Short Documentary Movies

1905, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Austrian military detachment out for Ski practice, showing how the Ski may be used in crossing snow-covered and ice hardened surfaces with great...

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

A rock climbing in the Bavarian Allgäu Alps in Germany. The camera follows two mountaineers on a climb. We see all stages of the ascent, from...

Released on the 10th of December, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

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

Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on June 1st, 1919.

Mountain climbing with all its thrills near Lake O'Hara in Yoho National Park, British Columbia. The film begins on a busy street in Toronto with...

1905, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Released on August 10th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

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

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on June 14th, 1918.

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on February 24th, 1918.

Interlaken, as its name implies, is dependent to a large extent on the two beautiful lakes for much of its popularity. An interesting short panorama...

A crowd of a hundred boys rushing the position of another crowd, storming their adversaries with volleys of snowballs, finally driving the enemy from...