Short Documentary Movies

Released on March 13th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Frank Ormiston-Smith, the pioneer mountaineering photograher and filmmaker, filmed in 1906 the ascent to several towers in the Cinque Torri area in...

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Brad and Barbara Washburn were filmed by National Geographic and RKO Pictures on their ascent of Mount McKinley in Alaska. The film is a pictorial...

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on May 20th, 1918.

1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Elephants are used to pull teak logs through thick jungle to a river.

The ascent of the Aiguille Verte in the Mont Blanc Massif by the ridge of the Moine. Two climbers, the mountain, and the rope. No plot, no tragedy,...

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on October 19th, 1919.

Showing eight views of the most difficult portions of the railway, including the steepest gradients, practically, hanging on to the sides of the...

In this trip Burton Holmes takes your patrons to Java, the richest island of the Dutch East Indies, and Batavia, its capital city, one of the most...

Travelogue released on the 5th of June, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

"She Climbs to Conquer" shot by W.J. Oliver, was a noteworthy film which gained well merited acclaim. Made in 1933 it pictured the climb of Georgia...

The film is presented as a climbing film from Tirol's mountain world based on an idea by Kurt Maix, and it's a touristical film of the series 'Bilder...

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on June 3rd, 1918.

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

Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on May 25th, 1919.

Released on the 24th of April, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Released on July 9th, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on June 8th, 1919.