Film Record: Canada: Land of Charm and Beauty

Identifier:

• 98.21.6 (Source: Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Museum)

Date produced: 1958

Filmmaker(s):

Floyd Henry Wells

Languages:

English

Length:

1788 ft

Format:

16mm

Colour:

Colour

Sound Notes:

Silent

Awards/Recognition:

Human Studies Film Archives list of titled amateur films

Description:

Edited film "chronicling travel through Nova Scotia, Prince Edward's Island and Cape Breton. Film includes scenic landscapes (Langdale/Bowen Island, Queen Elizabeth Arboretum, Yoho National Park, Yoho Glacier, Twin Falls, Bow Lake, Columbia icefield, Athabasca Falls, Banff, Gaspe, Cape Breton Highlands National Park), urban scenes, fishermen, outdoor garden of religious statuary, light houses, bag pipe players, Canadian Royal Mounted Police and the Lovat Scots, a boag and drum corp," Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Museum.

Locations:

• Nova Scotia (Filming)
• Prince Edward Island (Filming)
• Cape Breton (Filming)

Subjects:

• National parks and reserves
• Nature
•      Cities and towns
•      Canada
•      Music

Genre:

• Travelogue

Form:

• Feature

Repository:

Human Studies Film Archives, Smithsonian Museum

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