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George Thorne Booth fonds [moving images]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1931-1940.

Reference:

R8990-0-6-E

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

189781

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George Thorne Booth fonds
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Date(s):

1931-1940.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

ca. 24 film reels.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of short musicals, documentaires and some out-takes including Pioneer trails; Melody ranch; The trail : Men against the snow; Canoeing; The bells; and War. Many of these productions were directed by Booth.

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Booth, George Thorne

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Booth, George Thorne : George Thorne Booth was a producer, director and scenario writer who established the Ontario Film Company in the late 1920s to produce British quota films. In July 1929 he incorporated Booth Canadian Films, active circa 1929 to 1937. Morris, Peter. Embattled Shadows: A History of Canadian Cinema 1895-1939 (Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 1978), 185.

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(Electronic) See MISACS for item-level descriptions.

(Paper) See AV collection files for item-level descriptions.

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General note:

Received in 1978 from Ena M. Booth.
Subject heading:

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Documentary films

Films documentaires

Courts métrages

Short films

Musical films

Films musicaux
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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(1973-05-31)
1978-0208 MISA
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Moving images (film)

[Consultation90 Open]

Audio-visual item no. assigned by LAC [R8990] 17766AV--17772AV

[Consultation 90 Open]

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