1920 Movies

A short film

Origin unknown. Circa 1920. Excerpt from a longer short or theatrical holiday trailer. Sold for home use in 16mm 25 foot length. Accompanied here with...

A travelogue from Greece, showing sites in Piraeus and Athens.

A documentary on the preparations for and running of the famed horserace between Sir Barton and Man O' War in 1920.

This short film by the U.S. Department of Agriculture takes viewers on a journey through the stunning and diverse national forests of Colorado.

It contains: Miss Field's marriage; Flights of the aviator Sisson, carrying Miss Rosa Porras Cáceres as a passenger; views taken from an airplane in A...

In the heart of the night, a burglar gropes along towards a newspaper kiosk. A nail puller and a flashlight are all it takes for this crime. All of a...

A group of children put on an imitation circus in the backyard.

A travelogue that takes us to Oregon where we visit Eagle Creep Camp and Picnic grounds.

It contains: Captain Sisson leaving Ancón on his way to Paita; Atlético Chalaco; the Government Palace at night; views of the mountains; racehorses fr...

San Remo is a silent travelogue of unknown production, dated circa 1920, preserved in a tinted 35mm nitrate print (3'25", 75 m at 20 fps) with French...

It contains: departure of the secretary of the United States Embassy; luncheon offered to the ambassador of the United States by the American communit...

It contains: a polo match; the presentation of the Curtiss airplane to President Leguía by the workers of Morococha; the President responding in a spe...

Footage of policemen running, climbing and crawling through an obstacle course.