Short Documentary Movies
- 1921
Chamonix, France; or, About Mont Blanc
Chamonix, France; or, About Mont Blanc01921HD
Released in May of 1921, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1904
Difficult Ascent of a Rock Peak
Difficult Ascent of a Rock Peak01904HD
1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 1918
'Round About Melbourne
'Round About Melbourne01918HD
Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on January 28th, 1918.
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- 1941
Peaks
Peaks01941HD
Cimes is a drama about alpinism that takes place in Mont Pelvoux. It was directed by Jean Vernet in 1941 and produced by Films de Cavaignac. It...
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- 1917
Bread Lines in Orient and Occident
Bread Lines in Orient and Occident01917HD
We have our poor people and the east has its starving millions; even in far-away Ceylon there are many kind hearts beating beneath dark skins, and it...
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- 1902
The Picisch Glacier
The Picisch Glacier01902HD
1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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- 1916
Vesuvius in Eruption
Vesuvius in Eruption01916HD
Travelogue released on October 30th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1917
An Oregonian Niagara
An Oregonian Niagara01917HD
Released on the 16th of July, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1917
In Surabaya, the 'Busy Burg' of Java
In Surabaya, the 'Busy Burg' of Java01917HD
Surabaya, Java, is the busiest headquarters of the Dutch in the Far East. Here the white-clothed man from Holland has established the commercial...
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- 1916
The Murderous Moros of Mindanao
The Murderous Moros of Mindanao01916HD
Travelogue released on the 29th of May, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1919
Going Down to Buenos Aires
Going Down to Buenos Aires01919HD
Released on August 10th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1916
In Classic Greece
In Classic Greece01916HD
Travelogue released on November 6th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1934
The Aiguille Verte
The Aiguille Verte01934HD
The ascent of the Aiguille Verte in the Mont Blanc Massif by the ridge of the Moine. Two climbers, the mountain, and the rope. No plot, no tragedy,...
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- 1918
The Melting Pot of the Pacific
The Melting Pot of the Pacific01918HD
Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on June 3rd, 1918.
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- 1917
The Snows of Many Years
The Snows of Many Years21917HD
Known also as 'The Crystal Ascension', the film chronicles an exploration of Mount Hood and its glaciers by a mountain-climbing party who explore the...
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- 1916
Among the Head Hunters
Among the Head Hunters01916HD
Released on the 16th of May, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1902
Toboggan Shuffles Race
Toboggan Shuffles Race01902HD
1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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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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- 1917
With the Stony Indians
With the Stony Indians01917HD
Released on the 19th of February, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1916
Down the Danube to Vienna
Down the Danube to Vienna01916HD
Danube upstream from Vienna, with its images of monasteries and castles. It's hard for an American to realize the age of civilization in Europe. This...
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