20th Century Movies
- 1921
Alexandria
Alexandria01921HD
Travelogue released in April of 1921. Written & produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 2024
Enescu, Skinned Alive
Enescu, Skinned Alive82024HD
Brilliant composer and violinist George Enescu is at the peak of his career and wants to compose an opera. He falls in love with a princess, Maruca,...
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- 1916
The Grand Canyon
The Grand Canyon01916HD
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...
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- 1919
Taihoku, Metropolis of Formosa
Taihoku, Metropolis of Formosa01919HD
Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on September 28th, 1919.
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- 1920
Pyrenean Perspectives
Pyrenean Perspectives01920HD
Released in November of 1920. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1919
King Rama at the Royal Wat
King Rama at the Royal Wat01919HD
Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on December 28th, 1919.
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- 1917
In the High Sierras
In the High Sierras01917HD
Released on July 9th, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1919
Up-to-Date Manila
Up-to-Date Manila01919HD
Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on September 14th, 1919.
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- 1916
The Land of Evangeline
The Land of Evangeline01916HD
Released on December 25th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1916
Bilibid, the Sing Sing of Philippines
Bilibid, the Sing Sing of Philippines01916HD
Released on the 10th of April, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1917
From the Bay of Fundy to the St. Lawrence
From the Bay of Fundy to the St. Lawrence01917HD
Travelogue released on the first of January, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 2002
Porgy and Bess
Porgy and Bess102002HD
In the early 1900s, the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina serves as home to a black fishing community. Crippled beggar...
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- 1930
To Mt. Aspiring With the Camera
To Mt. Aspiring With the Camera01930HD
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...
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- 1922
L'arête de l'Argentine
L'arête de l'Argentine01922HD
The two guides Adrien and Félix Veillon with the customer Rotschild climb the Argentine ridge in the Swiss canton of Valais. The film was so...
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- 1917
Beim Johannesfall in den Radstädter Tauern
Beim Johannesfall in den Radstädter Tauern01917HD
At the heart of the eastern Alps, in the Niedere Tauern massif that rises in the Austrian state of Salzburg, soldiers undertake the tortuous ascent...
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- 1916
Down the Danube to Vienna
Down the Danube to Vienna01916HD
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...
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- 1927
A la conquête des cimes
A la conquête des cimes01927HD
Hermann Perren, mountain guide, prepares the ascent of Dent du Requin with a companion. He checks the equipment necessary for any mountaineer, rope,...
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- 1917
With the Stony Indians
With the Stony Indians01917HD
Released on the 19th of February, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1929
Southern Peaks
Southern Peaks01929HD
Second part of the film 'River of ice', a mountaineering tour on Franz Josef Glacier in New Zealand. After spending the night in the Deficance Hut,...
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- 1918
Sydney, the Antipodean Metropolis
Sydney, the Antipodean Metropolis01918HD
Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on January 7th, 1918.
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