Early 20th Century Movies

1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

A record of the second British Everest expedition showing the journey from Darjeeling to Tibet, activities of the Tibetans, and the climb itself. The...

Released in January of 1921. Produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Travelogue released on the 31st of July, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Travelogue released in April of 1921. Written & produced by Burton Holmes.

Released on August 31st, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Released in November of 1920. Produced by Burton Holmes.

An Austrian military officer and rogue attempts to seduce the wife of a surgeon. The two men confront each other in a test of abilities that ends...

Sound version of the silent picture 'Climbing Mount Tupper.' William J. Oliver filmed the ascent of Mount Tupper in the Glacier National Park by the...

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

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...

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

David Gordon is in love and engaged to be married to Kate Nugent. But the sinister figure of Austen Hawke, Gordon's rival, threatens to eclipse the...

William J. Oliver filmed the ascent of Mount Tupper in the Glacier National Park by the famous Swiss mountain guide Edward Feuz accompanied by his...

Released in 1915.

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....

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...

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

Released in 1917.

Released in 1917.