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Canadian Headlines of 1951

Accession number: 
1952.0007
Production Years: 
1951
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Film Properties: 
Length (feet): 
1000 (35mm); 412 (16mm)
Length (minutes): 
11
Holding Institutions: 

Library and Archives Canada: 35mm, 16mm, VHS, digibeta.
"Canadian headlines of 1951 including: census taking, showing a five-generation family in Oshawa; stock taking; Korean war footage; the 25th Brigade for Europe; civil defence; woman marching in civilian clothing; Dew Line operations with Vampire jets and Mustang fighters taking off; NATO meeting; session of Parliament; newspaper headlines proclaiming a rise in the cost of living; iron ore development in Quebec; oil tanker filling up at Lake Head; delegation from the US looking over the St. Lawrence Waterway in preparation for the planning of the Seaway; opening of the CBC building on Dorchester Avenue in Montreal with shots of the interior of the building and announcers at microphones; the Canadian Film Awards presentation with Mary Pickford and Ernest Ouimet appearing; sports with footage of Lionel Conacher, football, a hockey game between the Maple Leafs and the Canadiens, basketball, ski jumping, baseball, cricket, and a football game between the Ottawa Rough Riders and a western team; daredevils stunting with cars in a stadium; an ill-fated attempt by Red Hill Jr. at riding over Niagara Falls in a barrel showing the start of the stunt and ending with the barrel in ruins; and a visit by Princess Elizabeth and Prince Philip."

University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta: 16mm
"Outstanding Canadian news stories of 1951."
From the Catalogue of 16mm Educational Motion Pictures. Published by the Educational Media Division, Department of Extension, University of Alberta, Edmonton, 1967.

Bibliography: 

"Business in Motion: Films of Current Interest," Canadian Business 25 (April 1952): 122.
"Glimpses of the main events in Canada in 1951, as recorded by the newsreel camera. Includes headlines from sports world, milestones in national affairs, glimpses of the Royal tour, etc."