All Films

Donnerwetter, tadellos

1908 • 3 min

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.

A Trip Through the Canals of Copenhagen

1908 • 4 min

Traveling by boat to film Copenhagen from a different angle.

Modeopvisning - Kjoler

1908 • 1 min

Peter Elfelt filming fashion.

Timid Duellers

1908 • 5 min • Italy

After an altercation two men exchange cards, an invitation to adjudicate their differences on the field of honor. The seconds make all arrangements and at the appointed hour, the combatants appear. Both, however, are possessed of mortal fear and their aim is so uncertain that after numerous attempts and trials of various forms of weapons the seconds cheerfully call the match a draw.

Lady Barrister

1908 • 8 min • France

A woman attorney is seen in her apartment with her poor henpecked husband, who is more like her man servant than her better half. She is so taken up with her studies in law that she finds no time to bother with household duties, thus putting the burden on her husband who is compelled to take care of the baby, clean the house, do the cooking and be on hand, ready to answer whenever the wife calls on him to attend to her wants. Things do not run very smoothly, however, which is not at all surprising, so she finally decides to take a hand in the domestic affairs herself. (Moving Picture World)

In Morocco: Tangier

1908 • 6 min

Shots of Morocco, including a harbour town with a fortress.

Il carnevale di Milano del 1908

1908 • 3 min • Italy

Footage of a Milan carneval in 1908

The Don Cossacks in Moscow

1908 • 5 min • France

An excellent reproduction of the world-famed riders of Russia in their various stunts and acrobatic feats while on their thoroughbred horses.

The Robber and the Jew

1908 • 5 min • United Kingdom

Robbers wait by the roadside ready to spring upon a series of passing travellers, gleefully hiding their stolen plunder in a hollow tree. When a Jewish man comes along with a bag full of gold, the villains treat him worse than the others and tie him to the tree.

The Magic Sack

1908 • 5 min

An Old man is chased by some people. He hits them with his magic sack and they disappear. He is then arrested and escapes by climbing into his sack and reappearing outside the prison walls, he is soon caught again and makes amends by shaking his sack and bringing back those who disappeared.

Göta Elf Accident

1908 • 6 min • Sweden

Documentary short showing recovery footage of a boat accident in Göta älv (Göta River)

Franco-British Exhibition

1908 • 1 min • United Kingdom

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.

Jönköping Market

1908 • 4 min • Sweden

Market in Jonkoping

Pictures from Kalmar and Sölvesborg

1908 • 18 min • Sweden

Cityscapes of Kalmar and Sölvesborg

Lace Making

1908 • 4 min

The lacemakers of Honiton, a small town in Devon, who have made bobbin lace since the 16th century.

The Olympic Games London

1908 • 4 min • United Kingdom

Precious footage of the 1908 Olympics shows the main venue, White City Stadium, with brief glimpses of pole vaulting, gymnastics, high jump, swimming, throwing the discus, tug of war and women’s archery.

Hong Kong: The Funicular from Victoria

1908 • 4 min

Travelogue about the Peak Tram in Hong Kong. A journey with this funicular from the top to the end point, the city below. The camera is in front of the tram, so that only the rails and the landscape are visible, and the effect of a roller coaster is created.

Kristianstad and Karlshamn in 1908

1908 • 15 min • Sweden

International Workers' Day and the 250th anniversary of the Treaty of Roskilde. May Day demonstration and flower procession in Kristianstad and the Roskilde Festival in Karlshamn.

Auf einer Pferdefarm in Rio Grande!

1908 • 1 min • France, Mexico

In a corral, a cowboy tries to tame a horse.

Virginia Women's Academic Soccer Club: Comical!

1908 • 3 min • Sweden

“Kvinnliga akademiska fotbollsklubben Virginia: Ko-misk!” is one of five films (three of which are now lost) that were made by students at the University of Lund, Sweden, as a part of their 1908 carnival. The film is a parody of female students engaging in sports.

Olympic Games in London

1908 • 8 min • United Kingdom

Actuality coverage of the London 1908 Olympic Games, issued by Pathé and released in Sweden as Olympiska spelen i London 1908. The reel includes ceremonial scenes in the royal box and events at the White City Stadium. The Games were officially opened by King Edward VII on 13 July 1908, and surviving Pathé footage shows the royal arrival and stands alongside athletics highlights.

Count Ugolino

1908 • 3 min • Italy

Directed by Giuseppe de Liguoro.

The World's First Caterpillar Track

1908 • 6 min • United Kingdom

A demonstration by the R. Hornsby engineering company of Grantham of a revolutionary all-terrain vehicle.

A Visit to Stockholm

1908 • 6 min • Sweden

Travelogue taking viewers on a tour of Stockholm in 1908. The film begins with a panoramic view from the Belvedere, then shows the busy harbor, wharves, and rail yard with a jack-knife bridge in operation. It concludes with a tram-top ride through the city’s main business streets, capturing the bustle of modern urban life. Issued in Sweden under the title Ett besök i Stockholm, it is distinct from the newsreel footage of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra’s state visit.