Early 20th Century Movies

  • 1920
    The Jungfrau Railway

    The Jungfrau Railway

    The Jungfrau Railway

    01920HD

    Released in 1920, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

    The Jungfrau Railway
  • 1931
    The Burning Mountains

    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...

    The Burning Mountains
  • 1923
    The Grépon Traverse

    The Grépon Traverse

    The Grépon Traverse

    101923HD

    In 1923, André Sauvage produced his first film La Traversée du Grépon. Dedicated to mountaineering in the Mont Blanc massif,...

    The Grépon Traverse
  • 1907
    Winter Sports: Fun with Jack Frost

    Winter Sports: Fun with Jack Frost

    Winter Sports: Fun with Jack Frost

    01907HD

    Opening with sledge loads of holiday makers leaving the hotel shown afterwards careering along the roadway through beautiful winter landscape....

    Winter Sports: Fun with Jack Frost
  • 1924
    A Wedding Feast Among the Borneo Dayaks

    A Wedding Feast Among the Borneo Dayaks

    A Wedding Feast Among the Borneo Dayaks

    01924HD

    1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

    A Wedding Feast Among the Borneo Dayaks
  • 1919
    Glorious Versailles

    Glorious Versailles

    Glorious Versailles

    01919HD

    Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on March 23rd, 1919.

    Glorious Versailles
  • 1907
    Prize Ski Jumping Contest

    Prize Ski Jumping Contest

    Prize Ski Jumping Contest

    01907HD

    1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

    Prize Ski Jumping Contest
  • 1923
    The Call of the Mountain

    The Call of the Mountain

    The Call of the Mountain

    91923HD

    In The Call of the Mountain (L’appel de la montagne) a couple are childhood sweethearts who are separated, she marries a rich man and he...

    The Call of the Mountain
  • 1919
    Climbing Mt. Lefroy in the Rockies, Canada, 1910s

    Climbing Mt. Lefroy in the Rockies, Canada, 1910s

    Climbing Mt. Lefroy in the Rockies, Canada, 1910s

    01919HD

    Huntley Film Archives film 1001785.

    Climbing Mt. Lefroy in the Rockies, Canada, 1910s
  • 1924
    The Ascent of the Aiguilles Ravanel and Mummery

    The Ascent of the Aiguilles Ravanel and Mummery

    The Ascent of the Aiguilles Ravanel and Mummery

    101924HD

    "The ascent of the Aiguilles Ravanel and Mummery", climbed by young guides in cycling pants: The brothers Armand Charlet and Georges Charlet, Arthur...

    The Ascent of the Aiguilles Ravanel and Mummery
  • 1919
    Meyer from Berlin

    Meyer from Berlin

    Meyer from Berlin

    6.51919HD

    Sally Meyer, a young Berliner, persuades his Doctor to convince his wife that he is ill, so that he is able to take a holiday in the Austrian Alps.

    Meyer from Berlin
  • 1921
    Bath, the Famous British Spa

    Bath, the Famous British Spa

    Bath, the Famous British Spa

    01921HD

    Released in 1921, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

    Bath, the Famous British Spa
  • 1908
    The Secret of the Glacier

    The Secret of the Glacier

    The Secret of the Glacier

    01908HD

    During an ascent of Canigou, a traveler falls into a precipice, his body rolling to the bottom of the abyss on the glistening snow of the glacier....

    The Secret of the Glacier
  • 1925
    The Kilometer-Devourer

    The Kilometer-Devourer

    The Kilometer-Devourer

    01925HD

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

    The Kilometer-Devourer
  • 1915
    Scaling the Jungfrau

    Scaling the Jungfrau

    Scaling the Jungfrau

    01915HD

    A record of the ascent of the Jungfrau by Frederick Burlingham accompanied by four mountain guides. The film starts with panoramics of the Eiger...

    Scaling the Jungfrau
  • 1912
    Dranem sténo-dactyle

    Dranem sténo-dactyle

    Dranem sténo-dactyle

    01912HD

    Man impersonates a female typist.

    Dranem sténo-dactyle
  • 1931
    Mountains on Fire

    Mountains on Fire

    Mountains on Fire

    6.51931HD

    Two of Germany's best and busiest directors collaborated on Berge in Flammen (Mountain in Flames). The storyline should be of interest to...

    Mountains on Fire
  • 1928
    Pamir

    Pamir

    Pamir

    91928HD

    A film record of a Soviet expedition to Pamir, not to be confused with Krysha Mira, a different 1928 expedition film also about Pamir, directed by...

    Pamir
  • 1914
    The Million

    The Million

    The Million

    01914HD

    Directed by Thomas N. Heffron

    The Million
  • 1919
    Gay Parie in Wartime

    Gay Parie in Wartime

    Gay Parie in Wartime

    01919HD

    Released on March 16th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

    Gay Parie in Wartime