'The Way We Were': Nova Scotia in Film, 1917-1950

Nova Scotia Archives Film Holdings Database

Sportsworld Outdoors Assignment

Format: 2 film reels (00:12:53 hrs.) : Pix / mag, sound, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Chedabucto Bay - ARROW disaster

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer: Robert F. Smith
Broadcaster: CBHT
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1986-13 / Location no.: Fb 2771, 2772

L.E. Shaw Brick Works

Format: 2 film reels (00:05:07 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: This feature looks at how bricks are made at the L.E. Shaw Brick Works.

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer: Robie Vandekieft
Broadcaster: CBHT
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1986-13 / Location no.: Fc 1922- 1923 Supplemental information no.: Mf337-1

Oak Island

Format: 1 videocassette (00:8:00 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: CTV

Note: An investigation of the mysterious Oak Island treasure. It discusses the history of the search, a contemporary (1970) attempt at the search and speculation from both experts and locals to the reality of the whole.

Production Company: CTV News
Broadcaster: CTV Television Network
Access: Reproduction restricted except with permission of CTV

Reference: CTV Nova Scotia Archives 1986-48 / Location no.: Vc 1061

Fish or Cut Bait

Date: 197-
Format: 124 film reels : sound, colour
Filmmaker: Fish or Cut Bait Collective

Note: Interviews by Bill McKIGGAN with fish workers including Fred Windsor, Harold Turner, Kevin Squires, Guy Cormier, Gilles Theriault, Hermenegilde Robichaud, Dale Richardson, Everett Richardson, Jamie McKenzie, Sandy Maitland, Matt Murphy, Charlie Murray and Newfoundland Fisheries Association workers about the industry and unionization, coverage of court case against G Theriault and T Robichaud of Caraquet, aftermath of the Arrow oil spill, and waterfront views. FOR DETAILS SEE Mf 325.

Production Company: Fish or Cut Bait Collective
Producer: Bill McKiggan And Tom Burger
Broadcaster: Fish or Cut Bait Collective
Language: var
Access: Open for consultation; written permission must be obtained from copyright owner for use or reproduction. Use video transfers where available.

Reference: Fish or Cut Bait Collective Nova Scotia Archives 1989-34 / Location no.: Fc 1703 -1826 Supplemental information no.: Mf325 /7-84

Fish or Cut Bait

Date: 197-
Format: 8 film reels : sound, colour
Filmmaker: Fish or Cut Bait Collective

Note: Film used for film edit video workprint for FISH OR CUT BAIT.

Production Company: Fish or Cut Bait Collective
Producer: Bill McKiggan And Tom Burger
Broadcaster: Fish or Cut Bait Collective
Access: Open for consultation; written permission must be obtained from copyright owner for use or reproduction. Use video transfers where available.

Reference: Fish or Cut Bait Collective Nova Scotia Archives 1989-34 / Location no.: Fc 1829 -1836 Duplication no.: Vc 328 -331 Supplemental information no.: Mf325 /89-93

Historic Log Canoes of the Chesepeake

Date: 197-
Format: 1 film reel (00:34:05 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: Dr. Alexander Leighton

Note: Documentary about the development of the Chesepeake Bay log canoe design; including a demonstration of the construction and sailing in a race.

Producer: John Biddle
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction until 2000.

Reference: Dr. Alexander Leighton Nova Scotia Archives 1989-03 / Location no.: Fc 2013

A Special Place

Format: 1 film reel (00:10:00 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: A filmed slide show for California investment luncheons. A series of stills depicts the general 'flavour' of Nova Scotia for the interested investor. [See also 'Dallas Show' (May 1971) for slightly different version with sound]

Production Company: [Nova Scotia Information Services Film Unit]
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives 1991-26 / Location no.: Fc 2712 Supplemental information no.: mf115-702

Horseback Advertisement

Format: 10 film reels (00:05:00 hrs.) : silent, colour
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Shot mainly in Halifax, this film advertises Nova Scotia as a vacation playground.

Production Company: Rabko Television Productions Co. Limited
Broadcaster: NS Travel Bureau, Information Services
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 345- 348; Fn 13- 18 Supplemental information no.: mf115-457+

Lands and Forests Commercial

Format: 1 film reel (00:02:23 hrs.) : silent, colour
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Footage of people enjoying the beauty of the forest's flora and fauna.

Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 326 Supplemental information no.: mf115-413

And Now

Date: 1966
Format: 1 film reel (00:16:28 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Film promoting the Volunteer Economic Planning Board and its push for economic development. 'And Now every Nova Scotian must accept the challenge and need for change...'.

Production Company: Crawley Films in Co-operation with the NS Information Service
Broadcaster: Volunteer Economic Planning Board
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives 1991-27 / Location no.: Fc 2148; Fn 139

Historic Sites - Annapolis Valley

Format: 1 film reel (00:02:17 hrs.) : silent, b&w
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Footage of various sites including the Acadian Church at Grand Pre, the Fort Anne and a re-enactment of the Order of Good Cheer.

Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction. Fb 56: CLOSED: conservation

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fb 56 Supplemental information no.: mf115-414

Land Advertisement

Format: 12 film reels (00:05:00 hrs.) : silent, colour
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Filmed at Louisbourg fortress, this advertisement highlights the overwhelming nature of the Nova Scotia's physical environment.

Production Company: Rabko Television Productions Co. Limited
Broadcaster: NS Travel Bureau, Information Services
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 350- 351; Fn 19- 28 Supplemental information no.: mf115-460+

Windsor Causeway

Format: 1 film reel (00:13:15 hrs.) : silent, colour
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: [edited workprint] Fall scenics showing cars on highway near the Truro/Hilden exit. NS highway near the Windsor/Rawdon exit, highway 14. Shots of the causeway partially built.

Production Company: [N.S. Dept. of Highways]
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives 1991-26 / Location no.: Fc 2725

A Special Place

Format: 1 film reel : silent, colour
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: A filmed slide show created for American investment luncheons depicting stereotypical NS scenes from apples to the Volvo plant.

Production Company: NS Information Service Film and Photographic Section
Broadcaster: NS Department of Trade and Industry
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives 1991-26 / Location no.: Fc 2712

Wreckhunters

Format: 1 film reel (00:13:03 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Film describing the sport of wreckhunting off Nova Scotia's coast.

Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives 199-27 / Location no.: Fc 2123