Spotlight No. 2 (6 digital object(s)) Archives / Film, Video and Sound

Record information

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Spotlight No. 2

Item number (ISN):

216455

Series title:

Canadian Cameo

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1949/1951

Item number (ISN):

216455

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

Fonds/collection:

ASSOCIATED SCREEN NEWS LTD.

Accession:

1973-0127

Media:

Film

Part:

1 of 1

Production date:

1949/1951

Release date:

1951-06

Production responsibility:

Associated Screen News Ltd.

Production credit:

director, Gordon Sparling; producer, B.E. Norrish; photography, Jack Hynes; Doug Skene; music, Lucio Agostini; sound, Walter Darling; narrator, Lamont Tilden

Country of production:

cn

Description:

Newsmagazine covering four stories:~Famous Faces. Five notable public clocks found in Canada are examined: the Peace Tower clock in Ottawa; the McGill University Gate clock in Montreal; the city hall clocks of Vancouver and Toronto; and the "Jousting Knights" clock in downtown Hamilton.~Taxilated Tundra. The Northwest Territories' capital of Yellowknife is looked at for its transportation facilities, with an emphasis on taxi transportation.~Spotlight on John Pratt. John Pratt does a short comical "autobiographical" sketch that includes the well-known Navy show number "You'll Get Used to It".~Toronto Tip Topper Club. Extra-tall people of both sexes are shown socializing at a club they have formed to overcome the barrier of being extraordinarily tall. Shown is the annual dance and the Miss Tip Topper of the Year competition, with radio personality Bing Whittaker crowning the successful Miss Tip Topper. <10mn 20s>

Language:

English

Original number:

B-839

Notes:

1. Gordon Sparling, the creator of this film, died in 1994.

Detailed holdings information:

Vault ISN:

14072

Format:

VIDEO

Location number:

V1 8007-0042

Number of items:

1

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

20345

Format:

FILM

Location number:

N-0565

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

COMP

Stock:

NITRATE

Technical description:

NEG

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

220871

Format:

FILM

Location number:

7301-0877

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

COMP

Stock:

DUPE

Technical description:

NEG

Made from:

7301-0878

Status:

PRT.ELEM

Vault ISN:

220872

Format:

FILM

Location number:

7301-0878

Vault code:

GAT

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

COMP

Stock:

DUPE

Technical description:

POS

Made from:

N-0565

Status:

MASTER

Vault ISN:

220873

Format:

FILM

Location number:

7301-1009

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

COMP

Stock:

ANS PRT

Made from:

7301-0877

Status:

REF

Vault ISN:

220874

Format:

FILM

Location number:

7301-1041

Number of items:

1

Kind of sound:

COMP

Stock:

ANS PRT

Made from:

7301-0877

Status:

REF

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Consultation copy number:

V1 8007-0042

Restrictions on consultation:

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Donor restrictions:

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Copyright status:

Under copyright until 31 December 2044.

Copyright owner:

Copyright owner: National Archives of Canada.

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