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Go to HomepageReel Number: 221568-01
Color: Black and White
Sound: SD
Year / Date: 1956
Country: Canada
Location: Montreal
TC Begins: 06:53:59
TC Ends: 07:04:03
Duration: 00:10:04
Introducing Canada Pt. 1 of 2 Children playing on swings in city park; little boy dips in barrel bath. Just married wedding bride & groom thru tossed confetti. CUs happy faces. Faces in city pedestrian crowd. CU traffic cop; strong man pulls bus with his teeth. Man pulls ringing church bells. Telephone switchboard operator connecting calls. Woman packing apples beside conveyor belt. Administrator stamping forms as secretaries bring & take away (GOOD GAG). 06:55:50 Crop dusting biplane flies over field & forest. Moving shot thru forest w/ moss; loggers falling timber. Deer. Birds fly off. Small port. Threshing wheat & harvesting. Horses gallop in field, cowboy riding. Aerials over mountains & lakes. Harvesting grapes & potatoes. Farm & large barn & buildings. Globe situating Canada & animated map showing sparse population. 06:58:27 Overhead shot city street; traffic & pedestrians. Old ladies w/ floral hats. Gathering around a man giving speech & holding up a rabbit. Flashback to colonial past - illustration re English invasions; war & early settlements. 07:00:04 Canadians clearing land w/ stump puller & winch. Camera up elevator revealing view of Montreal. Yearly formal opening of Canadian Parliament w/ new members (Lester Pearson) introduced to Speaker of House. Car parking lot w/ flags. Tourists w/ guide (GAG). Stock market & brokers shouting (SOF). Industry - car manufacture & assembly line. People buy & read newspapers & magazines. Agriculture - harvesting flowers Woman doctor examines child’s tongue. Continued... Geography; North American Cultures; History; NATO; Daily Life 1950s; Bureaucratic Stereotype; Gags; Oddities; Paperwork; Rubber Stamp; Stock Exchange; Economics; Geography;