Romance of a Jewess

Name: Romance of a Jewess
Director: D.W. Griffith
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1908-10-23
Duration: 12 min
Rating: 4.1
Cast: Florence Lawrence, George Gebhardt, Gladys Egan, Mack Sennett

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Romance of a Jewess

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Released

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American Mutoscope & Biograph

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1908-10-23

Romance of a Jewess

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.

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Ruth Simonson

Florence Lawrence

Simon Bimberg

George Gebhardt

The Daughter

Gladys Egan

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Mack Sennett