20th Century Movies

Released in 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Released on the 20th of March, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

The ranger's activity mainly centered on mapping the national forests, creating safe trails, giving out cattle and sheep permits, and protecting the...

Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on April 13th, 1919.

To honor the memory of the famous guide Luigi Comici, two climbers climb a sixth grade wall of one of the Tre Cime di Lavaredo. The adventure of the...

Released on March 13th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Vancouver is a veritable metropolis, a beautiful cosmopolitan city; perhaps the most English in all the entire Dominion of Canada. It is famous for...

Released on August 3rd, 1919.

Travelogue released on October 16th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Released on the 13th of October, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.

The ascent of the Jungfrau by the Urban Alpine Expedition, headed by Frank Ormiston-Smith, the pioneer mountaineering photograher and filmmaker, on...

Released on December 14th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

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

Travelogue released on September 18th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Travelogue released on November 2nd, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

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

"This noted place is due to rank high in history as the proving grounds of America's pluck. Every American man, woman and child should see this."...

Four men walk accross the upper part of the Mer de Glace Glacier. All they walk unroped and using ice axes as a cane. The shot belongs to a...

Die Eiger-Nordwand is a documentary about alpinism that takes place on the Eiger. It was directed by Max Herrmann in 1936. It features Fritz Steuri,...