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

Nova Scotia Archives Film Holdings Database

Causeway

Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Shots of the crowds during the opening ceremonies at the Canso Causeway.

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

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 209 Supplemental information no.: mf115-212

Tuna Tournament

Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Tuna - sport fishing. Aerial shots of the International Tuna Cup Tournament, Wedgeport, NS.

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

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 156 Supplemental information no.: mf115-146

Tuna

Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Tuna Fishing - commercial

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

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 144 Supplemental information no.: mf115-131

Trees Are a Crop

Format: 1 film reel (00:22:00 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: A dramatization of proper management of a small woodlot.

Production Company: National Film Board of Canada in co-operation with the [New Brunswick] Dept. of Lands and Mines
Producer: Evelyn Cheny
Director: BORDELAY, Jack
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 124 Duplication no.: Vc 48 Supplemental information no.: Mf115-115

Trees Are a Crop

Format: 1 film reel (00:22:00 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: A dramatization of proper management of a small woodlot.

Production Company: National Film Board of Canada in co-operation with the [New Brunswick] Dept. of Lands and Mines
Producer: Evelyn Cheny
Director: BORDELAY, Jack
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 125 Duplication no.: Vc 48 Supplemental information no.: Mf115-115

Fishermen of The Atlantic

Date: 1948
Format: 1 film reel (00:10:55 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Instructional film about trawler fishing. [new version of 'Otter Trawler', see Mf115-472]

Production Company: Bureau of Information, Dept. of Trade and Industry for the Fisheries Division
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 44 Duplication no.: Vc 159 Supplemental information no.: Mf115-53

Nova Scotia Holiday

Date: 1948
Format: 1 film reel (00:14:15 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: A brief look at some of the festivals and summertime activities Nova Scotia has to offer. Includes the Sportsman's Meet, county fairs, ox pulls, Wedgeport International Tuna Cup Tournament, etc. [working title: 'Nova Scotia Events']

Production Company: Bureau of Information, N.S. 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 86 Duplication no.: Vc 162 Supplemental information no.: Mf115-84+

Canada's Atlantic Provinces

Format: 1 film reel (00:27:23 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Promotional travelogue on New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island featuring transportation and accomodations by CNR (including trains, ferries and hotels).

Production Company: Robert AYRE for the Canadian National Railway
Producer: Robert Ayre
Writer: AYRE, Robert
Broadcaster: Canadian National Railway in Canada
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 29 Supplemental information no.: Mf115-39

Shearwater Vs.

Date: 195
Format: 1 film reel (00:14:00 hrs.) : silent, b&w
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Sport Heritage Centre

Note: Excerpts of football game between Shearwater Flyers and an unidentified team (possibly a local university team). Includes footage of Arrows Park and area around Dartmouth Shopping Centre.

Access: Open for consultation. Permission required from copyright holder for use or duplication.

Reference: Nova Scotia Sport Heritage Centre Nova Scotia Archives 1997-13 / Location no.: Fb 2856

Boat Trip

Date: 1950s
Format: 1 film reel (00:10:54 hrs.) : silent, colour
Filmmaker: Harold Weir

Note: This film contains shots taken while boating with [Ron Coell]; family shots at Porter's Lake.

Producer: Harold Weir
Access: Open for consultation; PANS holds copyright.

Reference: Harold Weir Nova Scotia Archives 1986-17 / Location no.: Fc 508 Duplication no.: Vc 192 Supplemental information no.: Mf 287-17

Hunting Trip by Boat

Date: 1950s
Format: 1 film reel (00:10:55 hrs.) : silent, colour
Filmmaker: Harold Weir

Note: This film contains footage shot during a hunting trip taken aboard a cabin cruiser; family shots and activities.

Producer: Harold Weir
Access: Open for consultation; PANS holds copyright.

Reference: Harold Weir Nova Scotia Archives 1986-17 / Location no.: Fc 506 Duplication no.: Vc 192 Supplemental information no.: Mf 287-15

Liquor Truck Overturned

Date: 1951
Format: 1 film reel (00:00:45 hrs.) : silent, colour
Filmmaker: Carroll Burton Feindel

Note: Shots of road accident [near Greenwood, N.S.]. Smashed car and an overturned truck. Military personnel and civilians unload liqour bottles from the overturned vehicle and transfer them to another truck. Children 'help' while a Mountie and a curious crowd look on.

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

Apple Blossom Parade

Date: 1951
Format: 1 film reel (00:1:14 hrs.) : silent, colour
Filmmaker: Carroll Burton Feindel

Note: Shots of the [1951] Apple Blossom Festival Parade. Shots of a large crowd watching parade. Shots of Mounties on motor-cycles, Apple Blossom princesses on elaborate floats, military personnel marching, and a Highland pipe and drum band.

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

Canadian Royal Visit

Date: November 1951
Format: 1 film reel (00:42:24 hrs.) : sound, colour
Filmmaker: Maritime Command Museum

Note: Film documenting the visit of Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh beginning in Quebec City and following their progress throughout the country.

Broadcaster: Department of National Defense
Access: None for viewing. Permission must be received for use/ reproduction.

Reference: Maritime Command Museum Nova Scotia Archives 1988-43 / Location no.: Fc 1895 Supplemental information no.: mf330-3

Sails On The Sea

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

Note: Film highlights various Nova Scotian yacht races and sailing activities. Includes footage of Marblehead races and the Prince of Wales Cup. [working title: 'Yacht Film']

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

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives 1995-06 / Location no.: Fc 3354 Duplication no.: Vc165 Supplemental information no.: Mf115-103&