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:
03 August 1908
It depicts the notorious criminal incident that had occured in Rio de Janeiro.
08 February 1908
About an Acadian girl named Evangeline and her search for her lost love Gabriel, set during the time of the Expulsion of the Acadians, the forced removal by the British of the Acadian people from the present day Canadian Maritime provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island - parts of an area also known as Acadia.
14 December 1908
Yannic, the farmer, falls asleep at the foot of the enchanted Dolmen despite his friends' recommendations, and is soon prey to the most fantastic nightmare.
18 November 1908
A woman falls asleep on a park bench. The Devil appears and summons an imp who takes the woman to his fantastic lair.
12 August 1908
In this comedy we see a fellow giving orders to the cook to put plenty of garlic in his food, and she complies with his wishes by giving everything an extra dose of the unpleasant ingredient.
06 June 1908
Two feuding houses are united with the marriage and eventual death of their children.
08 May 1908
Albert Capellani's retelling of the biblical passage, previously taken to the screen by Ferdinand Zecca in 1902.
21 December 1908
A mixture of stop-motion and live action film from Émile Cohl with tin soldiers, children's drawings and cannibals in blackface.
21 December 1908
Everyman Coupeau's attempts to stop drinking are routinely thwarted by the wicked and vengeful Virginie.
24 January 1908
When the entire kitchen staff falls asleep from exhaustion, a dwarf appears and animates various objects via stop motion -- including their hands, which he cuts off while they snooze -- to do their work.
Have you watched Donnerwetter, tadellos yet? What did you think about it?