1920s Movies

Female impersonators model the wardrobe of the twenties, with commentary. In color.

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

In the 1920s, two names dominated the world's long-distance running rankings. Paavo Nurmi was a legend in his own lifetime, but Ville Ritola is...

A once-lost silent documentary from the late 1920s, “P. E. Harris & Company: An Aleutian Adventure” chronicles a journey to...

Released in April of 1921, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

When the communists decide to renovate the city and try to demolish a badly positioned church, the religious citizens decide to fight for what is...

Released on March 28th, 1920. Produced by Burton Holmes.

In September 1923, during the so-called 'anti-fascist' uprising, police chief's daughter Kita falls for a student with communist beliefs. Although...

A mountaineering tour on the Franz Josef Glacier, on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. After leaving the Fox Glacier Hotel, two...

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

In 1934, while traveling to Stockholm, where he is about to receive the Nobel Prize, the Italian playwright Luigi Pirandello recalls his life and his...

Documentary made for the University of York, UK, and DMDA exhibition New Fashion for the New Woman 1900-1950. Footage filmed by University of York...

Released in 1921, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

A climbing expedition by a mountain guide and a woman to the summit of Mount Wedgwood, on a training climb in preparation for an attempt to scale...

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Based on the true story behind the stock market crash of 1929 – which plunged the country and the world into the Great Depression – Dick...

Released in 1922.