1900s Movies

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

"L'ascension du Mont Pelvoux" is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Mont Pelvoux. It was directed by André Bayard in 1922 and...

1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Four roped men jump a crevasse and ascend through the seracs of the Mer de Glace using long ice axes. The shot belongs to a collection of scenes that...

1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Travelogue released on December 11th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

A mountaineering tour on the Franz Josef Glacier, on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. After leaving the Fox Glacier Hotel, two...

Released on March 19th, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

A student, a railway worker and a peasant go on a trip to the Julian Alps and meet people on their way.

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Released on the 19th of February, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

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

The great glacier of the Selkirks in the Canadian Switzerland is equivalent to thirty Switzerlands of the Overseas. In this picture you are...

Travelogue released on August 28th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Expert mountain-guide Maciste lives in the Dolomites. He dotes on his young nephew Hans, the illegitimate son of his sister, who died of a broken...

Released in December of 1920. Produced by Burton Holmes.

The Untold Story of the Suffragists of Newfoundland (1999) is a docu-drama celebrating the thirty year struggle by the women of Newfoundland to win...

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

The mountain guide Jakob is a controversial figure. His supposed father dies and leaves behind a great heritage to the people. In the town they...

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