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Cactus Swing
Based on a song by the Great Western Orchestra, this animated short traces the adventures of Pete, the North West Mounted Police officer who is awakened in the badlands by a varmint band and witnesses a cactus line dance.
Based on a song by the Great Western Orchestra, this animated short traces the adventures of Pete, the North West Mounted Police officer who is awakened in the badlands by a varmint band and witnesses a cactus line dance.
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directorBeth PortmanSusan Crandall
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producerSusan CrandallJerry Krepakevich
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executive producerGraydon McCrea
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animation cameraTom BrydonAlvin ChongKeith Milne
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editingGerald K. Wilson
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re-recordingPaul Sharpe
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animationBeth Portman
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musicGuy Jude Côté
Ages 7 to 11
School subjects
All grades can participate in forming groups and making up a line dance of their own to present in front of the class. From grades 4 to 6, research badlands in the United States and Canada. Ask students if they notice any differences or similarities. Students can create a diorama of the badlands.
Cactus Swing , Beth Portman & Susan Crandall, provided by the National Film Board of Canada