1910s Movies

  • 1918
    A Mountaineering Memory

    A Mountaineering Memory

    A Mountaineering Memory

    01918HD

    A scenic documentary record of a climb up to Mount Assiniboine, the 'American Matterhorn' in the Canadian Rockies.

    A Mountaineering Memory
  • 1919
    Paris the Magnificent

    Paris the Magnificent

    Paris the Magnificent

    01919HD

    Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on September 7th, 1919.

    Paris the Magnificent
  • 1916
    Old and New Manila

    Old and New Manila

    Old and New Manila

    01916HD

    Released on the third of April, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

    Old and New Manila
  • 1919
    With Uncle Sam's Submarine Chasers

    With Uncle Sam's Submarine Chasers

    With Uncle Sam's Submarine Chasers

    01919HD

    Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on June 1st, 1919.

    With Uncle Sam's Submarine Chasers
  • 1978
    Vinterdag 1914

    Vinterdag 1914

    Vinterdag 1914

    01978HD

    A solitary railway station in northern Sweden on a bitter cold winter day 1914. Based on a short story from 1944.

    Vinterdag 1914
  • 1919
    Seeing Sights in London

    Seeing Sights in London

    Seeing Sights in London

    01919HD

    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...

    Seeing Sights in London
  • 1970
    Regina to the Rockies

    Regina to the Rockies

    Regina to the Rockies

    01970HD

    Scenes: Royal Northwest Mounted Police in action; the commissioner; the prairies of Saskatchewan; glimpses of the Blackfoot Indian tribes; visiting...

    Regina to the Rockies
  • 1916
    The Maid of McMillan

    The Maid of McMillan

    The Maid of McMillan

    5.51916HD

    Quite possibly the first student film, a whimsical romance shot in 1916 by law students from Washington University in St. Louis.

    The Maid of McMillan
  • 2025
    Making of the 'New Fashion for the New Woman 1900–1950' Exhibition

    Making of the 'New Fashion for the New Woman 1900–1950' Exhibition

    Making of the 'New Fashion for the New Woman 1900–1950' Exhibition

    02025HD

    Documentary made for the University of York, UK, and DMDA exhibition New Fashion for the New Woman 1900-1950. Footage filmed by University of York...

    Making of the 'New Fashion for the New Woman 1900–1950' Exhibition
  • 2024
    Invocation of the Memory of Mary Turner, lynched on May 19, 1918

    Invocation of the Memory of Mary Turner, lynched on May 19, 1918

    Invocation of the Memory of Mary Turner, lynched on May 19, 1918

    02024HD

    A stasis work invoking the memory of the lynching of Mary Turner, a young, pregnant African American woman in South Georgia. Publicly demanding...

    Invocation of the Memory of Mary Turner, lynched on May 19, 1918
  • 1910
    Korea : Views of Seoul and the Port of Chemulpo

    Korea : Views of Seoul and the Port of Chemulpo

    Korea : Views of Seoul and the Port of Chemulpo

    01910HD

    Korea, 1910s: documentary footage filmed in Seoul, at the now-destroyed site of Donuimun (the Great West Gate of the city), and the port of Chemulpo,...

    Korea : Views of Seoul and the Port of Chemulpo
  • 1915
    Eve's Little Extravagances

    Eve's Little Extravagances

    Eve's Little Extravagances

    01915HD

    Hats are modelled, then lingerie.

    Eve's Little Extravagances
  • 1917
    On the Great Glacier

    On the Great Glacier

    On the Great Glacier

    01917HD

    The great glacier of the Selkirks in the Canadian Switzerland is equivalent to thirty Switzerlands of the Overseas. In this picture you are...

    On the Great Glacier
  • 1916
    Down the Danube to Vienna

    Down the Danube to Vienna

    Down the Danube to Vienna

    01916HD

    Danube upstream from Vienna, with its images of monasteries and castles. It's hard for an American to realize the age of civilization in Europe. This...

    Down the Danube to Vienna
  • 1917
    Alpine Majestäten

    Alpine Majestäten

    Alpine Majestäten

    01917HD

    Released in 1917.

    Alpine Majestäten
  • 1918
    Climbing in Store Skagastølstind

    Climbing in Store Skagastølstind

    Climbing in Store Skagastølstind

    01918HD

    "A pioneering Norweigan climbing film. The filming was made in 1918 by film photographer Gunnar Nilsen Vik. The film begins with some pictures of Ola...

    Climbing in Store Skagastølstind
  • 1916
    The Grand Canyon

    The Grand Canyon

    The Grand Canyon

    01916HD

    The second release in the series picks up Mr. Holmes' fellow-travelers at the very brink of the Grand Canyon, just as a train has arrived at the El...

    The Grand Canyon
  • 1919
    Gay Parie in Wartime

    Gay Parie in Wartime

    Gay Parie in Wartime

    01919HD

    Released on March 16th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

    Gay Parie in Wartime
  • 1919
    Land of the Mompies

    Land of the Mompies

    Land of the Mompies

    01919HD

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

    Land of the Mompies
  • 1919
    Glorious Versailles

    Glorious Versailles

    Glorious Versailles

    01919HD

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

    Glorious Versailles