1900s Movies

A biographical film about Finnish singer J. Alfred Tanner and his path through a failed career as a construction master to become a highly successful...

Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on June 15th, 1919.

Travelogue released on November 27th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Released on March 13th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on January 7th, 1918.

Kandersteg, the highest mountain village on the Gemmi route is a delightful spot and the center of fine excursions in the mountain regions of the...

This short film shows an alpine march of the young fascists of the federal command of Belluno to the Mario Vazzoler refuge. From there, a group of...

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

Travelogue released on the 28th of May, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Released in 1922.

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on September 28th, 1919.

Travelogue released on October 30th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

An ascent of 'The Tooth' via the South-east Face. The film was made by Burge Bickford and Lyman Boyer. It features Jim Crooks leading Fred Beckey on...

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Documentary on mountain climbing in the Swiss and Italian Alps.

The ascent of the Aiguille Verte in the Mont Blanc Massif by the ridge of the Moine. Two climbers, the mountain, and the rope. No plot, no tragedy,...

1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

From the shores of Lake Huron to the prairie capital of Manitoba is an interesting trip. Scenes shown are motorboating amid the Thirty Thousand...

A thrilling incident showing a climber ascending a cleft or chimney by hanging on with his finger tips and pushing his back and knees into opposite...