The Open Road (1926 film series)

The Open Road was a series of short, silent travelogue films produced by Burton Holmes Travelogues, Inc. in 1926. The series showcased various locations around the United States and abroad, often focusing on scenic landscapes, cultural landmarks, and everyday life in the featured locales. While the individual shorts are relatively obscure today, they are noted for being part of the broader tradition of early travel films that brought distant places to audiences who had limited opportunities to experience them firsthand. Specific titles and details regarding the number of films in the series are sometimes inconsistent across sources, but the common thread is their association with Burton Holmes and their travelogue format. The films were distributed to theaters as supplemental programming. Availability of the original films is limited, but some may be accessible through film archives and digital repositories.