1900s Movies

Scenes from a series filmed for Charles Urban by mountain expert Frank Ormiston-Smith, including The Battle of the Snow, Ski Jumping in the Alps, and...

A great variety of the Swiss snow sports are here shown. Commencing with toboganning round a steep circular descent, and next in increasing numbers...

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...

Released on the 10th of April, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

A pretty feature of life at the Handeck Inn on the renowned Grimsel route.

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on June 3rd, 1918.

A film being photographed from the front of the engine. A grand view of the snow-clad peaks of this fine range of mountains is depicted from an...

1905, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Distributed under the title of ‘Switzerland’ or ‘Playground of Europe’, the film consists of a collection of scenes filmed in...

The climbers Jean Jacques and André Lambert, accompanied by the photographer Jean Lozeron, climb the great ridge of Salève, in...

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 rock climbing traverse in the Gastlosen Massif. Arrival of the train to Saanenmöser, three men walk to reach the wall. Crossing the rock face...

We have our poor people and the east has its starving millions; even in far-away Ceylon there are many kind hearts beating beneath dark skins, and it...

Released on the third of April, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

From the Ganges to the Himalayas is the sort of a journey that no one ever forgets. The good ship "Burton Holmes" will take your patrons on an...

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on June 1st, 1919.

Released on the 19th of February, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

A Gaumont Mirror newsreel showing a party of climbers setting out to climb the Great Gable. They appear drinking from a mountain stream and climbing...

1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.