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

Nova Scotia Archives Film Holdings Database

Seagulls

Format: 2 film reels (00:13:23 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: A look at sea gulls.

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

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fb 995- 996 Supplemental information no.: Mf221-18

Stars of The Sea

Format: 2 film reels (00:13:24 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Don CROWDIS looks at things he collected along the seashore (shells, starfish, lobster, sea urchin etc.).

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

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fb 983- 984 Supplemental information no.: Mf221-13

Lobsters

Format: 3 film reels (00:13:30 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: A look at lobsters.

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

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fb 978- 980 Supplemental information no.: Mf221-11

Grandmother's Notebook

Format: 4 film reels (00:13:25 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: A look at rocks, erosion, mud, clay & it's uses, slate & blackboards, sand etc.

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

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fb 985- 988 Supplemental information no.: Mf221-14

How The Indians Lived

Format: 2 film reels (00:13:20 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: A look at how the indians (aboriginal people of Canada) lived a long time ago.

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

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fb 989- 990 Supplemental information no.: Mf221-15

Lullaby of Broadway

Date: 1959
Format: 2 film reels (00:12:00 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: George Hames

Note: Host Conrad SHECK introduces songs by composers Ira and George GERSHWIN and discusses the song and dance team of Fred and Adele ASTAIRE who made the songs famous. Two Gershwin songs are sung by Niki VALLEE.

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer: Glenn Sarty
Broadcaster: CBHT
Access: Open for consultation; written permission must be obtained from copyright owner for use or reproduction.

Reference: George Hames Nova Scotia Archives 1993-03 / Location no.: Fb 2502 Duplication no.: Fb 2503 Supplemental information no.: Mf394-07

Psychiatry In The Western Region, Nigeria, June

Format: 1 film reel (00:6:05 hrs.) : silent, colour
Filmmaker: Alexander Leighton

Note: Scenes of African urban and village life. Locales identified as Lagos Abeokut and Aro Village. Shots include village celebrations and food vendors in an outdoor market.

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

Reference: Alexander Leighton Nova Scotia Archives 1987-14 / Location no.: Fc 2020 Supplemental information no.: Mf360- 7

Psychiatry In The Sudan, May

Format: 1 film reel (00:5:10 hrs.) : silent, colour
Filmmaker: Alexander Leighton

Note: Various shots of Egyptian and Sudanese cities of Cairo, Ondurman and Khartoum; also shots of the Sphinx, Pyramids, [Nile River], and a psychiatric clinic.

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

Reference: Alexander Leighton Nova Scotia Archives 1987-14 / Location no.: Fc 2015 Supplemental information no.: Mf360- 3

Halifax Dockyards

Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Ceremonies at Halifax Dockyard including a dramatazation of the founding of Halifax and a mock historical ship display in Halifax Harbour.

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

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 266 Supplemental information no.: mf115-280

Royal Tour

Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip tour Halifax after arriving by air. They attend ceremonies at Citadel Hill and the Wanderers Grounds. [Shot as special event coverage but given a stock shot number]

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

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 268 Supplemental information no.: mf115-282

The Royal Visit

Format: 2 film reels (00:41:00 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Live broadcast of a state dinner held at the Hotel Nova Scotian commerating the conclusion of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip's Canadian tour. 1st reel (32:00): the arrival of the royal party; speeches made by Premier Stanfield and Prime Minister Diefenbaker. 2nd reel (9:00): Farewell addresses by Royal Party.

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

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fb 2141 2142 Supplemental information no.: Mf115-99+

Nova Scotia Festival of The Arts

Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Item contains shots of the annual [Nova Scotia] Festival of the Arts held in Tatamagouche, CO.[Note: date supplied due to proliferation of 1959 license plates shot by cameraman].

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

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fc 2639

Fisherman's Exhibition

Format: 1 film reel
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Parade at fairgrounds

Production Company: NS Travel Bureau (Film Bureau)
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 Location no.: Fc 2501 Supplemental information no.: mf115-608

Interview With Premier Stanfield and Opposition Leader Hicks

Format: 1 film reel (00:20:35 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: Nova Scotia Information Services

Note: Lloyd [MACINNIS] interviews Nova Scotia Premier Robert STANFIELD and Leader of the Opposition, Henry HICKS for the CBC series Gazette

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

Reference: Nova Scotia Information Services Nova Scotia Archives 1983-27 / Location no.: Fb 297 Supplemental information no.: Mf115-56

Milling Frolic

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

Note: Milling frolic - Gaelic Mod

Production Company: NS Travel Bureau - Film Bureau
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 2625