20th Century Movies

1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on March 18th, 1918.

Four roped men jump a crevasse and ascend through the seracs of the Mer de Glace using long ice axes. The shot belongs to a collection of scenes that...

Released on the 21st of September, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Views of a party making the actual ascent of this famous mountain have a much greater interest than the usual scenic film. Commencing with the...

A aspiring novelist operates a tiny neighborhood bookstore. His wife is a talented painter. Their marriage is disintegrating, and they are about to...

A photoshoot on the roofs and in the streets of Paris, under the astonished eyes of the inhabitants.

Surabaya, Java, is the busiest headquarters of the Dutch in the Far East. Here the white-clothed man from Holland has established the commercial...

The mountain guide Andreas loves Marie, the hotelier's daughter whom a guest from the city, Alfred, is courting. He thinks about getting rid of his...

Travelogue released on the 29th of May, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

"L'ascension du Mont Pelvoux" is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Mont Pelvoux. It was directed by André Bayard in 1922 and...

Travelogue released on the 14th of May, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Departure of the steamer from Interlaken, and giving throughout its entire length, a film picture of exceptional beauty. The stereoscopic effect is...

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

Released in 1915.

Travelogue released on the 28th of May, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

From Jaipur to Agra and Calcutta is a wonderful trip, and Burton Holmes shows some of the quaintest and queerest sights in the world, among them the...

A contrast between two kinds of attitudes to gay liberation in Adelaide.

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on December 7th, 1919.