Short Documentary Movies

A scenic documentary record of a climb up to Mount Assiniboine, the 'American Matterhorn' in the Canadian Rockies.

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on January 21st, 1918.

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

For his third picture in his series, Mr. Holmes takes his audience on a visit to our National Military Academy at West Point, there to study the...

Released on the 24th of April, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

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

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

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

Released on August 17th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

"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...

Known also as 'The Crystal Ascension', the film chronicles an exploration of Mount Hood and its glaciers by a mountain-climbing party who explore the...

Released on the 8th of May, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Released on the 13th of August, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

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

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

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on the 17th of June, 1918.

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...

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