Early 20th Century Movies

Released in June of 1914.

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on December 21st, 1919.

1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

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 March of 1921. Produced by Frederick Burlingham.

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

On September 28th, 1903, the Urban Mountaineering Expedition, headed by Frank Ormiston-Smith, left Zermatt to attempt the conquest of the Matterhorn....

Sports enthusiast Ernest is to cover 6,000 kilometers on his motorcycle in 15 days, crossing Austria, Italy, Switzerland, the Balkans and...

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Released on August 31st, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Travelogue released in April of 1921. Written & produced by Burton Holmes.

Travelogue released on the 8th of January, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Frank Ormiston-Smith, the pioneer mountaineering photograher and filmmaker, filmed in 1906 the ascent to several towers in the Cinque Torri area in...

Dr. Johannes Krafft climbs a 12,000-foot mountain over and over again to search for his wife, who was lost on their honeymoon. Another couple makes...

An Austrian military officer and rogue attempts to seduce the wife of a surgeon. The two men confront each other in a test of abilities that ends...

Three mountaineers, including a woman, climb the l'Aiguille du Moine, in the Mont Blanc Massif departing from the Couvercle Shelter. Facing walls...

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Hermann Perren, mountain guide, prepares the ascent of Dent du Requin with a companion. He checks the equipment necessary for any mountaineer, rope,...

Released in 1915, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.