20th Century Movies

The capital of Switzerland is an interesting town, and the national life is perhaps best seen in its streets.

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on May 20th, 1918.

The first picture of the new Paramount-Burton Holmes Travel pictures recount Mr. Holmes' motor trip of the summer of 1913 through the more...

A great variety of the Swiss snow sports are here shown. Commencing with toboganning round a steep circular descent, and next in increasing numbers...

The peculiarity of this waterfall, with its narrow funnel-shaped opening, from which, on to the jagged rocks the torrent dashes, is here portrayed in...

Travelogue released on the 5th of June, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

A travelogue set in the jungles of Borneo.

An official training film from the War department. In April 1942, a detail of five enlisted men and two officers, Capt. Paul Lafferty and Lt. John...

1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on March 18th, 1918.

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

"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....

A film being photographed from the front of the engine. A grand view of the snow-clad peaks of this fine range of mountains is depicted from an...

"During the 1927, AGM Geddes on behalf of the Huts Committee, gave the report on the progress made on the completion of the Club's first hut, the Fay...

"L'ascension du Mont Pelvoux" is a documentary about alpinism that takes place in Mont Pelvoux. It was directed by André Bayard in 1922 and...

Miha invites his fiancée Minka to the dance, but he's tempted by another big desire of his - climbing. Frustrated Minka insists on the...

Ashamed of being gay, Touko draws erotic pictures of muscular men to release his sexual tension. Through his art he becomes an international gay...

Documentary on mountain climbing in the Swiss and Italian Alps.

Travelogue released on the 22nd of January, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Travelogue released in April of 1921. Written & produced by Burton Holmes.