Short Documentary Movies

1905, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

...From its terrace one gets a magnificent view down the Valley of the Bow River. The natural bathtub at the Hot Springs, the Government pool, free...

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

A curious incident which happens in early summer when the cattle are taken to the high pastures for three months.

The ascent of the Matterhorn by the Hornli Ridge, filmed in July 1913 by Frederick Burlingham. The team, composed of Burlingham and four mountain...

An exceptional cinematographic document on Emilio Comici, shot in 1938 in Val Rosandra by a MGM operator. The documentary shows Comici with the...

Released in 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Travelogue released on the 8th of January, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

This short looks at the sport of rock climbing. A team of three men ascend a rock wall on Southern California's Tahquitz Rock (also known as Lily...

Showing hundreds of boys, girls and adults on skis descending a steep snow-covered bank.

1923, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

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

The film was produced by Jerome Hill as 'a document of skiing according to the principles of Hannes Schneider.' It features Otto Lang, director of...

1905, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

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

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith