1900s Movies

Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on May 18th, 1919.

"As you loll comfortably on the deck, your steamer approaches the Suez Canal and you enter this interesting stretch of water at Port Said. You land...

Released in 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on April 27th, 1919.

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on February 24th, 1918.

A biopic of Bank of America founder Amedeo Peter Giannini who, besides pioneering modern banking, supported Hollywood’s emerging film industry.

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

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...

Released in March of 1921. Produced by Burton Holmes.

A documentary illustrating the mountain sports activities of the university students of the GUF (Gruppi universitari fascisti) in Val Gardena,...

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on September 14th, 1919.

Released in November of 1920. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Released on March 28th, 1920. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Klettern im Fels (in English, "Rock Climbing") is a German silent documentary about rock climbing. It was directed by the cameraman Hermann Schadock...

A Gaumont Mirror newsreel showing a party of climbers setting out to climb the Great Gable. They appear drinking from a mountain stream and climbing...

The capital of Switzerland is an interesting town, and the national life is perhaps best seen in its streets.

1923, produced by Frederick Burlingham.