Early 20th Century Movies

  • 1923
    The Grépon Traverse

    The Grépon Traverse

    The Grépon Traverse

    101923HD

    In 1923, André Sauvage produced his first film La Traversée du Grépon. Dedicated to mountaineering in the Mont Blanc massif,...

    The Grépon Traverse
  • 1920
    Snowbound

    Snowbound

    Snowbound

    01920HD

    Released on April 11, 1920. Directed & produced by Burton Holmes.

    Snowbound
  • 1924
    A Wedding Feast Among the Borneo Dayaks

    A Wedding Feast Among the Borneo Dayaks

    A Wedding Feast Among the Borneo Dayaks

    01924HD

    1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

    A Wedding Feast Among the Borneo Dayaks
  • 1913
    Descent into the Crater of Vesusvius

    Descent into the Crater of Vesusvius

    Descent into the Crater of Vesusvius

    01913HD

    Frederick Burlingham visits Vesuvius and climbs down into the crater accompanied by two Italian guides. Contains some nice actuality of Pompeii and...

    Descent into the Crater of Vesusvius
  • 1928
    Pamir

    Pamir

    Pamir

    91928HD

    A film record of a Soviet expedition to Pamir, not to be confused with Krysha Mira, a different 1928 expedition film also about Pamir, directed by...

    Pamir
  • 1917
    Beautiful Banff

    Beautiful Banff

    Beautiful Banff

    01917HD

    ...From its terrace one gets a magnificent view down the Valley of the Bow River. The natural bathtub at the Hot Springs, the Government pool, free...

    Beautiful Banff
  • 1909
    Logging in Norway

    Logging in Norway

    Logging in Norway

    01909HD

    1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

    Logging in Norway
  • 1931
    Mountains on Fire

    Mountains on Fire

    Mountains on Fire

    6.51931HD

    Two of Germany's best and busiest directors collaborated on Berge in Flammen (Mountain in Flames). The storyline should be of interest to...

    Mountains on Fire
  • 1970
    Rina, l'angelo delle Alpi

    Rina, l'angelo delle Alpi

    Rina, l'angelo delle Alpi

    01970HD

    Released in 1917.

    Rina, l'angelo delle Alpi
  • 1918
    Facing Death on the Blumlisalp

    Facing Death on the Blumlisalp

    Facing Death on the Blumlisalp

    01918HD

    ...where the whole expedition, by the breaking of an ice cornice on the summit, escaped death by a hair's breadth. The miraculous escape is recorded...

    Facing Death on the Blumlisalp
  • 1921
    Perilous Ascent of the Zinal-Rothorn

    Perilous Ascent of the Zinal-Rothorn

    Perilous Ascent of the Zinal-Rothorn

    01921HD

    The ascent of the Zinalrothorn filmed by Frederick Burlingham in September 1916. Burlingham, known at the time as 'The man who kinematographed the...

    Perilous Ascent of the Zinal-Rothorn
  • 1924
    The Ascent of the Aiguilles Ravanel and Mummery

    The Ascent of the Aiguilles Ravanel and Mummery

    The Ascent of the Aiguilles Ravanel and Mummery

    101924HD

    "The ascent of the Aiguilles Ravanel and Mummery", climbed by young guides in cycling pants: The brothers Armand Charlet and Georges Charlet, Arthur...

    The Ascent of the Aiguilles Ravanel and Mummery
  • 1918
    Allied War Heroes Arrive in Switzerland

    Allied War Heroes Arrive in Switzerland

    Allied War Heroes Arrive in Switzerland

    01918HD

    1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

    Allied War Heroes Arrive in Switzerland
  • 1921
    Bath, the Famous British Spa

    Bath, the Famous British Spa

    Bath, the Famous British Spa

    01921HD

    Released in 1921, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

    Bath, the Famous British Spa
  • 1924
    The Lure of the South Seas

    The Lure of the South Seas

    The Lure of the South Seas

    01924HD

    1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

    The Lure of the South Seas
  • 1920
    The Jungfrau Railway

    The Jungfrau Railway

    The Jungfrau Railway

    01920HD

    Released in 1920, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

    The Jungfrau Railway
  • 1909
    Alpine Sports

    Alpine Sports

    Alpine Sports

    01909HD

    1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

    Alpine Sports
  • 1929
    Karakorum

    Karakorum

    Karakorum

    01929HD

    The film was shot on the occasion of the Italian Geographical Expedition to Karakorum, conceived in 1926 and held in May-August 1929, under the...

    Karakorum
  • 1918
    The Riviera of Lac Leman

    The Riviera of Lac Leman

    The Riviera of Lac Leman

    01918HD

    Released in 1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

    The Riviera of Lac Leman
  • 1924
    Flowers of Hate

    Flowers of Hate

    Flowers of Hate

    01924HD

    "A far-fetched, overdrawn story of two men who try to prove their courage and devotion to the same girl, by getting flowers she has expressed a...

    Flowers of Hate