20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1916)

Film Appreciation

Based on the novel written by Jules Verne in 1870, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea became the first silent film to be filmed underwater.

The film, which was directed by Stuart Paton, starred Allen Holubar as Captain Nemo and Matt Moore as Lieutenant Bond. It was released on December 24, 1916 by Universal Film Manufacturing Company (now Universal Pictures).

Sources: 

http://www.the-numbers.com/movie/20-000-Leagues-Under-the-Sea-(1916)#tab=summary
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/20,000_Leagues_Under_the_Sea_(1916_film)