1900s Movies

1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

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...

Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on December 28th, 1919.

Travelogue released on November 27th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Released on March 25, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.

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

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...

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on November 23rd, 1919.

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on the 17th of June, 1918.

Released on March 19th, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Travelogue released on the 22nd of May, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

This gives a panorama of the Village of Isebwald and entrance to Interlaken from the deck of a steamer on Lake Brienz. The famous Geissbach falls...

Travelogue released on December 11th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

An alpine ascent Monte Rosa glacier by a large group of mountaineers equipped with crampons and ice axes. The group ascends from the Gabiet lake to...

Released on the 31st of December, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Sound and shortened version of 'Im Kampf mit dem Berge', Arnold Fanck's second major mountaineering film, from 1921. The film follows two mountain...

1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Shot in 1941, this black-and-white instructional film (featuring actor Alan Ladd) serves as a veritable time capsule on the history of the sport,...