Short Documentary Movies
- 1917
From the Bay of Fundy to the St. Lawrence
From the Bay of Fundy to the St. Lawrence01917HD
Travelogue released on the first of January, 1917. 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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- 1917
With the Stony Indians
With the Stony Indians01917HD
Released on the 19th of February, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1918
Fiji Does Its Bit
Fiji Does Its Bit01918HD
Released on October 20th, 1918. Directed & produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1919
Frocks and Frills of the Filipinos
Frocks and Frills of the Filipinos01919HD
Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on June 22nd, 1919.
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- 1917
Curious Ceylon
Curious Ceylon01917HD
Ceylon is the land of perpetual and exceeding beauty, her people picturesque in dress and quaint in personality, often amusing and always...
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- 1927
A la conquête des cimes - Pathe Baby
A la conquête des cimes - Pathe Baby01927HD
A short version of the film 'A la conquête des cimes' by René Moreau released for the domestic market in two Pathe Baby big reels. In...
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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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- 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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- 1916
In South Tyrol, the Italian Corner of Austria
In South Tyrol, the Italian Corner of Austria01916HD
Released on August 21st, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1938
Scuola di roccia
Scuola di roccia01938HD
An exceptional cinematographic document on Emilio Comici, shot in 1938 in Val Rosandra by a MGM operator. The documentary shows Comici with the...
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- 1930
To Mt. Aspiring With the Camera
To Mt. Aspiring With the Camera01930HD
A group of men shows the 'before and after' physical effects of a journey upon the Mount Aspiring area. Mount Aspiring (9,960 ft.), known as the...
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- 1918
Methodized Cannibals
Methodized Cannibals01918HD
Released on the 13th of October, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1926
Crags and Crevasses
Crags and Crevasses01926HD
A man and a woman in a mountaineering tour on the Blackfoot Glacier in the Glacier National Park. They cross the glacier, negotiating big crevasses...
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- 1918
The Pilatus Railway
The Pilatus Railway01918HD
1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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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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- 1916
Vesuvius in Eruption
Vesuvius in Eruption01916HD
Travelogue released on October 30th, 1916. 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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- 1929
Southern Peaks
Southern Peaks01929HD
Second part of the film 'River of ice', a mountaineering tour on Franz Josef Glacier in New Zealand. After spending the night in the Deficance Hut,...
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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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