20th Century Movies

Released in 1923, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Released in July of 1902. Produced by William Nicholas Selig.

This Norwegian sport is much practiced by the Swiss youth as well as the visitors to the winter resorts. Many successful jumps (the unsuccessful...

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Klettern im Eis is an instructional documentary about ice climbing produced in 1945 by filmaker and producer Theo von Hörmann, producer of the...

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

The climbing of the Fiamma, the famous rock needle in the Bergell, with minimal equipment and technique. A must for lovers of mountain sports. A...

Released in 1919, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

The film is a kind of docu-fiction about a boy who enrolls in a battalion of young mountain troops. The film follows his daily life in the military...

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

An ascent of 'The Tooth' via the South-east Face. The film was made by Burge Bickford and Lyman Boyer. It features Jim Crooks leading Fred Beckey on...

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Filmed in the Colorado Rockies, this film portrays the dangerous sport of mountain climbing and shows special equipment needed, together with its...

1916, directed by Frederick Burlingham.

Released on the first of May, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

The passionate story of the femme fatale, seductive and dangerous, a myth and a fantasy, through her representation in art.

...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...