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Image of Peggy's Cove from Movie Makers, Dec. 1939, 608.

Date produced: 1939

Filmmaker(s):

Francis M. Hirst

Languages:

English

Length:

100 ft

Format:

8mm

Colour:

Kodachrome

Sound Notes:

Silent

Awards/Recognition:

ACL Ten Best 1939 - Honorable Mention General Class

Description:

"Francis M. Hirst's Peggy's Cove is 8mm. scenic cinematography of a very fine kind. This familiar movie subject for personal filmers is given added interest and beauty by Mr. Hirst's handling of it. He has not departed from the high standard set by Edward Bollinger in the first of the many Peggy's Coves to be offered for Ten Best. While Mr. Bollinger had the advantage of a larger frame size, Mr. Hirst had the added factor of color, and he makes the most of it, hurdling the problem of distant shots in 8mm. Kodachrome in gallant fashion. Here we have the sincere recording, by an artist with an instant eye for beauty, of a locale that will, for years to come, invite the attention of filmers who wish to match their art against a distinguished subject." Movie Makers, Dec. 1939, 635.

Resources:

Discussed by Hirst in "Filming Nova Scotia's Cove" (Movie Makers, Feb. 1943, 61, 67-68).

The film won first prize in the 8mm. class of a Philadelphia Cinema Club members' vacation film contest in 1939 (Movie Makers, Jan. 1939, 25).

Locations:

  • Peggy's Cove, NS (Filming)

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Screenings:

  • Screened by the Philadelphia Cinema Club in 1941: Philadelphia, PA

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