Short Doc Movies

"This picture shows a party of ten, tied together with a rope, with their spiked shoes biting into the treacherous icy path, mounting slowly upward...

A mountaineering tour on the Franz Josef Glacier, on the West Coast of the South Island of New Zealand. After leaving the Fox Glacier Hotel, two...

Produced by Olympic Productions, the film shows an adventurous band of climbers making their successful assault on the heights of Mount Bulyea in the...

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on September 7th, 1919.

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...

Travelogue released on November 11th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Travelogue released on the first of December, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Travelogue released on the 22nd of December, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Released on July 27th, 1919.

1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Travelogue released on the 15th of December, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.

The train leaving the Schiedegg station and entering the Eiger tunnel en route for the station Eigerwand.

Released on February 23rd, 1919.

Released on March 2nd, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Travelogue released on the first of January, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

A mountaineering tour on a glacier in the Alps. The film follows a group of mountaineers as they leave the hostel. Then they climb up fixed ladders...

A grand series of exciting and unique pictures, photographed in the United States of America, Canada, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on December 21st, 1919.

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...