Short Documentary Movies

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

The two guides Adrien and Félix Veillon with the customer Rotschild climb the Argentine ridge in the Swiss canton of Valais. The film was so...

Travelogue released on October 9th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Released on the 20th of March, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

A climbing expedition by a mountain guide and a woman to the summit of Mount Wedgwood, on a training climb in preparation for an attempt to scale...

Danube upstream from Vienna, with its images of monasteries and castles. It's hard for an American to realize the age of civilization in Europe. This...

1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Released in 1922.

Travelogue released on September 18th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Travelogue released on August 28th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

1921, written & produced by Burton Holmes.

A scenic documentary record of a climb up to Mount Assiniboine, the 'American Matterhorn' in the Canadian Rockies.

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on November 23rd, 1919.

1905, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Interlaken, as its name implies, is dependent to a large extent on the two beautiful lakes for much of its popularity. An interesting short panorama...

Released on the 13th of October, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Travelogue released on October 27th, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.

For his third picture in his series, Mr. Holmes takes his audience on a visit to our National Military Academy at West Point, there to study the...

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on September 28th, 1919.

Bioscoped from a motor. The center of fashion and society in the Bernese Oberland. The rendezvous of the most cosmopolitan crowd in Europe.