Silent Movies

A rock climbing in the Bavarian Allgäu Alps in Germany. The camera follows two mountaineers on a climb. We see all stages of the ascent, from...

Dark, fast-paced symmetry in mixed weave of tones moving from oranges & yellows to blue-greens, then retreating (dissolves of zooming away) to both...

Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on June 15th, 1919.

Released on August 10th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Released on February 23rd, 1919.

A man wakes up in a forest with a mysterious mask stuck to his face and a note with a girl's face depicted.

A rare spoof. With the success of the 1925 film, The Lost World, it is common that when something is popular and successful, it is bound to be a...

Hermann Perren, mountain guide, prepares the ascent of Dent du Requin with a companion. He checks the equipment necessary for any mountaineer, rope,...

This hand-painted and elaborately step-printed work begins with a flourish of reds and yellows and purples in palpable fruit-like shapes interspersed...

Released in 1901

An alternative version of the film 'Southern Peaks', shortened in this case to be included in an episode of the series 'Glimpses of New Zealand'....

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

This silent film from 1948 "The Creation of Life" briefly demonstrates how a fetus forms and graphically shows different types of births. It was made...

Second part of the film 'River of ice', a mountaineering tour on Franz Josef Glacier in New Zealand. After spending the night in the Deficance Hut,...

An early silent color film of Glacier National Park and Mount Rainier. The film is part of the 'Our Colorful World' series, produced by Bell &...

Released on January 12th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on June 8th, 1919.

Released on February 9th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Julian Eltinge appears in the cast.