Documental Movies

1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Quebec stands 200 feet above the lower town, dominating the entire landscape. Along Duffern Terrace there runs the toboggan slide, which at night is...

Austria and the Alps is the title of a 18 minutes travelogue by Burton Holmes produced to be distributed by the Paramount. The travelogue consisted...

From Jaipur to Agra and Calcutta is a wonderful trip, and Burton Holmes shows some of the quaintest and queerest sights in the world, among them the...

Travelogue released on the 29th of May, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Travelogue released on June 10th, 1918. Directed & produced by Burton Holmes.

Travelogue released on July 22nd, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.

"This picture shows a party of ten, tied together with a rope, with their spiked shoes biting into the treacherous icy path, mounting slowly upward...

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on May 27th, 1918.

Four roped men jump a crevasse and ascend through the seracs of the Mer de Glace using long ice axes. The shot belongs to a collection of scenes that...

Excursion from the Catinaccio group, across the Alpe di Siusi, to the Sassolungo and to the Sella group. The Dolomites, less impressive in appearance...

Travelogue released on the 29th of December, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Jeunes Montagnards is a documentary about alpinism that takes place on the Aiguilles Du Diable. It was produced in 1945.

"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 the 9th of November, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Released on March 19th, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Travelogue released on the 22nd of December, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.

An alpine ascent Monte Rosa glacier by a large group of mountaineers equipped with crampons and ice axes. The group ascends from the Gabiet lake to...

Views of a party making the actual ascent of this famous mountain have a much greater interest than the usual scenic film. Commencing with the...

Released on the 13th of August, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.