1917 Movies

Advertising for the 7th War Loan. Animation with intertitles in verse form, altering the expression of John Bull by the respective war bonds into a gr...

From the Ganges to the Himalayas is the sort of a journey that no one ever forgets. The good ship "Burton Holmes" will take your patrons on an unusual...

A state welcome for a Handley Page aircraft arriving in Kolkata.

Released on the 19th of February, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Animated commercial for Melange Margarine, based on the Norwegian folk tale The devil in the nut.

Shows the symptomatology of "shell-shock" in 18 British "other rankers" and its treatment by two leading R.A.M.C. neurologists in two British military...

Raymond Griffith out in the wild west, and in the process takes care of the bad guy to save his gal.

Documentary on the then-new Chinese Republic, taken over a ten-year period. Footage includes races at Shanghai, imperial ceremonies at the national Te...

An early animated short based on the Japanese folktale. There is some confusion as to which version is which, as there are other animated takes on th...

A little boy and his beloved puppy find themselves in and out of mischief.

Pratas is Chaplin's replica in Lisbon. Always making trouble, ends up with a red eye and running from the police.

1917 travelogue.

Captain Grogg and Kalle attends an African ball.

"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 at...

FRAGMENT | Tønne secretly visits a posh lady for dance lessons, which his wife mistakes for infidelity. All attempts to convince his missus that the v...

A 1917 silent Western

1917 travelogue.

A Paul Terry Feature Burlesques cartoon.