Short Doc Movies
- 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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- 1902
Tobogganing and Snowballing at Grindelwald
Tobogganing and Snowballing at Grindelwald01902HD
1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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- 1906
Ascent and Descent of the Dolomite Towers
Ascent and Descent of the Dolomite Towers01906HD
Frank Ormiston-Smith, the pioneer mountaineering photograher and filmmaker, filmed in 1906 the ascent to several towers in the Cinque Torri area in...
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- 1920
The Snowbound Pyrenees
The Snowbound Pyrenees01920HD
Released in December of 1920. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1919
The Salt of Anping
The Salt of Anping01919HD
Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on November 23rd, 1919.
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- 1927
Mountaineering in Lakeland
Mountaineering in Lakeland01927HD
A Gaumont Mirror newsreel showing a party of climbers setting out to climb the Great Gable. They appear drinking from a mountain stream and climbing...
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- 1904
Piraeus and Athens (Greece), Hoisting Cattle on Steamer
Piraeus and Athens (Greece), Hoisting Cattle on Steamer01904HD
1. Mooring Cattle on Barges. Preparatory to shipping them to Constantinople. 2. Taking Cattle off to the Steamer. Towing the laden barges through the...
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- 1916
Old and New Manila
Old and New Manila01916HD
Released on the third of April, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1918
Today in Samoa
Today in Samoa01918HD
Travelogue released on June 10th, 1918. Directed & produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1916
Beautiful Bavaria
Beautiful Bavaria01916HD
Travelogue released on the 10th of July, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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- 1942
Piccoli Alpini
Piccoli Alpini01942HD
The film is a kind of docu-fiction about a boy who enrolls in a battalion of young mountain troops. The film follows his daily life in the military...
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- 1903
Panorama on the St. Gotthard Railway
Panorama on the St. Gotthard Railway01903HD
The spectacular railroad panorama in the Alps, taken from a train passing through various tunnels, and over the great Wassen Loops.
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- 1924
Mont Blanc
Mont Blanc01924HD
1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
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- 1970
Ascending Mt. Blanc
Ascending Mt. Blanc01970HD
The ascent of Mont Blanc in four Pathe Baby reels. The film is a short version of the 1907 'L'ascension du Mont Blanc'. It shows the ascent of Mont...
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- 1907
Firing Burmese Temple
Firing Burmese Temple01907HD
1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 1907
The Tyrol: Austrian Alps
The Tyrol: Austrian Alps01907HD
Cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 1904
Boating on the Nile
Boating on the Nile01904HD
1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
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- 1902
Upset of Bobsleigh Parties Down Steep Hill
Upset of Bobsleigh Parties Down Steep Hill01902HD
1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith
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- 1903
Reichenbach Falls
Reichenbach Falls01903HD
The peculiarity of this waterfall, with its narrow funnel-shaped opening, from which, on to the jagged rocks the torrent dashes, is here portrayed in...
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- 1916
The Penal Colony of Palawan
The Penal Colony of Palawan01916HD
Travelogue released on the 12th of June, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.
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