Early 20th Century Movies

Released in June of 1914.

Sounded version of the 1928 film 'Der Kampf ums Matterhorn'. The added sound track included music composed by Schmidt-Boelckeb and dubbed dialogs by...

A travelogue set in the jungles of Borneo.

Helen Wynton, a society reporter, befriends Etta Stampa, who confesses that her heart is broken because her father has disinherited her because of a...

1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Released in January of 1921. Produced by Frederick Burlingham.

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...

In the mountains, Diotima meets Karl and fall in love and have an affair. Karl's friend Vigo mistakenly believes she's in love with him, causing...

Released in March of 1921. Produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Dr. Johannes Krafft climbs a 12,000-foot mountain over and over again to search for his wife, who was lost on their honeymoon. Another couple makes...

1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Travelogue documenting extremely isolated areas in Switzerland between Bernese Alps and the Rhone River.

Released on April 11, 1920. Directed & produced by Burton Holmes.

Sports enthusiast Ernest is to cover 6,000 kilometers on his motorcycle in 15 days, crossing Austria, Italy, Switzerland, the Balkans and...

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...

"We have only one really tropic state in the good old U.S.A., and that is Florida, and so, just returning from the tropics of the Far East, Mr....

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Struggle for the Matterhorn (German: Der Kampf ums Matterhorn) is a 1928 German-Swiss silent drama film co-directed by Mario Bonnard and Nunzio...

Released on September 4th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.