Documentaire Movies

Documentary on mountain climbing in the Swiss and Italian Alps.

Released in 1922.

"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...

Released on July 20th, 1919.

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Released in 1920, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

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...

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Released on July 27th, 1919.

Showing eight views of the most difficult portions of the railway, including the steepest gradients, practically, hanging on to the sides of the...

Released on July 13th, 1919.

Travelogue released in April of 1921. Written & produced by Burton Holmes.

1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Taking footage from the film 'A la conquete des cimes', this instructional film distributed for the home market as a Pathe Baby film in two reels,...

Travelogue released on the 22nd of January, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Scenes: Royal Northwest Mounted Police in action; the commissioner; the prairies of Saskatchewan; glimpses of the Blackfoot Indian tribes; visiting...

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.