Short Documentary Movies

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...

Travelogue released on the 8th of January, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

...From its terrace one gets a magnificent view down the Valley of the Bow River. The natural bathtub at the Hot Springs, the Government pool, free...

1916, directed by Frederick Burlingham.

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on December 21st, 1919.

Distributed under the title of ‘Switzerland’ or ‘Playground of Europe’, the film consists of a collection of scenes filmed in...

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

Released in 1923, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Released in November of 1920. Produced by Burton Holmes.

1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1. Mooring Cattle on Barges. Preparatory to shipping them to Constantinople. 2. Taking Cattle off to the Steamer. Towing the laden barges through the...

Second part of the film 'River of ice', a mountaineering tour on Franz Josef Glacier in New Zealand. After spending the night in the Deficance Hut,...

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...

Three mountaineers, including a woman, climb the l'Aiguille du Moine, in the Mont Blanc Massif departing from the Couvercle Shelter. Facing walls...

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

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...

1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Account of the first French expedition to the Himalayas, which attempted to climb the hidden peak (Gasherbrum I) in 1936, from the preparations for...

Released in June of 1921, produced by Frederick Burlingham.