Short Documentary Movies

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

A climbing expedition by a mountain guide and a woman to the summit of Mount Wedgwood, on a training climb in preparation for an attempt to scale...

A game of ice-hockey in progress in the Alps.

Including several views of main streets with traffic, market scenes, steam tramways in Marientheresiaustrasse.

A quiet village scene of pleasing restfulness, permitting us to see how the Swiss villagers maintain their reputation as regular Churchgoers. The old...

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

Released in February of 1922. Produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Frank Ormiston-Smith, the pioneer mountaineering photograher and filmmaker, filmed in 1906 the ascent to several towers in the Cinque Torri area in...

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...

A party of tourists ascending to the peak of the Rigi find a fresh fall of snow covering the summit. They soon divided into battalions, and bombard...

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Interlaken, as its name implies, is dependent to a large extent on the two beautiful lakes for much of its popularity. An interesting short panorama...

Released on December 25th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Showing the peasants in their quaint costumes, which are only donned on Sundays and Festivals.

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Released on the 16th of July, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.