Silent Cinema Movies

A gray world filled with black animals, gray everyday life, and damp weather, where suddenly a yellow cat with blue eyes climbs out of its shabby...

Record of the 1936 British Mount Everest Expedition led by Hugh Ruttledge. Although the North Col was reached, a combination of high winds, storms...

A silent movie protagonist hears sound for the first time, sending him down a psychologically twisted rabbit hole from which there can be no return.

Released on February 9th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Starring female impersonator Malcolm Scott.

Three overlapping stories showcase the power of love after the death of a child, a father, and a lover for those who remain.

The first meeting of a U.S. president and a Mexican president took place when William Howard Taft met Porfirio Díaz on 16 October 1909, in El...

In 1970, Kuster Beaton, a former silent-film star, gives an interview looking back over his career. A journalist asks him about his legendary power :...

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

A man is robbed and creates a plan to get his money back from the robber.

Released in October of 1920. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Internationale Bergrettungstagung in Tirol 1948 is a documentary about mountain rescue that takes place in the Ötztal Alps. It was produced in...

Released on August 3rd, 1919.

Percy Wyn-Harris' filmic record of the 1933 expedition, led by Hugh Ruttledge. It features comprehensive footage of the 1933 Mount Everest...

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

A father sacrifices an animal on the day of Eid al-Adha according to the traditions and customs of the past. According to the old custom, he gives...

Released on July 27th, 1919.

1920 travelogue.