It’s an Edison film from 1905! IMDb Link. (Thanks, Wilford!)
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That must have seemed a near miracle to folks seeing that in the theater. “...On! Dunder and Blitzen”. Wait a minute, Dunder? I thought it was Donner and Blitzen. I found a 4 year old piece at https://stedwardedge.com describing the personalities of the 8 original reindeer in 1823. The originals matched the current names except Dunder and Blixem, Dutch for thunder and lightning. Somewhere between 1832 and 1905 they got changed. The original and changed names don't sound like girl names to me. I'm not being sexist, I'm thinking 1905, but I suppose that could be the same thing. xoxoxoBruce
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That must have seemed a near miracle to folks seeing that in the theater.
“...On! Dunder and Blitzen”.
Wait a minute, Dunder? I thought it was Donner and Blitzen.
I found a 4 year old piece at https://stedwardedge.com describing the personalities of the 8 original reindeer in 1823. The originals matched the current names except Dunder and Blixem, Dutch for thunder and lightning.
Somewhere between 1832 and 1905 they got changed.
The original and changed names don't sound like girl names to me. I'm not being sexist, I'm thinking 1905, but I suppose that could be the same thing.
xoxoxoBruce
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