1900s Movies

1931
The Burning Mountains
The Burning Mountains
101931HD
Shortly before the First World War, an Italian and an Austrian mountain guides take part in a mountaineering expedition together. Not long afterwards...
2002
The Original Mermaid
The Original Mermaid
92002HD
Story of Annette Kellerman, the international swimming vaudeville and silent screen star whose life story inspired the MGM classic Million Dollar...
1918
Allied War Heroes Arrive in Switzerland
Allied War Heroes Arrive in Switzerland
01918HD
1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
1954
The Best Man of All
The Best Man of All
7.51954HD
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...
1919
Going Down to Buenos Aires
Going Down to Buenos Aires
01919HD
Released on August 10th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.
1923
La Traversée du Grépon
La Traversée du Grépon
101923HD
In 1923, André Sauvage produced his first film La Traversée du Grépon. Dedicated to mountaineering in the Mont Blanc massif,...
1921
The Italian Lakes
The Italian Lakes
01921HD
Released in June of 1921, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
1916
Bilibid, the Sing Sing of Philippines
Bilibid, the Sing Sing of Philippines
01916HD
Released on the 10th of April, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.
1932
An Ascent of the Monte Rosa Glaciers
An Ascent of the Monte Rosa Glaciers
01932HD
An alpine ascent Monte Rosa glacier by a large group of mountaineers equipped with crampons and ice axes. The group ascends from the Gabiet lake to...
1918
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...
1918
The Klondike Today
The Klondike Today
01918HD
Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on May 13th, 1918.
1903
Panorama from the Descending Car on Reichenbach Railway
Panorama from the Descending Car on Reichenbach Railway
01903HD
Taken from the front of a descending car, the track and the way in which the fertile valleys open out on either side, with the huge snow-capped...
1916
The Real Bohemia
The Real Bohemia
01916HD
Released on the 24th of July, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.
1970
Ascent of the Matterhorn
Ascent of the Matterhorn
01970HD
Released in 1923, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
1916
Our Middies at Annapolis and the U.S. Aviation School
Our Middies at Annapolis and the U.S. Aviation School
01916HD
Released on the 28th of February, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.
1921
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...
1907
Railway Panorama: Kaifa to Damascus
Railway Panorama: Kaifa to Damascus
01907HD
1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
1906
Winter Sports: Curling Contests in the Alps
Winter Sports: Curling Contests in the Alps
01906HD
This is an excellent and spirited picture of fine quality depicting the international curling contests in Switzerland, showing the Scotch champion...
1930
The Glacier's Secret
The Glacier's Secret
01930HD
"In this film of the 'Vagabond Adventure Series', Tom Terris takes us to New Zealand in a kind of travelogue film. We accompany a client and a...
1900
Chamonix: la mer de glace. Descente.
Chamonix: la mer de glace. Descente.
31900HD
Four roped men descend through the seracs of the Mer de Glace. One of them falls and has to be hoisted. The shot belongs to a collection of scenes...