Short Documentary Movies

1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

Travelogue released on August 7th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Released in 1923, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

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

Travelogue released on the 5th of March, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Surabaya, Java, is the busiest headquarters of the Dutch in the Far East. Here the white-clothed man from Holland has established the commercial...

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on March 18th, 1918.

The second release in the series picks up Mr. Holmes' fellow-travelers at the very brink of the Grand Canyon, just as a train has arrived at the El...

"She Climbs to Conquer" shot by W.J. Oliver, was a noteworthy film which gained well merited acclaim. Made in 1933 it pictured the climb of Georgia...

Released on January 26th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

1901, 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...

An alpine ascent around the snow-covered area of Monte Cevedale by a large group of mountaineers equipped with crampons and ice axes. The group...

In this trip Burton Holmes takes your patrons to Java, the richest island of the Dutch East Indies, and Batavia, its capital city, one of the most...

This documentary follows two long-lost Ukrainian friends, Arsalan and Nastya, as they reconnect in Germany after russia's full-scale invasion against...

Released on October 20th, 1918. Directed & produced by Burton Holmes.

A crowd of a hundred boys rushing the position of another crowd, storming their adversaries with volleys of snowballs, finally driving the enemy from...

Travelogue released on November 2nd, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Released on December 14th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Released on the sixth of March, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.