1900s Movies

We have our poor people and the east has its starving millions; even in far-away Ceylon there are many kind hearts beating beneath dark skins, and it...

Released in November of 1920. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Released on the 16th of July, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

A scenic documentary record of a climb up to Mount Assiniboine, the 'American Matterhorn' in the Canadian Rockies.

Travelogue released on the 22nd of December, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Travelogue released on November 2nd, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Three rock climbing ascents in Val Bregaglia, Italy by Karl Freimann and Philipp Wieland, who made the first ascent of Fiamma in 1936. The film...

Distributed under the title of ‘Switzerland’ or ‘Playground of Europe’, the film consists of a collection of scenes filmed in...

Released in 1917.

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on May 20th, 1918.

Released on August 10th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

An official training film from the War department. In April 1942, a detail of five enlisted men and two officers, Capt. Paul Lafferty and Lt. John...

To commemorate the Anniversary of the Unspunnen Fete of 1815, held at Unspunnen, near Interlaken. Order of the Procession : 1-Twenty-two girls in...

Racist silent comedy

Released on the 24th of April, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Released on the 9th of November, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Scenes from a series filmed for Charles Urban by mountain expert Frank Ormiston-Smith, including The Battle of the Snow, Ski Jumping in the Alps, and...

1906, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Travelogue released on the 8th of January, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Views of a party making the actual ascent of this famous mountain have a much greater interest than the usual scenic film. Commencing with the...