Short Documentary Movies

Elephants are used to pull teak logs through thick jungle to a river.

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

Released on the 8th of December, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Travelogue released on July 22nd, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Released on July 20th, 1919.

The first picture of the new Paramount-Burton Holmes Travel pictures recount Mr. Holmes' motor trip of the summer of 1913 through the more...

Travelogue released on October 30th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Released on July 27th, 1919.

Travelogue released on October 16th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Released on December 14th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

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

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on January 7th, 1918.

Produced by Burton Holmes. Released on June 15th, 1919.

Travelogue released on the 14th of May, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Klettern im Fels (in English, "Rock Climbing") is a German silent documentary about rock climbing. It was directed by the cameraman Hermann Schadock...

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

William J. Oliver filmed the ascent of Mount Tupper in the Glacier National Park by the famous Swiss mountain guide Edward Feuz accompanied by his...

A winter vintage ascent to Mount Ruapehu by a large group of mountaineers composed of about 11 men and women. Mount Ruapehu, 2797 meters high, is an...

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on May 20th, 1918.

"During the 1927, AGM Geddes on behalf of the Huts Committee, gave the report on the progress made on the completion of the Club's first hut, the Fay...