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Romance of a Jewess

Romance of a Jewess

1908Short⏱️ 10m
DramaShort
5.2
IMDB Rating
171 votes

This early D.W. Griffith short shows the director's interest in Jewish ghetto life, portrayed here with sympathy and sentimentality. The melodramatic plot involves the conflict between generations in an immigrant Jewish family.

Director
D.W. Griffith
Writers
N/A
Stars
Florence Lawrence, George Gebhardt, Gladys Egan
Release Date
October 23, 1908
Language
None, English
Country
United States
💬 4
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Florence Lawrence
Florence Lawrence
as Ruth Simonson
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George Gebhardt
as Soloman Bimberg
Gladys Egan
Gladys Egan
as The Daughter
John R. Cumpson
John R. Cumpson
as Customer
Guy Hedlund
Guy Hedlund
Charles Inslee
Charles Inslee
Arthur V. Johnson
Arthur V. Johnson
as In Bookstore
Alfred Paget
Alfred Paget
Mack Sennett
Mack Sennett
as Customer
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Harry Solter
as Customer

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
American Mutoscope & Biograph

🏷️ Keywords

jewishsilentmelodramajewish culture

🎯 Categories

DramaShort

⭐ Featured Review

Exploring Race Relations
by Single-Black-Male2004-02-05

"One of the themes that the 33 year old D.W. Griffith liked to explore was race relations, particularly between the native Indians and the settled American community. In this film, He explores the romantic relationship between an American and a Jewess which took two days of shooting (1 external, 1 internal)...."

📖 Synopsis

This early D.W. Griffith short shows the director's interest in Jewish ghetto life, portrayed here with sympathy and sentimentality. The melodramatic plot involves the conflict between generations in an immigrant Jewish family.