Short Documentary Movies

  • 1916
    British Egypt

    British Egypt

    British Egypt

    01916HD

    Travelogue released on November 11th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

    British Egypt
  • 1918
    Two Ends of the Rope

    Two Ends of the Rope

    Two Ends of the Rope

    01918HD

    Released on the 8th of December, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.

    Two Ends of the Rope
  • 1918
    Yesterdays in Samoa

    Yesterdays in Samoa

    Yesterdays in Samoa

    01918HD

    Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on the 17th of June, 1918.

    Yesterdays in Samoa
  • 1916
    Going to Halifax

    Going to Halifax

    Going to Halifax

    01916HD

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

    Going to Halifax
  • 1916
    Bonnie Scotland

    Bonnie Scotland

    Bonnie Scotland

    01916HD

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

    Bonnie Scotland
  • 1919
    The Miracle of Montior

    The Miracle of Montior

    The Miracle of Montior

    01919HD

    Released on July 27th, 1919.

    The Miracle of Montior
  • 1919
    Felsen, Firn und Gletscher

    Felsen, Firn und Gletscher

    Felsen, Firn und Gletscher

    01919HD

    A mountaineering tour on a glacier in the Alps. The film follows a group of mountaineers as they leave the hostel. Then they climb up fixed ladders...

    Felsen, Firn und Gletscher
  • 1918
    Turbaned Tommies

    Turbaned Tommies

    Turbaned Tommies

    01918HD

    Travelogue released on the 15th of December, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.

    Turbaned Tommies
  • 1903
    Jungfrau Electric Railway

    Jungfrau Electric Railway

    Jungfrau Electric Railway

    01903HD

    The train leaving the Schiedegg station and entering the Eiger tunnel en route for the station Eigerwand.

    Jungfrau Electric Railway
  • 1906
    The Arlberg Railway

    The Arlberg Railway

    The Arlberg Railway

    101906HD

    1906, produced by Charles Urban, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

    The Arlberg Railway
  • 1917
    Curious Ceylon

    Curious Ceylon

    Curious Ceylon

    01917HD

    Ceylon is the land of perpetual and exceeding beauty, her people picturesque in dress and quaint in personality, often amusing and always...

    Curious Ceylon
  • 1904
    International Winter Sports

    International Winter Sports

    International Winter Sports

    01904HD

    A grand series of exciting and unique pictures, photographed in the United States of America, Canada, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

    International Winter Sports
  • 1901
    Panorama of Meggenhorn

    Panorama of Meggenhorn

    Panorama of Meggenhorn

    01901HD

    1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

    Panorama of Meggenhorn
  • 1917
    In Vancouver and Victoria

    In Vancouver and Victoria

    In Vancouver and Victoria

    01917HD

    Vancouver is a veritable metropolis, a beautiful cosmopolitan city; perhaps the most English in all the entire Dominion of Canada. It is famous for...

    In Vancouver and Victoria
  • 1918
    The Philippino National Guard

    The Philippino National Guard

    The Philippino National Guard

    01918HD

    Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on May 6th, 1918.

    The Philippino National Guard
  • 1947
    Mount Bulyea

    Mount Bulyea

    Mount Bulyea

    01947HD

    Produced by Olympic Productions, the film shows an adventurous band of climbers making their successful assault on the heights of Mount Bulyea in the...

    Mount Bulyea
  • 1903
    Cattle Crossing Grindelwald Eismeer

    Cattle Crossing Grindelwald Eismeer

    Cattle Crossing Grindelwald Eismeer

    01903HD

    A curious incident which happens in early summer when the cattle are taken to the high pastures for three months.

    Cattle Crossing Grindelwald Eismeer
  • 1929
    River of Ice

    River of Ice

    River of Ice

    01929HD

    A mountaineering tour on the Franz Josef Glacier, on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. After leaving the Fox Glacier Hotel, two...

    River of Ice
  • 1919
    In Siamese Society

    In Siamese Society

    In Siamese Society

    01919HD

    Released on August 17th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

    In Siamese Society
  • 1970
    Above the Clouds on Mt. Rainier

    Above the Clouds on Mt. Rainier

    Above the Clouds on Mt. Rainier

    01970HD

    Above the Clouds in Rainier National Park shows a two-day climb from Paradise Inn to the summit of Mt. Rainier. The film was produced by the Kodak...

    Above the Clouds on Mt. Rainier