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The Romance of a Jewess
(1908) United States of America
B&W : One reel
Directed by D.W. Griffith

Cast: Florence Lawrence [Ruth Simonson], George Gebhardt [Soloman Bimberg], Gladys Egan [the daughter], Harry Solter [Rubenstein], Mack Sennett [the doctor; a customer], John R. Cumpson [a customer], Arthur V. Johnson [the matchmaker], Guy Hedlund, Charles Inslee, Alfred Paget, [?] Mabel Stoughton? [a customer]

American Mutoscope & Biograph Company production; distributed by American Mutoscope & Biograph Company. / Scenario by [?] D.W. Griffith? Cinematography by G.W. Bitzer. / Released 23 October 1908. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format.

Drama.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Death - Interfaith marriages - Jews

Listing updated: 27 November 2022.

References: Barry-Griffith p. 41; Bohn-Light p. 115; Leyda-Before p. 79; Spehr-American p. 3; Usai-Griffith-1 p. 22 : Website-IMDb.

Home video: DVD.