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

Nova Scotia Archives Film Holdings Database

For The Asking

Format: 1 videoreel (00:30:00 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: Video Theatre Association

Note: [Video Theatre Catalogue #: 12BW0176002]

Producer: R. Doiron
Access: Open reel videotape: CLOSED for conservation.

Reference: Video Theatre Association Nova Scotia Archives 1984-23 / Location no.: Va 122

Nagra IIi

Format: 2 videoreels (00:30:00 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: Video Theatre Association

Note: A practical tape on the operating functions of the Nagra III filmsound recorder, by National Film Board soundman Ted Haley.[Va 98: master; Va 120: ][Video Theatre Catalogue #: 12BW0176010]

Producer: Ted Haley
Access: Open reel videotape: CLOSED for conservation.

Reference: Video Theatre Association Nova Scotia Archives 1984-23 / Location no.: Va 98 , Va 120 (may be dub)

Our Th Anniversary

Date: 1977
Format: 1 film reel (00:06:00 hrs.) : silent, colour
Filmmaker: Charles Balish

Note: This item features Charles and Eva Balish's 60th anniversary banquet, a Balish family wedding and the Balish flower gardens.

Producer: Charles Balish
Access: Open for consultation; PANS holds copyright.

Reference: Charles Balish Nova Scotia Archives 1990-25 / Location no.: Fc 1902 Duplication no.: Vc 845 Supplemental information no.: Mf 334- 10

Cold Comfort Energy Update

Format: 2 film reels (00:28:16 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: A detailed profile of the energy resources of the Atlantic Provinces focusing onthe high cost of energy production and the search for alternate sources and ways of meeting the energy needs of the region. A variety of government and industry officials assess the current situation and speculate about future development.

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

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1987-03 / Location no.: Fc 2400 2401 Supplemental information no.: Mf200-23

Men of Steel

Format: 2 film reels (00:27:50 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: [Story of shipbuilding at drydock in Saint John, NB. Footage of steel being fed to cutters, welding, etc. A computer setup where machines are controlled by computers.]

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

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1987-03 / Location no.: Fc 993- 994 Supplemental information no.: Mf288-111

Sweet Dreams And Kerosene The Saga of The Nova Scotia Gold Rush

Format: 2 film reels (00:26:30 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: A documentary about gold mining in Moose River, N.S. Through personal reminiscences by Dolly BELMORE, the wife of a miner, and Rev. Forest HIGGINS; photographs and original footage this programme explores what life was like for miners and their families in the early 20th century. Also looks at the Moose River Mine Disaster of 1936.

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

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1987-03 / Location no.: Fc 2398- 2399 Supplemental information no.: Mf338-8

Thomas Raddall - The Author

Date: 09 November 1976
Format: 1 videocassette (00:27:50 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Thomas H. RADDALL talks to Neil COPELAND about his beginnings as a writer, and about the various books he has had published during his successful career. The visuals consist almost entirely of shots of RADDALL sitting in his yard in Liverpool, NS.

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

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1985-52 / Location no.: Vc 76 Supplemental information no.: Mf163- 77; 78

Canadian Monarchy Special The

Format: 2 film reels (00:57:55 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Appears to be a documentary on the British monarchy, the Canadian political system, and images from early Canadian history.

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

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 445- 446 Supplemental information no.: Mf265-04

Travelin Man The John Bragg

Format: 2 film reels (00:25:55 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Neil COPELAND narrates this profile of blueberry farmer and entrepreneur John BRAGG, President of Oxford Forzen Foods in Oxford, N.S. BRAGG discusses the expansion and diversification of his business and markets and the pros and cons of being situated in the Maritimes. He discusses his philosophy of corporate farming and life in Nova Scotia.

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

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1987-03 / Location no.: Fc 2362 2363 Supplemental information no.: Mf380-14

Halifax Explosion Survivors Hydrostone

Date: 1977
Format: 1 film reel (00:10:00 hrs.) : silent, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Brief interviews with survivors of the Halifax Explosion of 1917 - a Mrs. FLEMING and an unidentified woman. Also, an interview with a Mr. POWER who lived in Lower Prospect at the time of the Explosion. Silent footage of the Hydrostone area of Halifax, N.S. (present day).

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

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1987-52 / Location no.: Fc 2421 Supplemental information no.: Mf261-35

Micmac Porpoise

Date: 1977
Format: 1 film reel (00:16:04 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Complete version of the film shot in 1936 by Alexander LEIGHTON about Micmac Porpoise hunters. This copy was used in the Heritage programme about Dr. LEIGHTON and his filmmaking. [see Heritage's EARLY FILMMAKING IN NOVA SCOTIA, bd: March, 1977]

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

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1987-50 / Location no.: Fb 2481 Supplemental information no.: Mf163- 387

Norway

Format: 2 film reels (00:28:00 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: [Film deals with interviews regarding the survival of the fishing industry in Norway and its small coastal communities of fishermen and how they live.]

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

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1987-03 / Location no.: Fc 1019- 1020 Supplemental information no.: MF288-124

Titanic. Part

Date: 22 March 1977
Format: 1 videocassette (00:27:50 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: CBC photographs and film footage accompany the recollections of several survivors of the sinking of 'The Titanic', April 15, 1912.

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer: Bill Harper
Director: HARPER, Bill
Broadcaster: CBHT
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1985-54 / Location no.: Vc 82 Supplemental information no.: Mf163- 101; 102

Halifax Explosion. Part

Date: 30 November 1977
Format: 1 videocassette (00:27:50 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: An account of the Halifax Explosion of 1917, recalled by survivors and illustrated by still photos and film footage shot at the time; animated re-enactment of the events, and black & white film footage of Thomas RADDALL and H.O. TOWNSHEND.

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer: Bill Harper
Director: HARPER, Bill
Broadcaster: CBHT
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1985-36 / Location no.: Vc 69 Supplemental information no.: Mf163- 47; 48

Early Film Making In Nova Scotia Micmac Porpoise Hunt

Date: 15 March 1977
Format: 1 videocassette (00:27:50 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: An interview with Dr. Alexander LEIGHTON, including footage from his films 'Life of the Beaver' of 1929, and 'Porpoise Oil' of 1936. Dr. LEIGHTON gives background information about the activities portrayed, as well as about the actual making of the films.

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer: Bill Harper
Director: HARPER, Bill
Broadcaster: CBHT
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1985-41 / Location no.: Vc 65 Supplemental information no.: Mf163- 31; 32