Charles Urban Trading Company Movies

1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

The 280 different views comprising this series depict sights along a route over the most important thoroughfares of London, not merely showing street...

The peculiarity of this waterfall, with its narrow funnel-shaped opening, from which, on to the jagged rocks the torrent dashes, is here portrayed in...

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

On September 28th, 1903, the Urban Mountaineering Expedition, headed by Frank Ormiston-Smith, left Zermatt to attempt the conquest of the Matterhorn....

Distributed under the title of ‘Switzerland’ or ‘Playground of Europe’, the film consists of a collection of scenes filmed in...

1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

It might not take you long to cotton on to the trick of this film, but the results are still impressive. Though the various strings, wools and...

A curious incident which happens in early summer when the cattle are taken to the high pastures for three months.

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...

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

A scene of harvesting hay on the great winter playground. The group of busy reapers, with hand scythes, in the foreground, the Swiss maids who...

Cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

1905, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith