Short Documentary Movies

1931
Holidaying Among the Peaks
Holidaying Among the Peaks
01931HD
Travelogue of Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta. Sailing distance to Glacier National Park, Montana. Vimy Mountain overlooks National Parks on...
1934
The Game is Up
The Game is Up
01934HD
Sound version of the silent picture 'Climbing Mount Tupper.' William J. Oliver filmed the ascent of Mount Tupper in the Glacier National Park by the...
1924
The Lure of the South Seas
The Lure of the South Seas
01924HD
1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
1905
The Dangers of the Alps
The Dangers of the Alps
01905HD
The ascent of the Wetterhorn by Frank Ormiston-Smith accompanied by the guide Christian Bergener, Rev. H. J. Heard, Mr. E Burchell-Rodway from the...
1932
She Climbs to Conquer
She Climbs to Conquer
101932HD
"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...
1929
Southern Peaks
Southern Peaks
01929HD
Second part of the film 'River of ice', a mountaineering tour on Franz Josef Glacier in New Zealand. After spending the night in the Deficance Hut,...
1907
Railway Panorama: Kaifa to Damascus
Railway Panorama: Kaifa to Damascus
01907HD
1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
1903
Panorama from the Descending Car on Reichenbach Railway
Panorama from the Descending Car on Reichenbach Railway
01903HD
Taken from the front of a descending car, the track and the way in which the fertile valleys open out on either side, with the huge snow-capped...
1916
La Suisse inconnue. La vallée de Loetschenthal
La Suisse inconnue. La vallée de Loetschenthal
01916HD
1916, directed by Frederick Burlingham.
1907
Prize Ski Jumping Contest
Prize Ski Jumping Contest
01907HD
1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.
1921
Perilous Ascent of the Zinal-Rothorn
Perilous Ascent of the Zinal-Rothorn
01921HD
The ascent of the Zinalrothorn filmed by Frederick Burlingham in September 1916. Burlingham, known at the time as 'The man who kinematographed the...
1904
Piraeus and Athens (Greece), Hoisting Cattle on Steamer
Piraeus and Athens (Greece), Hoisting Cattle on Steamer
01904HD
1. Mooring Cattle on Barges. Preparatory to shipping them to Constantinople. 2. Taking Cattle off to the Steamer. Towing the laden barges through the...
1918
The Riviera of Lac Leman
The Riviera of Lac Leman
01918HD
Released in 1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
1924
Jungle Belles of Borneo
Jungle Belles of Borneo
01924HD
1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
1918
Allied War Heroes Arrive in Switzerland
Allied War Heroes Arrive in Switzerland
01918HD
1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.
1929
Sebastopol
Sebastopol
01929HD
A mountain guide and a young woman make an ascent to Mount Sebastopol in New Zealand's Southern Alps. The couple leave from Mount Cook's Hermitage...
1920
In the Shadow of Assiniboine
In the Shadow of Assiniboine
01920HD
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...
1924
Le Massif du Mont-Blanc - L'ascension de l'Aiguille du Moine
Le Massif du Mont-Blanc - L'ascension de l'Aiguille du Moine
01924HD
Three mountaineers, including a woman, climb the l'Aiguille du Moine, in the Mont Blanc Massif departing from the Couvercle Shelter. Facing walls...
1935
Deutsche Eisenbahner im Kampf um den Nanga Parbat
Deutsche Eisenbahner im Kampf um den Nanga Parbat
01935HD
Short version of 'Nanga Parbat' (1936), the record of the 1934 German expedition to Nanga Parbat, led by Willy Merkl and with the full backing of the...
1918
The Pilatus Railway
The Pilatus Railway
01918HD
1918, produced by Frederick Burlingham.