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

Nova Scotia Archives Film Holdings Database

County Dog Pound

Format: 1 film reel : b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Interior and exterior shots of a county dog pound. The piece is incomplete and the location - unidentified.

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.: Fb 145 Supplemental information no.: Mf 196 - 29

Sea Songs And Stories - Animation Inserts

Format: 1 film reel (00:05:10 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Animation inserts for the Sea Songs and Stories episodes- especially the 'Chesapeake & Shannon' episode.

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 Location no.: Fb 1091 Supplemental information no.: Mf221-79

Oak Island Interviews

Format: 16 mm : b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: INTERVIEWS WITH OAK ISLAND TREASURE HUNTERS MR. AND MRS. Bob RESTALL, THE ISLANDS'S OWNER MR. CHAPPELL AND PEOPLE ON THE STREET.

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.: FB 236, 237, 238, 239, 240 Supplemental information no.: MF 196 - 80

Bounty In Tahiti

Format: 6 film reels (00:29:24 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Footage of the HMS Bounty's arrival in Tahiti. MGM executives and Tahitians greet the captain and crew. Footage of the production being shot.

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer: Bill Harper
Writer: MACANDREW, Jack
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fb 1932- 1937 Supplemental information no.: Mf262-25

The Box -A Story In Pictures

Format: 1 film reel (00:9:59 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Animated ghost story narrated by Helen CREIGHTON.

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer: Henry Orenstein
Writer: STEINS, Ilgvars
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction.

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives 1991-09 / Location no.: Fb 2409 Duplication no.: Vc 1157 Supplemental information no.: Mf262-63

New Year's Show

Format: Film reels (00:12:24 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: A programme of music featuring the musical group 'The Downeasters' singing folk songs.

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

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fb 1368 Supplemental information no.: Mf235-4

Singalong Jubilee

Format: 1 film reel (00:28:23 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: Host Bill LANGSTROTH and the Jubilee Singers sing folk songs.

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

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fb 1659 Supplemental information no.: Mf255-2

Two Worlds of Song, Two Hemispheres of Music

Format: 2 film reels (00:28:25 hrs.)
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: A programme of song for contemplation, music for Good Friday, hosted by Sid DAVIDSON and featuring the Cecelia Chamber Choir conducted by Leonard MAYOH. The choir sings music from the old world and the new world.

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

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fb 1766- 1767 Supplemental information no.: Mf259-11

Sea Songs and Stories - Chesapeake and Shannon

Format: 2 film reels (00:14:21 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: The story of the Battle of 1813, of the British ship 'Shannon' and the American ship 'Chesapeake' in Boston Harbour.

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 1082- 1083 Supplemental information no.: Mf221-7

Pens and Pencils

Format: 3 film reels (00:13:35 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: A look at the history of pens and pencils.

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 1028- 1030 Supplemental information no.: Mf221-39

Salt Water Fish

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

Note: A look at salt water fish and the types of fish that can only live in salt water.

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 1026- 1027 Supplemental information no.: Mf221-38

Fishing

Format: 1 film reel (00:13:22 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: A look at the life of the fisherman and the fishing village.

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 1025 Supplemental information no.: Mf221-37

Indian Legends - Glooscap and Winpe the Wizard

Format: 2 film reels (00:15:43 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: A series of sketches tell the Micmac story 'Glooscap and Winpe the Wizard'.

Production Company: Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
Producer: Sandy Lumsden
Broadcaster: CBHT
Access: Open for consultation; written permission required from donor for use or reproduction. Fb 1077: CLOSED: conservation

Reference: CBC Television Nova Scotia Archives Location no.: Fb 1076- 1077 Supplemental information no.: Mf221-68

Animals of Halloween

Format: 1 film reel (00:13:28 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: A look at the animals of Halloween- cats, owls and bats.

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 1034 Supplemental information no.: Mf221-42

Toys at Christmas

Format: 3 film reels (00:13:23 hrs.) : sound, b&w
Filmmaker: CBC Television

Note: A look at toys from an old fashioned Christmas.

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 1038- 1040 Supplemental information no.: Mf221-46