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

Nova Scotia Archives Film Holdings Database

Children at Chapel Saint Michael

Date: 1949
Format: 1 film reel (00:00:32 hrs.) : silent, colour
Filmmaker: Carroll Burton Feindel

Note: Shot of green miltary building with cross and a sign reading 'Chapel St. Michael'. Children emerge, including Wayne Feindel. Most are carrying bags [school]. Some of the children climb on a blue bus marked 'RCAF'.

Access: Open for consultation; [PANS holds copyright]. Moved to Vinegar Syndrome Shelf.

Reference: Carroll Burton Feindel Nova Scotia Archives 1987-25 / Location no.: Fc 3366 Duplication no.: Vc 1081 Supplemental information no.: Mf 424

Nova Scotia - Canada's Seaside Vacationland

Date: 1949-1960
Format: 1 film reel (00:6:29 hrs.) : silent, colour
Filmmaker: Carroll Burton Feindel

Note: A variety of 'travelogue' footage of Nova Scotian locales and events. The Halifax Grand Parade (decorated for the city's Bicentenniel) and the Public Gardens. Shots footage of Peggy's Cove. Shots of the 'Bounty' replica being launched in Lunenburg (1960). Shots of fishing schooner being off-loaded at Lunenburg fish wharf, and of wooden ships being built at Lunenburg ship yards. Shots of painter at work on coastal scene. Water bomber flying at [Greenwood] air show. Shots of Habitation at Port Royal and of Fort Anne.

Access: Open for consultation; [PANS holds copyright]. Moved to Vinegar Syndrome Shelf.

Reference: Carroll Burton Feindel Nova Scotia Archives 1987-25 / Location no.: Fc 3367 Duplication no.: Vc 1081 Supplemental information no.: Mf 424

Seaport's 200th Birthday

Date: 21 June 1949
Format: 1 film reel (00:01:05 hrs.)
Filmmaker: Motion Picture Heritage Fund of Nova Scotia

Note: Newsreel footage of Halifax's bicentenary parade.

Production Company: [Associated Screen News]
Broadcaster: [Associated Screen News]
Access: No duplication without consent from Sherman Grinberg Film Libraries

Reference: Motion Picture Heritage Fund of Nova Scotia Nova Scotia Archives 1989-33 / Location no.: Fn 37 Duplication no.: Vc 194 Supplemental information no.: Mf313-05

Welcome Neighbour

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

Note: Part of the 'Canada Carries On' series, this film looks at the tourist industry in Canada with a particular focus on American visitors.

Production Company: National Film Board of Canada and Sydney NEWMAN
Director: MCFARLANE, Leslie
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fb 44 Supplemental information no.: Mf1-18

New Scotland: The Characters And Singers

Format: 1 film reel (00:10:35 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Film documents a variety of Nova Scotia's folk activities (ie. milling frolics) etc) and ethnic traditions of the province's Acadians, Germans and Scots.

Production Company: National Film Board of Canada
Producer: Laura Boulton
Director: BOULTON, Laura
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction. Fc 82: CLOSED: conservation

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 82 Supplemental information no.: Mf115-81

This Is Nova Scotia

Format: 1 film reel (00:18:00 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Short segments on the history, people, economics, physical structure and cultural life of Nova Scotia.

Production Company: Nova Scotia Bureau of Information, Dept. of Trade and Industry
Producer: Margaret Perry
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 120 Duplication no.: Vc 47 Supplemental information no.: Mf115-111+

This Is Nova Scotia

Format: 1 film reel (00:18:00 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Short segments on the history, people, economics, physical structure and cultural life of Nova Scotia.

Production Company: Nova Scotia Bureau of Information, Dept. of Trade and Industry
Producer: Margaret Perry
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 119 Duplication no.: Vc 47 Supplemental information no.: Mf115-111+

Apple Blossom Parade

Date: 195-
Format: 1 film reel (00:1:06 hrs.) : silent, colour
Filmmaker: Carroll Burton Feindel

Note: Shots of a crowd watching Apple Blossom 'princesses' on floats, marching bands, parading military personnel, and Mounties..

Access: Open for consultation; [PANS holds copyright]. Moved to Vinegar Syndrome Shelf.

