Silent Movies

A film by Richard 'Dick' Leonard produced by the American Alpine Club about mountaineering in Sierra Nevada (California). Richard Manning Leonard was...

Released on July 27th, 1919.

Based on George Ade's story about a wealthy young man whose life is changed by his love for a gardener's daughter, transforming him into a more...

At the center are takes which do not change - a tree in a field in Vermont, U.S.A. Since the film was shot over a period of fifty days, the single...

The first known film directed by Guido Seeber and the oldest surviving German animated film. A white piece of chalk first draws a clock on a screen....

Cleaning supplies and flames.

This footage is almost entirely black, save for a few shots possibly showing electric poles outside.

Released in 1901

Jacqueline learns her father’s wrongdoing, gives away his ill-gotten wealth, and begins a new life as Judex watches over her from the shadows.

Die Eiger-Nordwand is a documentary about alpinism that takes place on the Eiger. It was directed by Max Herrmann in 1936. It features Fritz Steuri,...

Judex uses his dogs to track Jacqueline, rescues her from a villa, and deeper hints emerge that he is falling in love with her.

Released on August 10th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Released in 1901

Released on August 17th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

This hand-painted and elaborately step-printed work begins with a flourish of reds and yellows and purples in palpable fruit-like shapes interspersed...

Released in 1901

This short film follows the story of two gay men in Mumbai who meet and fall in love in regular train journeys. Burdened with the larger social (and...

A man and a woman in a mountaineering tour on the Blackfoot Glacier in the Glacier National Park. They cross the glacier, negotiating big crevasses...

Released in 1922.