Short Documentary Movies

Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on May 11th, 1919.

Released on the 16th of May, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Travelogue released on October 16th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Released on the 23rd of July, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on October 5th, 1919.

To commemorate the Anniversary of the Unspunnen Fete of 1815, held at Unspunnen, near Interlaken. Order of the Procession : 1-Twenty-two girls in...

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

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

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...

Released in December of 1920. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Government travelogue depicting New Zealand's West land's scenery: Lake Manapouri, Fox Glacier Hotel, and Franz Josef Glacier. From the Fox Glacier...

1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on May 20th, 1918.

Released on the third of April, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

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...

The first picture of the new Paramount-Burton Holmes Travel pictures recount Mr. Holmes' motor trip of the summer of 1913 through the more...

A curious incident which happens in early summer when the cattle are taken to the high pastures for three months.

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

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...

At the center of attention is a female character - a prostitute - who stands in contrast to the "mother figure," a symbolic image established in the...