Romance of a Jewess | |
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Play film; runtime 00:12:45. | |
Directed by | D. W. Griffith |
Written by | D. W. Griffith |
Starring | Florence Lawrence George Gebhardt Gladys Egan |
Cinematography | G. W. Bitzer |
Distributed by | American Mutoscope and Biograph Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 15 minutes (original release length 964 feet)[1][2] |
Country | United States |
Language | Silent with English intertitles |
Romance of a Jewess is a 1908 American silent short drama film written and directed by D. W. Griffith.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Florence Lawrence as Ruth Simonson
- George Gebhardt as Simon Bimberg
- Gladys Egan as The Daughter
- John R. Cumpson as Customer
- Guy Hedlund
- Arthur V. Johnson as In Bookstore/Matchmaker
- Alfred Paget
- Mack Sennett as Customer/In Bookstore/Doctor
- Harry Solter as Customer/Rubinstein
References
[edit]- ^ "Romance of a Jewess", The Moving Picture World (New York, N.Y.), 31 October 1908, p. 350. Internet Archive, San Francisco. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
- ^ Brownlow, Kevin (Summer 1980). "Silent Films: What Was the Right Speed?". Sight & Sound. pp. 164–167. Archived from the original on November 9, 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Romance of a Jewess". Silent Era. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
External links
[edit]- Romance of a Jewess at IMDb
- Romance of a Jewess at AllMovie
- Romance of a Jewess available for free download at Internet Archive