Reference: Carroll Burton Feindel Nova Scotia Archives 1987-25 / Location no.: Fc 3367 Duplication no.: Vc 1081 Supplemental information no.: Mf 424

Military Processions

Date: 1950s
Format: 1 film reel (00:5:00 hrs.)
Filmmaker: Halifax Rifles Armoury Association

Note: Footage the activities of the Halifax Rifles Armoury Association ca. [1950s]. Footage of soldiers parading on the Halifax Commons near the Halifax Armoury.


Reference: Halifax Rifles Armoury Association Nova Scotia Archives 1986-30 / Location no.: Fb 2516 Duplication no.: Vc 1229

Military Training

Date: 1950s
Format: 1 film reel (00:2:00 hrs.)
Filmmaker: Halifax Rifles Armoury Association

Note: Footage the activities of the Halifax Rifles Armoury Association ca. [1950s]. Seen are soldiers on training exercises giving a view of what life is like out in the field (i.e. eating, parading, manoeuvres, equipment maintenance, etc.).


Reference: Halifax Rifles Armoury Association Nova Scotia Archives 1986-30 / Location no.: Fc 2740 Duplication no.: Vc 1229

Military Processions, Military Ceremonies, Honours and Salutes, Military Training

Date: 1950s
Format: 1 film reel (00:15:00 hrs.)
Filmmaker: Halifax Rifles Armoury Association

Note: Footage the activities of the Halifax Rifles Armoury Association ca. [1950s]. Footage of the Halifax Rifles 100th Anniversary Reunion. Seen is a parade of veterans, soldiers and civilians marching through Halifax, N.S., to the Grand Parade where a ceremony and review is held. Also, footage of soldiers on manoeuvres with tanks at an unidentified location.


Reference: Halifax Rifles Armoury Association Nova Scotia Archives 1986-30 / Location no.: Fb 2519 Duplication no.: Vc 1229

Military Ceremonies, Honours and Salutes

Date: 1950s
Format: 1 film reel (00:10:00 hrs.)
Filmmaker: Halifax Rifles Armoury Association

Note: Footage the activities of the Halifax Rifles Armoury Association ca. [1950s]. Footage of the Halifax Rifles 100th Anniversary Reunion.


Reference: Halifax Rifles Armoury Association Nova Scotia Archives 1986-30 / Location no.: Fc 2741 Duplication no.: Vc 1229

Military Ceremonies, Honours and Salutes, Military Training

Date: 1950s
Format: 2 film reels (00:14:48 hrs.)
Filmmaker: Halifax Rifles Armoury Association

Note: Footage the activities of the Halifax Rifles Armoury Association ca. [1950s]. Seen is an officer inspecting soldiers and making presentations. Also seen are soldiers on training exercises, interacting in a small community (i.e. going to church) and parading (location unknown).


Reference: Halifax Rifles Armoury Association Nova Scotia Archives 1986-30 / Location no.: Fb 2513 2514 Duplication no.: Vc 1228

Military Training Camps, 1950-1970

Date: 1950s-1970s
Format: 1 film reel (00:22:46 hrs.)
Filmmaker: Halifax Rifles Armoury Association

Note: Footage shot during the 1950s to 1970s showing the activities of the Halifax Rifles Armoury Association. Seen are soldiers on exercises on the Eastern Shore (includes shots of the soldiers leaving Halifax on the Dartmouth ferry). Also seen are soldiers at Camp Utopia in 1956. Shots of the camp and activities of the review and parade, as well as soldiers in the field with tanks.


Reference: Halifax Rifles Armoury Association Nova Scotia Archives 1986-32 / Location no.: Fc 2738 Duplication no.: Vc 1227

Trooping the Colour

Date: 1950
Format: 1 film reel (00:10:15 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: Frank Murphy

Note: An interesting short documentary depicting the British military ceremony of 'trooping' the regimental colours before the reigning monarch in London on his/her birthday. In this film, the Welsh Guards troop their colours before George VI. The camera work is excellent, and the colour footage and optical sound track are both still in good condition, capturing the spectacular sights and sounds of this colourful ceremony.

Production Company: Crown Film Unit

Reference: Frank Murphy Nova Scotia Archives 1982-40 / Location no.: Fc 3380