Early 20th Century Movies

1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

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...

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

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

Travelogue released on the 6th of October, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

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....

Released in 1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

From the shores of Lake Huron to the prairie capital of Manitoba is an interesting trip. Scenes shown are motorboating amid the Thirty Thousand...

Travelogue released on the 5th of March, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

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...

Released on the 28th of February, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Released in November of 1920. Produced by Burton Holmes.

1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

After a mountaineer is killed attempting to climb a difficult mountain, his son dreams of conquering the peak that has defeated his father. But his...

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

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

1923, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

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