Silent Movies

A rock climbing in the Bavarian Allgäu Alps in Germany. The camera follows two mountaineers on a climb. We see all stages of the ascent, from...

Dark, fast-paced symmetry in mixed weave of tones moving from oranges & yellows to blue-greens, then retreating (dissolves of zooming away) to both...

Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on June 15th, 1919.

Released on August 10th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Released on February 23rd, 1919.

A rare spoof. With the success of the 1925 film, The Lost World, it is common that when something is popular and successful, it is bound to be a...

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

A jar of Cheez Whiz careens wildly through a Treasure Island Foods at 3460 N. Broadway, Chicago, Illinois. Cheez Whiz was Norm Bruns' first film. It...

This hand-painted and elaborately step-printed work begins with a flourish of reds and yellows and purples in palpable fruit-like shapes interspersed...

A man's sisyphean struggle to fall asleep during a particularly bothersome night. A Silent Comedy Short.

A young woman wakes up to a new morning.

Released in 1901

An alternative version of the film 'Southern Peaks', shortened in this case to be included in an episode of the series 'Glimpses of New Zealand'....

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

Second part of the film 'River of ice', a mountaineering tour on Franz Josef Glacier in New Zealand. After spending the night in the Deficance Hut,...

An early silent color film of Glacier National Park and Mount Rainier. The film is part of the 'Our Colorful World' series, produced by Bell &...

An experimental silent thriller that was shot and edited on 16mm film

Released on January 12th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on June 8th, 1919.