A pioneering mountaineering film made by Frank Ormiston-Smith for the Warwick Trading Company in 1902. Ormiston-Smith himself led and filmed an...
The Ascent of Mont Blanc
A man is annoyed by his wife and solves the problem in an unusual way.
Shut Up!
1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
Ice Work on the Glacier des Bossons
Tobogganing and Snowballing at Grindelwald
Accident on the Great Schreckhorn
Short domestic scene featuring Percy Stow. A print survives at the BFI.
When Daddy Comes Home
Crossing a Snow Bridge
Pierrot woos Columbine, who abandons Harlequin. An old witch hands Harlequin a magical flute that will make his wishes come true, whenever it is...
Pierrot et la flûte enchantée
A colonel in the military receives an unorthodox shower, an unorthodox shower indeed!
The Colonel's Shower Bath
Tobogganing Down Devil's Heap
Reindeer Camp in Lapland
Duffer Skating Club Doing Their Best
Gentlemen and Ladies Ski Running Races
Dan Leno and his wife celebrating the anniversary of their wedding day.
An Obstinate Cork
Panorama of a Herring Fisheries Station
A magician along with three doppelgangers perform an elaborate balancing act.
An Impossible Balancing Feat
Lady Skaters' Hockey Match on Bear Rink
This picture depicts the eruption of the volcano by which over 30,000 souls were hurled into eternity. The numerous explosions which took place...
The Terrible Eruption of Mount Pelee and Destruction of St. Pierre, Martinique
A prestidigitator orders his assistant to bring a cabinet, which is displayed piece by piece to the audience. Two gentlemen are then introduced; they...
Cabinet Trick of the Davenport Brothers
Short documentary by Fructuós Gelabert capturing a religious procession in Barcelona’s Sants neighborhood. Young girls dressed in white...
Procession of the Daughters of Mary from the Parish of Sans
A dissipated man sits at a table with a decanter of whiskey and a glass beside him. A revolver is on the opposite side of the table. He pours a glass...
The Burlesque Suicide, No. 2
It is the depths of winter, and the snow is falling. The desolate landscape casts a melancholic note over the scene. A poor peasant woman awaits her...
The Fairy of Spring
