Short Documentary Movies
- 1903
Feeding the Handeck Rabbits
Feeding the Handeck Rabbits01903HD
A pretty feature of life at the Handeck Inn on the renowned Grimsel route.
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- 1905
Long Distance Race
Long Distance Race01905HD
1905, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 1900
Chamonix - The Mer de Glace. Ascent
Chamonix - The Mer de Glace. Ascent01900HD
Four roped men jump a crevasse and ascend through the seracs of the Mer de Glace using long ice axes. The shot belongs to a collection of scenes that...
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- 1909
Children Tobogganing in Switzerland
Children Tobogganing in Switzerland01909HD
1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 1916
Alpine Vistas from the Zugspitze
Alpine Vistas from the Zugspitze01916HD
Austria and the Alps is the title of a 18 minutes travelogue by Burton Holmes produced to be distributed by the Paramount. The travelogue consisted...
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- 1906
Winter Sports: Swiss Snow Sports
Winter Sports: Swiss Snow Sports01906HD
A great variety of the Swiss snow sports are here shown. Commencing with toboganning round a steep circular descent, and next in increasing numbers...
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- 1916
Motoring in England
Motoring in England01916HD
Travelogue released on September 11th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1919
In a Manila Wrapper
In a Manila Wrapper01919HD
Released on January 5th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1919
The Silken Cities of Suwa-ko
The Silken Cities of Suwa-ko01919HD
Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on June 8th, 1919.
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- 1909
Alpine Sports
Alpine Sports01909HD
1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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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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- 1917
Fruitful Florida
Fruitful Florida01917HD
"We have only one really tropic state in the good old U.S.A., and that is Florida, and so, just returning from the tropics of the Far East, Mr....
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- 1917
Among the Holy Hindus
Among the Holy Hindus01917HD
From the Ganges to the Himalayas is the sort of a journey that no one ever forgets. The good ship "Burton Holmes" will take your patrons on an...
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- 1918
A Mountaineering Memory
A Mountaineering Memory01918HD
A scenic documentary record of a climb up to Mount Assiniboine, the 'American Matterhorn' in the Canadian Rockies.
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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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- 1970
Climbing Mount Tupper
Climbing Mount Tupper01970HD
William J. Oliver filmed the ascent of Mount Tupper in the Glacier National Park by the famous Swiss mountain guide Edward Feuz accompanied by his...
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- 1940
Ascent to the Bernina Massif
Ascent to the Bernina Massif01940HD
"An early color film presented as 'Ascent to the Bernina Massif'. Two mountaineers break from the Forno hut and first climb the Punta Rasica and then...
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- 1917
Colorful Ceylon
Colorful Ceylon01917HD
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...
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- 1918
A Trip to the Jenolan Caves of Australia
A Trip to the Jenolan Caves of Australia01918HD
Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on January 14th, 1918.
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- 1903
Street Scene in Berne
Street Scene in Berne01903HD
The capital of Switzerland is an interesting town, and the national life is perhaps best seen in its streets.
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