Romance of a Jewess
Encyclopedia
Romance of a Jewess is a 1908 silent
short drama film
written and directed by D.W. Griffith.
Silent film
A silent film is a film with no synchronized recorded sound, especially with no spoken dialogue. In silent films for entertainment the dialogue is transmitted through muted gestures, pantomime and title cards...
short drama film
Drama film
A drama film is a film genre that depends mostly on in-depth development of realistic characters dealing with emotional themes. Dramatic themes such as alcoholism, drug addiction, infidelity, moral dilemmas, racial prejudice, religious intolerance, poverty, class divisions, violence against women...
written and directed by D.W. Griffith.
Cast
- Florence LawrenceFlorence LawrenceFlorence Lawrence was a Canadian inventor and silent film actress. She is often referred to as "The First Movie Star." When she was popular, she was known as "The Biograph Girl," "The Imp Girl," and "The Girl of a Thousand Faces." Lawrence appeared in more than 270 films for various motion...
as Ruth Simonson - George GebhardtGeorge GebhardtGeorge Gebhardt was a Swiss-born American silent film actor. He appeared in 128 films between 1908 and 1922. He was born in Basel, Switzerland and died in Edensdale, New York from tuberculosis.-Selected filmography:...
as Simon Bimberg - Gladys EganGladys EganGladys Egan was an American child actress during the silent film era. She appeared in 104 films, including many productions by D. W. Griffith, between 1908 and 1914.-Selected filmography:-External links:...
as The Daughter - John R. CumpsonJohn R. CumpsonJohn R. Cumpson was an American film and stage actor. He appeared in 124 films between 1905 and 1912. Cumpson died of pneumonia and diabeties in New York City.-Selected filmography:-External links:...
as Customer - Guy Hedlund
- Arthur V. JohnsonArthur V. JohnsonArthur V. Johnson was a pioneer actor and director of American silent films.Born in Cincinnati, Ohio, Arthur Vaughen Johnson began as a film actor with the Edison Studios in The Bronx, New York in 1905 in the one-reel drama "The White Caps" directed by Wallace McCutcheon, Sr. and Edwin S. Porter...
as In Bookstore/Matchmaker - Alfred PagetAlfred PagetAlfred Paget was an English silent film actor. He appeared in 239 films between 1908 and 1918.-Selected filmography:-External links:...
- Mack SennettMack SennettMack Sennett was a Canadian-born American director and was known as the innovator of slapstick comedy in film. During his lifetime he was known at times as the "King of Comedy"...
as Customer/In Bookstore/Doctor - Harry SolterHarry SolterHenry Lewis "Harry" Solter was an American silent film actor, screenwriter and director.-Career:Solter began his career as an actor in 1908 with Biograph Studios. That same year he met actress Florence Lawrence while making the film Romeo and Juliet for Vitagraph Studios and married on August 30...
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