20th Century Movies

A biopic of Bank of America founder Amedeo Peter Giannini who, besides pioneering modern banking, supported Hollywood’s emerging film industry.

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on November 23rd, 1919.

This exciting and somewhat dangerous sport has attained a popularity at all the Swiss winter resorts that is really remarkable. The film depicts in a...

Follows the personal and professional evolution of Giorgio Armani, who passed away in September 2025, aged 91, and is widely regarded to be among the...

A tour of Granada offers glimpses into the daily life of the 70,000 Granadans who once inhabited the city. Crossing the city from the Alhambra hill,...

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

1999 biographical documentary PBS film about the life and death of Jackie Kennedy Onassis

John Zinga, a descendent of slaves, has an ancient medallion around his neck and a fragment of song passed down generations. He is an English...

Travelogue released on the 5th of March, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Depicts the life of Sidi Lakhdar Ben Khlouf, an eminent symbolic figure who is part of the memory of Algerian poetry and popular fight. Sidi Lakhdar...

"As you loll comfortably on the deck, your steamer approaches the Suez Canal and you enter this interesting stretch of water at Port Said. You land...

Quebec stands 200 feet above the lower town, dominating the entire landscape. Along Duffern Terrace there runs the toboggan slide, which at night is...

A group of mountaineers ascend the Grossvenediger in the Austrian Tyrol in winter. The group starts from the Krimmler waterfalls and the Warnsdorfer...

A crowd of a hundred boys rushing the position of another crowd, storming their adversaries with volleys of snowballs, finally driving the enemy from...

1905, featuring Eduard Spelterini, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1906, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

In the early 20th century, Helen Keller experienced a tumultuous time at Radcliffe College of Harvard University when her rapidly expanding worldview...

1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.