Short Documentary Movies

1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

"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."...

1905, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

The chief event of the day at Grimsel Hospice.

Travelogue released on the 15th of January, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

"Taken from the Swiss side of the St. Bernard Pass, 9,000 feet above the level of the sea, giving a magnificent view of the far-famed Hospice, which...

1916, directed by Frederick Burlingham.

Showing hundreds of boys, girls and adults on skis descending a steep snow-covered bank.

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

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

Travelogue released on the 28th of May, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Several bouts are shown in this picture, and as the contestants frequently lift each other into mid air, and then throw, the effect is exciting and...

1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1918, 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...

1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Released on July 27th, 1919.

The first picture of the new Paramount-Burton Holmes Travel pictures recount Mr. Holmes' motor trip of the summer of 1913 through the more...

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.