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.

Comedy

Release: 1908-10-23Runtime: 12 minRating: 4.1 (5)

Cast

Florence Lawrence

Ruth Simonson

George Gebhardt

Simon Bimberg

Gladys Egan

The Daughter

Mack Sennett

Customer / In Bookstore / Doctor

Crew

D.W. Griffith

Director

D.W. Griffith

Writer

Billy Bitzer

Cinematography

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Romance of a Jewess (1908) D.W. Griffith Silent Film