Soundie Movies

Stephan, the son of an old-school mountain guide, is seduced by a city beauty. He leaves his mother, siblings, and girlfriend and travels to Zurich....

Hermann Perren, mountain guide, prepares the ascent of Dent du Requin with a companion. He checks the equipment necessary for any mountaineer, rope,...

An alpine ascent Monte Rosa glacier by a large group of mountaineers equipped with crampons and ice axes. The group ascends from the Gabiet lake to...

Cab Calloway performing his famous hit "Minnie the Moocher".

Michaela Kiersch goes on a global sending spree.

A soundie featuring The Balators, Jack and June Blair, and Dorn & Delsa.

An alpine ascent around the snow-covered area of Monte Cevedale by a large group of mountaineers equipped with crampons and ice axes. The group...

A lively, crowded tavern is the setting for this soundie where the title song is performed while the while couples are energetically dancing the...

Documentary film of the Swiss newsreel about climbing in the Kreuzbergen. The film was produced in August 1943 by the Zurich company Gloria Film AG....

Ben Mayforth redefines adaptive climbing in his intense pursuit of 5.13.

Janja Garnbret has nothing left to prove indoors—two Olympic golds, and more World Cup victories than any climber alive. So she heads to...

A short film played at the beginning of Reel Rock 20.

Filmed in the Colorado Rockies, this film portrays the dangerous sport of mountain climbing and shows special equipment needed, together with its...

Jeunes Montagnards is a documentary about alpinism that takes place on the Aiguilles Du Diable. It was produced in 1945.

Documentary film material was produced during the 1938 expedition to Nanga Parbat, led by Paul Bauer. The German Himalaya Foundation had planned a...

Klettern im Fels is an instructional documentary about rock climbing produced in 1945 by filmaker and producer Theo von Hörmann, producer of the...

Klettern im Eis is an instructional documentary about ice climbing produced in 1945 by filmaker and producer Theo von Hörmann, producer of the...

The 'Unusual Occupations' series of theatrical short subjects was produced by Jerry Fairbanks Studios and released by Paramount Pictures from 1937...

An orange grower has a private observatory for comet hunting; Canadian mountaineer trains children; one man makes cactus furniture, another agate...

In 1492, Captain Antoine de Ville reached the summit of Mont Aiguille. At the time, there were no climbing shoes, no harnesses, no quickdraws!...