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Ushers Green Stripe Snowshoe Marathon

Item number (ISN):

77724

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1931

Item number (ISN):

77724

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Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

SEAGRAM MUSEUM ARCHIVES

Accession:

1987-0622

Media:

Film

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1931

Release date:

1931

Production company:

Associated Screen News Ltd.

Production credit:

photography, Lucien roy; editing, A.E. Hague

Sponsor:

Distillers Corporation Ltd.

Description:

This film depicts a snowshoe marathon for the championship of the world and concentrates on the following participants, Arthur Newton, Peter Gauzzi, Joie Ray, Edouard Fabre, M.B. McNamara and Frank Hoey. The course of the race extended from Quebec City to Trois-Rivières to L'Assomption and finally to Montreal, covering a distance of 200 miles. Over 100,000 spectators were present in Montreal to welcome the winner, Mr. Frank Hoey, who established a new record. Second went to Arthur Newton in a time of 27 hours and 58 minutes. Third place went to Fred Desroches. Germaine d'Arcy, Queen of the Marathon, was also present at the Montreal finish line. Also shown are: H.F. Glass, comptroller, Distillers Corporation Limited, Mayor Lavigueur of Quebec City, Samuel Bronfman and Allan Bronfman of Distillers Corporation Limited, A.C. Iler, publicity manager of Distillers Corporation Ltd. and promoter Armand Vincent. <17mn 22s>

Language:

Silent with English intertitles

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1. The publicity manager for the film was A.C. Iler; the promotion by Armand Vincent.~2. Opening title says this is presented by Samuel Bronfman and Allan Bronfman.~3. Abrupt ending with no closing credits.
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Conditions of access:

Open

Consultation copy number:

V1 8805-0044
V1 2004-05-0023

Restrictions on consultation:

~No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions

Reproduction access:

To be Determined / À déterminer

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