D.W. Griffith Shorts - Romance of a Jewess 1908

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.

Genre: Short Films Griffith
Starring: Florence Lawrence, George Gebhardt, Gladys Egan
Year: 1908
Color/BW: Black & White
Director: D.W. Griffith
Movie Type: Public Domain Films
Decade: 1900s
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