Documental Movies

Bioscoped from a motor. The center of fashion and society in the Bernese Oberland. The rendezvous of the most cosmopolitan crowd in Europe.

In spring, the Swiss herdsman collects his cattle and drives the herds up the mountains to higher pasture. Here is shown a quiet valley, with...

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on January 14th, 1918.

1903, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

1901, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

For over a hundred years, Turtagrø in Sogn has been a mountain climbing center in Jotunheimen. The film photographer Gunnar Nilsen-Vig was...

1905, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

"A pioneering Norweigan climbing film. The filming was made in 1918 by film photographer Gunnar Nilsen Vik. The film begins with some pictures of Ola...

1904, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Kandersteg, the highest mountain village on the Gemmi route is a delightful spot and the center of fine excursions in the mountain regions of the...

Surabaya, Java, is the busiest headquarters of the Dutch in the Far East. Here the white-clothed man from Holland has established the commercial...

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

Released on November 16th, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

The spectacular railroad panorama in the Alps, taken from a train passing through various tunnels, and over the great Wassen Loops.

Cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

A film being photographed from the front of the engine. A grand view of the snow-clad peaks of this fine range of mountains is depicted from an...

1909, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith.

Danube upstream from Vienna, with its images of monasteries and castles. It's hard for an American to realize the age of civilization in Europe. This...

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on May 6th, 1918.

Released on March 25, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.