The Germans were not far behind when if came to experimenting with sound and the surviving discs seem like a curious anachronism because they closely resemble the Vitaphone discs from the mid-1920s: about sixteen inches in diameter and the track started from the center and the needle moved out.
Watch the official Donnerwetter, tadellos 1908 trailer in HD below.
Germany 24 May 1908
These some of the most viewed trailers for movies released in 1908:
13 October 1908
Mack Sennett appears as a barbarian in this film produced by the Biograph Company.
16 October 1908
The young hero, Frederick, is leaving his country home and going to the city to attend the bull fight, and while there he meets and woos a beautiful maiden, forgetting his own little sweetheart at home.
01 January 1908
Three woman playing a game of catch leads to one of them exposing herself as she gets stuck whilst peering out the window.
01 January 1908
A short documentary about industrial whaling. The surviving footage runs for approximately 12 minutes.
08 March 1908
The first scene shows part of Flint's old pirate crew, with one-legged John Silver in the lead. They have discovered the hiding place of Billy Bones, the mate of Flint's ship, the "Walrus," and they send Black Dog, one of the crew, to tip Billy Bones to the "black spot" at the Admiral Ben Bow Inn; but Billy Bones drives Black Dog away, and will have nothing to do with him.
15 September 1908
Mack Sennett appears as a man in the bar in this film produced by the Biograph Company.
08 May 1908
Albert Capellani's retelling of the biblical passage, previously taken to the screen by Ferdinand Zecca in 1902.
10 February 1908
A boy takes pictures of everything, including some embarrassing situations. When he projects the pictures on a wall for everyone to see, his father spanks him and smashes the camera.
09 June 1908
Stable hostler Joe loves his wife Annie, but she leaves him and their child for a wealthy gentleman, only to die destitute in London, where Joe's enduring love brings her solace in her final moments.
21 March 1908
Crime drama involving an Irish couple immigrating to America
Have you watched Donnerwetter, tadellos yet? What did you think about it?