Short Documentary Movies

1920
Pyrenean Perspectives
Pyrenean Perspectives
01920HD
Released in November of 1920. Produced by Burton Holmes.
1931
Holidaying Among the Peaks
Holidaying Among the Peaks
01931HD
Travelogue of Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta. Sailing distance to Glacier National Park, Montana. Vimy Mountain overlooks National Parks on...
1934
The Game is Up
The Game is Up
01934HD
Sound version of the silent picture 'Climbing Mount Tupper.' William J. Oliver filmed the ascent of Mount Tupper in the Glacier National Park by the...
2026
Finding Faith
Finding Faith
02026HD
A short film contextualising the cultural significance of George Michael's Faith Tour via unheard interview voice-over, unseen images by Herb Ritts,...
1918
Allied War Heroes Arrive in Switzerland
Allied War Heroes Arrive in Switzerland
01918HD
1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
1909
Children Tobogganing in Switzerland
Children Tobogganing in Switzerland
01909HD
1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
1970
Climbing Mount Tupper
Climbing Mount Tupper
01970HD
William J. Oliver filmed the ascent of Mount Tupper in the Glacier National Park by the famous Swiss mountain guide Edward Feuz accompanied by his...
1921
Bath, the Famous British Spa
Bath, the Famous British Spa
01921HD
Released in 1921, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
1903
Scandinavian Ski Jumping Competition
Scandinavian Ski Jumping Competition
01903HD
A wonderfully successful film taken in Switzerland and showing experts in the great annual competition. In three parts: 1. Jumping from a stage 2....
1900
Chamonix: the Mer de Glace. Descent.
Chamonix: the Mer de Glace. Descent.
31900HD
Four roped men descend through the seracs of the Mer de Glace. One of them falls and has to be hoisted. The shot belongs to a collection of scenes...
1902
Sled Coasting at Grindelwald
Sled Coasting at Grindelwald
01902HD
1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
1924
The Lure of the South Seas
The Lure of the South Seas
01924HD
1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
1907
Prize Ski Jumping Contest
Prize Ski Jumping Contest
01907HD
1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
1932
She Climbs to Conquer
She Climbs to Conquer
101932HD
"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...
1918
Facing Death on the Blumlisalp
Facing Death on the Blumlisalp
01918HD
...where the whole expedition, by the breaking of an ice cornice on the summit, escaped death by a hair's breadth. The miraculous escape is recorded...
1938
Liesels schönste Kletterfahrt
Liesels schönste Kletterfahrt
01938HD
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...
1907
Winter Sports: Fun with Jack Frost
Winter Sports: Fun with Jack Frost
01907HD
Opening with sledge loads of holiday makers leaving the hotel shown afterwards careering along the roadway through beautiful winter landscape....
1917
The Snows of Many Years
The Snows of Many Years
21917HD
Known also as 'The Crystal Ascension', the film chronicles an exploration of Mount Hood and its glaciers by a mountain-climbing party who explore the...
1905
The Dangers of the Alps
The Dangers of the Alps
01905HD
The ascent of the Wetterhorn by Frank Ormiston-Smith accompanied by the guide Christian Bergener, Rev. H. J. Heard, Mr. E Burchell-Rodway from the...
1902
Tobogganing and Snowballing at Grindelwald
Tobogganing and Snowballing at Grindelwald
01902HD
1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith