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This Melancholy Occasion
Series title:Something ElseHierarchical level:Item (Accession level)Item number (ISN):60300Type of material:Moving imagesFound in:Archives / Film, Video and Sound -
Record information – Details Fonds/collection:CANADIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, TELEVISION: CBOT FILM LIBRARYAccession:1984-0188Media:FilmRelease date:1973-02-27Production company:Canadian Broadcasting CorporationProduction credit:director, Brian O'Leary; producer, Robert D. Clark; reporter, Patrick Gaitun; photography, Ian Matheson; film editing, Bomi Productions LimitedDescription:A documentary drama by Patrick Gaitun, based on the last public hanging in Canada (Nicholas Street Jail in Ottawa). The drama takes place during the last hours of Patrick James Whalen's life, the man accused of murdering Thomas D'Arcy McGee, Febuary 11, 1869. In June 1869 an amendment to the federal law stated that hangings must take place within prison walls with no one present.Language:EnglishOriginal number:11306Detailed holdings information: -
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