Short Documentary Movies

Released in 1923, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

A mountain guide and a young woman make an ascent to Mount Sebastopol in New Zealand's Southern Alps. The couple leave from Mount Cook's Hermitage...

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Released on the 16th of May, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Travelogue released on September 25th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

It is not often that your patrons will get a chance to take a trip through a veritable Garden of Eden. On his trip Burton Holmes will show them many...

1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

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

"This noted place is due to rank high in history as the proving grounds of America's pluck. Every American man, woman and child should see this."...

Released on August 31st, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Released on July 13th, 1919.

Released on December 17th, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Two climbers progress on an alpine glacier and reach the top of a mountain by climbing a long and steep slope of snow and ice. They also have to...

Released on December 25th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

The film is a kind of docu-fiction about a boy who enrolls in a battalion of young mountain troops. The film follows his daily life in the military...

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...

Scenes from a series filmed for Charles Urban by mountain expert Frank Ormiston-Smith, including The Battle of the Snow, Ski Jumping in the Alps, and...

To commemorate the Anniversary of the Unspunnen Fete of 1815, held at Unspunnen, near Interlaken. Order of the Procession : 1-Twenty-two girls in...