Early 20th Century Movies

In the mountains, Diotima meets Karl and fall in love and have an affair. Karl's friend Vigo mistakenly believes she's in love with him, causing...

Released in June of 1914.

A record of the second British Everest expedition showing the journey from Darjeeling to Tibet, activities of the Tibetans, and the climb itself. The...

Sounded version of the 1928 film 'Der Kampf ums Matterhorn'. The added sound track included music composed by Schmidt-Boelckeb and dubbed dialogs by...

A travelogue set in the jungles of Borneo.

Travelogue documenting extremely isolated areas in Switzerland between Bernese Alps and the Rhone River.

1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

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...

Released in January of 1921. Produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Released in March of 1921. Produced by Frederick Burlingham.

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

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...

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Struggle for the Matterhorn (German: Der Kampf ums Matterhorn) is a 1928 German-Swiss silent drama film co-directed by Mario Bonnard and Nunzio...

The official record of Mallory and Irvine's 1924 expedition. When George Mallory and Sandy Irvine attempted to reach the summit of Everest in 1924...

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...

Helen Wynton, a society reporter, befriends Etta Stampa, who confesses that her heart is broken because her father has disinherited her because of a...

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on June 3rd, 1918.

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.