admire the grandeur and beauty of nature. He proposes and she accepts. She does...

The lacemakers of Honiton, a small town in Devon, who have made bobbin lace since the 16th century.

Two rag-pickers enter their hovel with their bags of scraps. After a little preliminary comedy they set up a white sheet. One of the rag-pickers now...

A Saxon prisoner rescues his Viking's captor's daughter, resulting in his freedom and their marriage.

Film about an inventor going wild