Short Doc Movies
- 1918
Down the Yukon
Down the Yukon01918HD
Released on April 1st, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1918
The Gornergrat Railway
The Gornergrat Railway01918HD
1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1947
Ridge in the Sky
Ridge in the Sky01947HD
Swiss documentary on the ascent of the Eiger by the Mitellegi ridge. After spending the night in the hut located 625 meters below the summit, two...
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- 1919
From Cocoon to Kimona
From Cocoon to Kimona01919HD
Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on May 25th, 1919.
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- 1942
Toujours Prêt - Guides de Montagne
Toujours Prêt - Guides de Montagne01942HD
In an alpine ascent with two customers, a mountain guide hears a distress call from another roped party. After guiding the couple he accompanies to...
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- 1905
Northern Ice Sports
Northern Ice Sports01905HD
1905, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 1902
Accident on the Great Schreckhorn
Accident on the Great Schreckhorn01902HD
1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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- 1909
Champion Skaters at Engelberg
Champion Skaters at Engelberg01909HD
1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 1919
Teak Logging with Elephants
Teak Logging with Elephants01919HD
Elephants are used to pull teak logs through thick jungle to a river.
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- 1942
Ski Safety
Ski Safety01942HD
An official training film from the War department. In April 1942, a detail of five enlisted men and two officers, Capt. Paul Lafferty and Lt. John...
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- 1901
Panorama of Hospice of St. Bernard
Panorama of Hospice of St. Bernard01901HD
"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...
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- 1907
Burmah, Kyonske, Mandalay
Burmah, Kyonske, Mandalay01907HD
1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 1916
Visiting the Sultan of Sulu
Visiting the Sultan of Sulu01916HD
Travelogue released on the 5th of June, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1941
Champions on the Snow
Champions on the Snow01941HD
A documentary illustrating the mountain sports activities of the university students of the GUF (Gruppi universitari fascisti) in Val Gardena,...
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- 1903
Human Wheelbarrow, Shovel and Bottle Races
Human Wheelbarrow, Shovel and Bottle Races01903HD
1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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- 1902
Tobogganing and Snowballing at Grindelwald
Tobogganing and Snowballing at Grindelwald01902HD
1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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- 1919
A Day in Florence
A Day in Florence01919HD
Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on October 19th, 1919.
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- 1917
In Vancouver and Victoria
In Vancouver and Victoria01917HD
Vancouver is a veritable metropolis, a beautiful cosmopolitan city; perhaps the most English in all the entire Dominion of Canada. It is famous for...
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- 1905
The Swiss Carnival Procession at Zurich
The Swiss Carnival Procession at Zurich01905HD
1905, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 1917
In Old India
In Old India01917HD
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...
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