Short Documentary Movies

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

1. Panoramic View from the Acropolis. A fine view of modern Athens. 2. Mar's Hill. Probable site of St. Paul preaching to the Athenians. 3. A View of...

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

We have our poor people and the east has its starving millions; even in far-away Ceylon there are many kind hearts beating beneath dark skins, and it...

1924, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

An alpine ascent around the snow-covered area of Monte Cevedale by a large group of mountaineers equipped with crampons and ice axes. The group...

Released in 1919, produced by Frederick Burlingham.

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Released on July 13th, 1919.

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

1907, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

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.

"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...

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

Documentary on mountain climbing in the Swiss and Italian Alps.

The first section shows the "crew" bestriding the bob-sledge and starting same down bill. The second section includes pictures of many sledge...

1906, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Released in 1920, produced by Frederick Burlingham.