Short Documentary Movies

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on January 28th, 1918.

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

From Jaipur to Agra and Calcutta is a wonderful trip, and Burton Holmes shows some of the quaintest and queerest sights in the world, among them the...

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

Released on the 31st of December, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

A mountaineering tour on a glacier in the Alps. The film follows a group of mountaineers as they leave the hostel. Then they climb up fixed ladders...

Travelogue released on the first of December, 1918. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Released on October 2nd, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

He is one of the ten best-known people on the planet. He has many names...and millions of faithful followers around the world. We name him Father...

Released on the 9th of November, 1919. Produced by Burton Holmes.

Travelogue released on October 9th, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

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

The capital of Switzerland is an interesting town, and the national life is perhaps best seen in its streets.

Travelogue produced by Burton Holmes. Released on September 7th, 1919.

Swiss lace is world famed, and much of the best of it is produced by the busy hands of the inhabitants of this pretty Swiss village.

Released on the 16th of May, 1916. Produced by Burton Holmes.

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...

Government travelogue depicting New Zealand's West land's scenery: Lake Manapouri, Fox Glacier Hotel, and Franz Josef Glacier. From the Fox Glacier...

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

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...