Early 20th Century Movies

1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

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

Released on August 3rd, 1919.

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

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

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 September 25th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

A travelogue set in the jungles of Borneo.

Released in January of 1921. Produced by Frederick Burlingham.

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

Travelogue released on October 16th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Ceylon is the land of perpetual and exceeding beauty, her people picturesque in dress and quaint in personality, often amusing and always...

"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....

Released in November of 1920. Produced by Burton Holmes.

It is not often that your patrons will get a chance to take a trip through a veritable Garden of Eden. On his trip Burton Holmes will show them many...

...From its terrace one gets a magnificent view down the Valley of the Bow River. The natural bathtub at the Hot Springs, the Government pool, free...

Travelogue released on the 10th of July, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

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