1900s Movies

  • 1909
    Champion Skaters at Engelberg

    Champion Skaters at Engelberg

    Champion Skaters at Engelberg

    01909HD

    1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

    Champion Skaters at Engelberg
  • 1916
    Among the Head Hunters

    Among the Head Hunters

    Among the Head Hunters

    01916HD

    Released on the 16th of May, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

    Among the Head Hunters
  • 1917
    East of Suez

    East of Suez

    East of Suez

    01917HD

    "As you loll comfortably on the deck, your steamer approaches the Suez Canal and you enter this interesting stretch of water at Port Said. You land...

    East of Suez
  • 1924
    Flowers of Hate

    Flowers of Hate

    Flowers of Hate

    01924HD

    "A far-fetched, overdrawn story of two men who try to prove their courage and devotion to the same girl, by getting flowers she has expressed a...

    Flowers of Hate
  • 1904
    Camel Caravans Crossing Bridge

    Camel Caravans Crossing Bridge

    Camel Caravans Crossing Bridge

    01904HD

    1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

    Camel Caravans Crossing Bridge
  • 1905
    Battle of Snow on Rigi Summit

    Battle of Snow on Rigi Summit

    Battle of Snow on Rigi Summit

    01905HD

    A party of tourists ascending to the peak of the Rigi find a fresh fall of snow covering the summit. They soon divided into battalions, and bombard...

    Battle of Snow on Rigi Summit
  • 1934
    Rock Climbing

    Rock Climbing

    Rock Climbing

    01934HD

    Klettern im Fels (in English, "Rock Climbing") is a German silent documentary about rock climbing. It was directed by the cameraman Hermann Schadock...

    Rock Climbing
  • 1918
    Melbourne, the Magnificent

    Melbourne, the Magnificent

    Melbourne, the Magnificent

    01918HD

    Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on January 21st, 1918.

    Melbourne, the Magnificent
  • 2002
    The Original Mermaid

    The Original Mermaid

    The Original Mermaid

    92002HD

    Story of Annette Kellerman, the international swimming vaudeville and silent screen star whose life story inspired the MGM classic Million Dollar...

    The Original Mermaid
  • 1926
    Crags and Crevasses

    Crags and Crevasses

    Crags and Crevasses

    01926HD

    A man and a woman in a mountaineering tour on the Blackfoot Glacier in the Glacier National Park. They cross the glacier, negotiating big crevasses...

    Crags and Crevasses
  • 1919
    With the Yanks in France

    With the Yanks in France

    With the Yanks in France

    01919HD

    Released on May 4th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

    With the Yanks in France
  • 1903
    Ski Jumping Competition

    Ski Jumping Competition

    Ski Jumping Competition

    01903HD

    1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

    Ski Jumping Competition
  • 1900
    Chamonix - Montée à travers les Glaciers

    Chamonix - Montée à travers les Glaciers

    Chamonix - Montée à travers les Glaciers

    01900HD

    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...

    Chamonix - Montée à travers les Glaciers
  • 1917
    Beim Johannesfall in den Radstädter Tauern

    Beim Johannesfall in den Radstädter Tauern

    Beim Johannesfall in den Radstädter Tauern

    01917HD

    At the heart of the eastern Alps, in the Niedere Tauern massif that rises in the Austrian state of Salzburg, soldiers undertake the tortuous ascent...

    Beim Johannesfall in den Radstädter Tauern
  • 1919
    Up the Upper Parana

    Up the Upper Parana

    Up the Upper Parana

    01919HD

    Released on July 6th, 1919.

    Up the Upper Parana
  • 1903
    Cattle Crossing Grindelwald Eismeer

    Cattle Crossing Grindelwald Eismeer

    Cattle Crossing Grindelwald Eismeer

    01903HD

    A curious incident which happens in early summer when the cattle are taken to the high pastures for three months.

    Cattle Crossing Grindelwald Eismeer
  • 1904
    Piraeus and Athens (Greece), Hoisting Cattle on Steamer

    Piraeus and Athens (Greece), Hoisting Cattle on Steamer

    Piraeus and Athens (Greece), Hoisting Cattle on Steamer

    01904HD

    1. Mooring Cattle on Barges. Preparatory to shipping them to Constantinople. 2. Taking Cattle off to the Steamer. Towing the laden barges through the...

    Piraeus and Athens (Greece), Hoisting Cattle on Steamer
  • 1903
    Panorama from the Descending Car on Reichenbach Railway

    Panorama from the Descending Car on Reichenbach Railway

    Panorama from the Descending Car on Reichenbach Railway

    01903HD

    Taken from the front of a descending car, the track and the way in which the fertile valleys open out on either side, with the huge snow-capped...

    Panorama from the Descending Car on Reichenbach Railway
  • 1921
    In Old Granada

    In Old Granada

    In Old Granada

    01921HD

    A tour of Granada offers glimpses into the daily life of the 70,000 Granadans who once inhabited the city. Crossing the city from the Alhambra hill,...

    In Old Granada
  • 1905
    Ice Breaker at Stockholm

    Ice Breaker at Stockholm

    Ice Breaker at Stockholm

    01905HD

    1905, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

    Ice Breaker at Stockholm