1908 Movie Trailers
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Sokol Rally in Prostějov Trailer (1908)
01 January 1908
The film documents the course of events taking place during the Sokol Festival Gathering of the North-Bohemian District held in the town of Prostějov.
Opening Ceremony of the Čech Bridge Trailer (1908)
01 January 1908
View on the Čech Bridge from the Pařížská Street. At the bridge head there is a group of the city officials reading their speeches.
Celebratory and Everyday Scenes from the Exhibition Grounds Trailer (1908)
01 January 1908
Short reportage
Franco-British Exhibition Trailer (1908)
17 December 1908
Originally it was called White City because when it opened, all the buildings were painted white. It was a fairgrounds, intended to celebrate the 1904 Entente Cordiale between France and Great Britain, that would, a decade later, leading to the unbreakable web of alliances that would cause the First World War.
Folk-Tale of Taro Trailer (1908)
01 January 1908
One of the most popular of all Japan folk-tales is the famous undersea myth of Urashima Taro, the fisherman who is taken by a turtle to an underwater kingdom; in the palace of the Dragon King, he dreams for three centuries before returning to find himself in the distant future.
Anniversary Exhibition of the Chamber of Trade and Commerce in 1908 in Prague Trailer (1908)
01 January 1908
Short reportage
In the Time of Rebellion Trailer (1908)
31 August 1908
In a British barrack in India is confined a tamed gorilla which has conceived a hatred for one of the Hindoo attendants, owing to the barbarous treatment which the Hindoo accords the beast.
Lace Making Trailer (1908)
31 December 1908
The lacemakers of Honiton, a small town in Devon, who have made bobbin lace since the 16th century.
Trilby Trailer (1908)
10 May 1908
Danish adaptation of Trilby. Presumed lost, though a single still apparently depicting the novel's climax survives.
The Chinese Shadows Trailer (1908)
07 October 1908
At the beginning of this film two women come onstage dressed in Oriental fashion. They present a shadow play theatre.
The Thieving Hand Trailer (1908)
01 February 1908
A one-armed street peddler notices that a well-to-do man has dropped his ring. He returns it to him. The wealthy man is very grateful and, to show his appreciation, takes the peddler to a 'Limb Store', where he buys him a new arm.
The Living Doll Trailer (1908)
23 December 1908
1908 French short silent Christmas film by Georges Méliès, which is now presumed lost. The film, combining American ideas about Santa Claus with Méliès's fantasy style and a modern touch, followed the adventures of a young girl, Polly, one Christmas night, as she escapes kidnappers, travels to Santa's palace, and—by changing places with a large doll—goes with Santa on a giftgiving journey by airplane.
The Magic of Catchy Songs Trailer (1908)
22 August 1908
1908 French short silent film directed by Georges Méliès, which is currently presumed lost.
The Vain Parlor Maid Trailer (1908)
23 May 1908
A housemaid is cleaning a studio. When she sees a sculpture of a nude woman in life-size, lying on a couch, she starts to compare this idealized body with her own.
Incident from Don Quixote Trailer (1908)
04 October 1908
In one of his dreams, Don Quixote is fighting monsters. Having vanquished them, he goes to put on his armor, only to be met with a succession of strange events: first the armor appears occupied by a creature with stretching limbs, then a lovely young woman appears and sprouts butterfly wings.
The Hotel of Silence Trailer (1908)
10 October 1908
A traveler is welcomed into a fully automated hotel, where no human intervention is required. But the machines malfunction, giving the guest a nightmarish experience.
The Red Girl Trailer (1908)
15 September 1908
Miner Kate Nelson strikes gold but is quickly robbed at a frontier hotel by a desperate Mexican woman, who shoots a hotel clerk during her escape.
Marie Stuart Trailer (1908)
07 September 1908
The film depicts the main events in the life of Mary, Queen of Scots. She married Francis II, King of France.
The Electric Hotel Trailer (1908)
14 November 1908
An enthusiastic young couple is astounded with modern technology's giant leaps in the fascinating field of electricity.
The Indian Sorcerer Trailer (1908)
25 June 1908
A sorcerer turns a small egg into a bigger one and keeps repeating this trick until the egg is large enough to do other things including delivering children.
The Helping Hand Trailer (1908)
26 August 1908
An impoverished father, with his young son and daughter, begs for food in a marketplace. When a merchant angrily turns them away, their plight attracts the attention of a woman of charity.
Fantasmagorie Trailer (1908)
17 August 1908
An animated film by French auteur Émile Cohl, one of the earliest examples of hand-drawn film animation.
Rescued from an Eagle's Nest Trailer (1908)
18 January 1908
A woodsman leaves a hut followed by a woman with their baby. Nearby some men chop down a tree. The baby is left outside the hut, but an eagle flies away with it.
Stenka Razin Trailer (1908)
15 October 1908
Stenka Razin is the leader of a group of outlaws who live a life of revelry and carousing along the Volga River and in the nearby forests.
For a Wife's Honor Trailer (1908)
28 August 1908
Irving Robertson, a successful playwright, has just received a message from out of town to witness the initial performance of one of his plays.
The Bee and the Rose Trailer (1908)
10 September 1908
The Queen Bee and her entourage appear dancing around the hive. Suddenly, a splendid rose rises in a bed of flowers, comes to life and flies off with the Queen Bee.
