20th Century Movies

The true story of Ivar Kreuger, the enigmatic Swedish financier who built a global empire of match monopolies and high-stakes loans while cultivating...

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...

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

"This picture shows a party of ten, tied together with a rope, with their spiked shoes biting into the treacherous icy path, mounting slowly upward...

The mountain guide Andreas loves Marie, the hotelier's daughter whom a guest from the city, Alfred, is courting. He thinks about getting rid of his...

Julian Eltinge appears in the cast.

This exciting and somewhat dangerous sport has attained a popularity at all the Swiss winter resorts that is really remarkable. The film depicts in a...

Released in 1917.

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on November 30th, 1919.

1905, featuring Eduard Spelterini, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1906, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on December 28th, 1919.

Released on the 16th of May, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Travelogue released on November 2nd, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Released on the 13th of August, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Four roped men jump a crevasse and ascend through the seracs of the Mer de Glace using long ice axes. The shot belongs to a collection of scenes that...

The ranger's activity mainly centered on mapping the national forests, creating safe trails, giving out cattle and sheep permits, and protecting the...

1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Released on July 27th, 1919.