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Record information – Brief At Home in England = Ontario
Series title:The Days Before Yesterday : [stockshots]Hierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Date:1927Item number (ISN):237430Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, TELEVISION: CAM GRAHAM PRODUCTIONS, THE DAYS BEFORE YESTERDAYAccession:1995-0172Media:FilmProduction date:1927Description:Archival footage acquired for research and reuse in the CBC television series The Days Before Yesterday. Toronto street scenes, 1927.~Film about Ontario, which takes the form of a narrative with intertitles in the form of letters home in England.~Part 1: A woman pines for her loved one in Canada. She reads "Our Lady of the Snow" and a letter from Toronto. Scenes of boardwalk at Lake Ontario. <90 feet>~Part 2: Bi-plane races in 1927. Biplane seen landing in a field. Also excerpts of Santa Clause Parade. Hockey in a Toronto arena. Scenes of son writing to his mother back home in England. Blossom time. Woodbine race track. Lord [Byng] drives by in an open carriage. King's Plate horse race. Hart House, University of Toronto. Exterior and dramatic production at Hart House. <170 feet>~Part 3: Football game. Peach trees in Blossom. Fruit tree spraying. Grapevines and orchards. Shot of Toronto street (possibly University Avenue) at Queen's Park. <204 feet>Language:SilentNotes:Detailed holdings information: -
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