1900s Movies

A climbing expedition by a mountain guide and a woman to the summit of Mount Wedgwood, on a training climb in preparation for an attempt to scale...

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

From the Ganges to the Himalayas is the sort of a journey that no one ever forgets. The good ship "Burton Holmes" will take your patrons on an...

A television film about the life and times of Slovak emigrant Štefan Banič, who was granted a patent in the United States for the...

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on March 18th, 1918.

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...

Documentary on mountain climbing in the Swiss and Italian Alps.

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...

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...

A Czech satirical comedy set around 1900. The inhabitants of the small town of Pětice are excited by a mysterious package that is to be...

Tractor Harvesters at work in the San Joaquin Valley. A visit to Hopi House at the Grand Canyon.

The mountain guide Andreas loves Marie, the hotelier's daughter whom a guest from the city, Alfred, is courting. He thinks about getting rid of his...

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

1905, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Travelogue released on December 18th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

A group of tourists, including five women, cross the Mauvais Pas, a rocky passage equipped with a railing, next to the Mer de Glace Glacier. One of...

Travelogue released on the 6th of October, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.