Departure of the British Antarctic Expedition from Lyttelton, New Zealand, 1st January, 1908 Trailer (1908)
01 October 1908
Departure of Sir Ernest Shackleton's British Antarctic Expedition from Lyttelton, New Zealand on January 1st, 1908.
A Visit to the Seaside Trailer (1908)
01 December 1908
The first successful motion picture in natural color, filmed with Kinemacolor. It is an 8 minute short film directed by George Albert Smith of Brighton, showing people doing everyday activities.
The Runaway Horse Trailer (1908)
03 January 1908
A laundry man parks his horse-drawn cart to make a delivery. While he is inside, his horse sees a bag of oats and starts to eat them.
The Greaser's Gauntlet Trailer (1908)
11 August 1908
This film with a highly offensive and racist title tells the story of Jose, a handsome young Mexican, who leaves his home in the Sierra Madre Mountains with a cross-embroidered gauntlet from his mother.
Miyamoto Musashi: Giant Ape Extermination Scene Trailer (1908)
11 November 1908
Among the many famous 16th-century samurai who made the leap from myth and ukiyo-e to early cinema screen was sword-master Miyamoto Musashi, previously depicted in prints by Kiniyoshi Yoshitoshi and others slaying an array of grotesque creatures including giant bats, giant lizards, and the mythical tengu.
The Fatal Hour Trailer (1908)
18 August 1908
A young woman (Linda Arvidson) is kidnapped by a band of opportunistic Chinese slavers, led by devious Pong Lee (Harry Solter).
The Barber's Baby's Christening Trailer (1908)
04 December 1908
It’s the day of the barber’s baby’s christening, and the guests start arriving with their flowers and gifts, dropping them off while the barber is still trying to see to his last customer.
Auf einer Pferdefarm in Rio Grande! Trailer (1908)
01 January 1908
In a corral, a cowboy tries to tame a horse.
Diabolical Pickpocket Trailer (1908)
03 April 1908
A pickpocket manages to escape the police through a series of fantastic tricks. The director in this film is unknown.
Caught by Wireless Trailer (1908)
21 March 1908
Crime drama involving an Irish couple immigrating to America
Dreams of Toyland Trailer (1908)
25 February 1908
A young boy’s toys come to life through animation.
The Assassination of the Duke de Guise Trailer (1908)
17 November 1908
The film portrays the events on the day King Henri III of France arranged for Duke Henri de Guise to be murdered.
A Dress Affair Trailer (1908)
01 January 1908
“A musician is given an invitation to a party, but finds that he has no dress suit to wear. He visits a friend, an artist, to see if he can borrow one, but he too does not have one.
The Helping Hand Trailer (1908)
29 December 1908
In desperation at her mother's illness and their need of money, a young girl determines to go into the underworld in quest of relief, but a woman of the world, touched by her innocence, stops her in time, rebukes the villainous libertine who is about to claim her, and leads the girl back to her home.
The Excavator – A Hell-Born Machine Behind the Brest Railway Station Trailer (1908)
01 January 1908
A lost newsreel with a self-evident title. One of the first films made on the territory of modern Belarus.
At the Crossroads of Life Trailer (1908)
02 July 1908
At the Crossroads of Life is a typically Victorian-style melodrama in which a girl's wishes to be an actress are condemned by her stern father, a man of the cloth who has no time for those in the acting profession.
Les malheurs d'un photographe Trailer (1908)
22 June 1908
A family goes to a photographer. The photographer pushes the boy around, and no one seems to care. The boy gets his revenge.
The Bandit Makes Good Trailer (1908)
06 September 1908
A sheriff apprehends a bank robber and recovers the money. On the way back to town, the sheriff loses the recovered money in a crooked card game.
Buncoed Stage Johnnie Trailer (1908)
23 May 1908
This Georges Melies film is one of several to appear in only a fragment form. The film opens up with a title card explaining what happens in the missing parts of the movie.
Modern Sculptors Trailer (1908)
19 March 1908
The first scene presents before the astonished eyes of the spectators a solid piece of marble, which the minute it is placed on a table seems to take life, and one can follow a snake-like line branding on the polished face of the stone the name of the house of Pathé Frères.
Dixon-Wanamaker Expedition to Crow Agency Trailer (1908)
01 January 1908
It is the only known surviving film footage from the 1908 Rodman Wanamaker-sponsored expedition to record American Indian life in the west, filmed and produced both for an educational screening at Wanamaker’s department store in Philadelphia and to document what Wanamaker and photographer Joseph K.
The Feud and the Turkey Trailer (1908)
08 December 1908
A bitter feud between the Wilkinson and Caulfield families turns tragic when the Colonel’s young son is killed.
Barcelona by Tram Trailer (1908)
31 December 1908
Very early footage of the streets of Barcelona, filmed from a tram.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Trailer (1908)
07 March 1908
Dr. Henry Jekyll experiments with scientific means of revealing the hidden, dark side of man and releases a murderer from within himself.
The Legend of Prometheus Trailer (1908)
07 September 1908
A mythological scene with the most beautiful effect.
The Bandit's Waterloo: The Outwitting of an Andalusian Brigand by a Pretty Senora Trailer (1908)
04 August 1908
A gang of lawless freebooters who terrorized the country and made travel in the mountains a hazardous pastime hold up a stylish landau in which are seated an old gentleman, a duenna, and a pretty young Senora.
The Puppet's Nightmare Trailer (1908)
14 September 1908
A nightmare, sketched out upon a living blackboard.