Film Record: Gone to the Beach

Identifier:

• 27584 (Source: http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/film-video-sound-database/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=27584)

Date produced: 1942

Filmmaker(s):

Henry P. Sedziak

Country of Production:

Canada

Colour:

B&W

Sound Notes:

Silent

Awards/Recognition:

One of eight films in the Henry Sedziak collection, LAC.

Description:

"...describes a Winter excursion to a popular resort." (Ottawa Journal)
"The First Sunday Winter Excursion to Victoria Beach [Manitoba] of February 25th, 1940. The Community Club. Steam train. Dog sled. Snowshoeing. The ice piled up near Patricia Point. Skiing near Moonlight Inn. Curling on rink behind Inn. Victoria Beach station." (LAC description)

Resources:

"Ottawa Cine Club," Ottawa Journal, 11 Mar 1942, p. 12.
"Ottawa Cine Club," Ottawa Journal, 12 Mar 1942, p. 9.
"Gone to the Beach," http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/film-video-sound-database/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=27584

Locations:

• Victoria Beach, Manitoba (Filming)

Club Affiliation:

Ottawa Ciné Club

Club Affiliation:

Winnipeg Cine Club

Genre:

• Sports (Nonfiction)
• Travelogue

Form:

• Short

Tags:

Repository:

Library and Archives Canada

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