Newfoundland Scene
| Newfoundland Scene | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | F. R. Crawley |
| Produced by | F. R. Crawley |
| Narrated by | Frank Peddie |
| Cinematography | F. R. Crawley Stanley Brede |
| Music by | William McCauley |
Production company | Crawley Films |
| Distributed by | National Film Board of Canada Imperial Oil |
Release date | 1951 |
Running time | 44 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Newfoundland Scene is a Canadian documentary film, directed by F. R. Crawley and released in 1951.[1] Shot in 1949 to mark the admission of Newfoundland to Canadian Confederation, the film depicted various scenes of life throughout Canada's newest province.[2]
The film won the Canadian Film Award for Film of the Year at the 1952 Canadian Film Awards.[3]
The film was reissued in the 1970s, with rerecorded narration by Gordon Pinsent and some potentially controversial hunting scenes removed.[4]
References[]
- ^ Creative Canada: A Biographical Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Creative and Performing Artists, Volumes 1-2. University of Toronto Press, 1971. ISBN 9780802032621. p. 77.
- ^ "On the screen". The Globe and Mail, April 29, 1952.
- ^ "Crawley Short Wins Award For Best Film". The Globe and Mail, April 22,. 1952.
- ^ Darrell Varga, Shooting from the East: Filmmaking on the Canadian Atlantic. McGill-Queen's University Press, 2015. ISBN 9780773546288. p. 229.
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