Silent Cinema Movies

A group of men shows the 'before and after' physical effects of a journey upon the Mount Aspiring area. Mount Aspiring (9,960 ft.), known as the...

NAILS is a black and white, dialogue-free surreal horror short film. The story is carried through image, rhythm, and score rather than dialogue.

Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on May 11th, 1919.

Released on May 4th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Mountain climbing with all its thrills near Lake O'Hara in Yoho National Park, British Columbia. The film begins on a busy street in Toronto with...

"A 'Full-day exercise in the Bernina area' by mountain soldiers under the command of Major Charles Golay. At two o'clock, 130 men broke up in...

Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on March 23rd, 1919.

An exceptional cinematographic document on Emilio Comici, shot in 1938 in Val Rosandra by a MGM operator. The documentary shows Comici with the...

Released on March 30th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on May 18th, 1919.

Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on April 13th, 1919.

Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on April 27th, 1919.

A hapless stage musician struggles to keep the attention of her meagre audience. When her tricks start to backfire with increasingly dire results,...

A girl's crumbling friendship sends her into a murderous spiral.

Three rock climbing ascents in Val Bregaglia, Italy by Karl Freimann and Philipp Wieland, who made the first ascent of Fiamma in 1936. The film...

An insoluble quest.

We look first at Westminster Abbey and the Towers of Parliament. And the sight-seeing only starts there as it continues to all the famous buildings...

Comedy short film directed by Filippo Martelli.

Above the Clouds in Rainier National Park shows a two-day climb from Paradise Inn to the summit of Mt. Rainier. The film was produced by the Kodak...