Early 20th Century Movies
- 1908
The Secret of the Glacier
The Secret of the Glacier01908HD
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....
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- 1909
Children Tobogganing in Switzerland
Children Tobogganing in Switzerland01909HD
1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 1913
Descent into the Crater of Vesusvius
Descent into the Crater of Vesusvius01913HD
Frederick Burlingham visits Vesuvius and climbs down into the crater accompanied by two Italian guides. Contains some nice actuality of Pompeii and...
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- 1921
Im Kampf mit dem Berge
Im Kampf mit dem Berge6.51921HD
The film follows two mountain enthusiasts, battling through a glacier area in the Swiss mountains. The mountaineers are two very prominent skiers at...
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- 1924
Mountain of Destiny
Mountain of Destiny7.71924HD
After a mountaineer is killed attempting to climb a difficult mountain, his son dreams of conquering the peak that has defeated his father. But his...
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- 1923
The Grépon Traverse
The Grépon Traverse101923HD
In 1923, André Sauvage produced his first film La Traversée du Grépon. Dedicated to mountaineering in the Mont Blanc massif,...
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- 1918
Allied War Heroes Arrive in Switzerland
Allied War Heroes Arrive in Switzerland01918HD
1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1924
The Lure of the South Seas
The Lure of the South Seas01924HD
1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1920
Snowbound
Snowbound01920HD
Released on April 11, 1920. Directed & produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1924
Flowers of Hate
Flowers of Hate01924HD
"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...
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- 1918
Facing Death on the Blumlisalp
Facing Death on the Blumlisalp01918HD
...where the whole expedition, by the breaking of an ice cornice on the summit, escaped death by a hair's breadth. The miraculous escape is recorded...
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- 1927
The Giant of the Dolomites
The Giant of the Dolomites7.51927HD
Expert mountain-guide Maciste lives in the Dolomites. He dotes on his young nephew Hans, the illegitimate son of his sister, who died of a broken...
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- 1920
The Jungfrau Railway
The Jungfrau Railway01920HD
Released in 1920, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1907
Railway Panorama: Jaffa to Jerusalem
Railway Panorama: Jaffa to Jerusalem01907HD
1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 1924
Paradising on the Italian Lakes
Paradising on the Italian Lakes01924HD
1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1931
The Burning Mountains
The Burning Mountains101931HD
Shortly before the First World War, an Italian and an Austrian mountain guides take part in a mountaineering expedition together. Not long afterwards...
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- 1921
Perilous Ascent of the Zinal-Rothorn
Perilous Ascent of the Zinal-Rothorn01921HD
The ascent of the Zinalrothorn filmed by Frederick Burlingham in September 1916. Burlingham, known at the time as 'The man who kinematographed the...
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- 1923
Wonder Spa of the Alps
Wonder Spa of the Alps01923HD
1923, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1922
Way Down Upon the Suwanee River
Way Down Upon the Suwanee River01922HD
Released in February of 1922. Produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1924
The Island of Surprise
The Island of Surprise01924HD
1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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