Short Documentary Movies

Several bouts are shown in this picture, and as the contestants frequently lift each other into mid air, and then throw, the effect is exciting and...

1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

"We have only one really tropic state in the good old U.S.A., and that is Florida, and so, just returning from the tropics of the Far East, Mr....

A unique view of one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the world. The film is tinted to portray the falls amid highly picturesque setting in the...

1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Released on December 17th, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

1905, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Released in February of 1921. Produced by Frederick Burlingham.

Travelogue released on the 10th of July, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Travelogue released on November 13th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

1905, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1905, featuring Eduard Spelterini, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Travelogue released on the 15th of January, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

A quiet village scene of pleasing restfulness, permitting us to see how the Swiss villagers maintain their reputation as regular Churchgoers. The old...

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

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...

This includes the arrival of the old stage, the mail coach and diligence, and a motor car.

Along New Zealand’s South Islands runs the mighty chain of the Southern Alps, where large and beautiful glaciers and Ice-falls abound among the...