The year 1908 in film involved some significant events.
The Taming of the Shrew is a 1908 silent film directed by D. W. Griffith and produced by the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company of New York City. The 17-minute short, which is based on the play of the same name by English playwright William Shakespeare, was filmed in just two days–October 1 and 7, 1908–at Biograph's studio in Manhattan and on location in nearby Coytesville, a borough of Fort Lee, New Jersey.
The Adventures of Dollie is a 1908 American silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. It was Griffith's debut film as a director. A print of the film survives in the Library of Congress film archive. The film tells the story of a young girl who, after being kidnapped by a peddler, ends up trapped in a barrel as it floats downriver toward a waterfall.
After Many Years is a 1908 American silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Prints of the film exist in the Library of Congress film archive. The film is an adaptation of Enoch Arden.
The Sheriff's Baby is a 1913 American silent Western film directed by D. W. Griffith.
A Flash of Light is a 1910 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith, starring Charles West and featuring Mary Pickford and Blanche Sweet.
The Primal Call is a 1911 American short silent romance film directed by D. W. Griffith, starring Wilfred Lucas and featuring Blanche Sweet.
Out from the Shadow is a 1911 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet.
Blind Love is a 1912 American short silent drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Blanche Sweet.
The Fight for Freedom is a 1908 American black-and-white short silent Western film which may have been directed by D. W. Griffith. Filmed in Shadyside, New Jersey in June 1908, the film was released on July 17, 1908.
The Tavern Keeper's Daughter is a 1908 American silent action film directed by D. W. Griffith. The film was shot in Fort Lee, New Jersey when many early film studios in America's first motion picture industry were based there at the beginning of the 20th century.
The Black Viper is a 1908 film directed by D. W. Griffith. The film was made by the American Mutoscope and Biograph Company which was based in Fort Lee, New Jersey at the beginning of the 20th century.
The Greaser's Gauntlet is a 1908 American silent short adventure film directed by D. W. Griffith. It was released by the Biograph Company and copyrighted on August 6, 1908. The film introduced the first extended use of parallel editing in Griffith's work.
The Fatal Hour is a 1908 American silent short crime film directed by D. W. Griffith.
Monday Morning in a Coney Island Police Court is a 1908 American silent short comedy film directed by D. W. Griffith.
Where the Breakers Roar is a 1908 American silent short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. A print of the film exists in the film archive of the Library of Congress.
The Feud and the Turkey is a 1908 American silent short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith.
The Reckoning is a 1908 American silent short drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. It is an adaptation of Robert W. Chambers's 1905 novel.
The Kentuckian is a 1908 short silent black-and-white Western film directed by Wallace McCutcheon, Sr. and starring Edward Dillon, Florence Auer and Mack Sennett. It is about an intermarriage between Indians and white people. The film provides a type of Indian hero.
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