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Twilight of an Era (1934-1939)

1960 29 min
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This documentary examines some of the important events in Canada during the Depression years: the Moose River mine disaster, the great drought on the prairies and the introduction of a transatlantic air service between Canada and Europe. The film also looks at the major world events that influenced Canada: the abdication of the king of England; civil war in Spain; Hitler's rise to power and Canada's declaration of war on Germany. Part of the Between Two Wars series.

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Twilight of an Era (1934-1939)
  • Between Two Wars
    Between Two Wars
    1960 3 films
    Three half-hour films revive the eventful, time-obscured years between the end of the First World War and the beginning of the Second. From a wealth of newsreel footage, much of it irreplaceable, these films recall two eventful decades of Canada's history.

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This documentary examines some of the important events in Canada during the Depression years: the Moose River mine disaster, the great drought on the prairies and the introduction of a transatlantic air service between Canada and Europe. The film also looks at the major world events that influenced Canada: the abdication of the king of England; civil war in Spain; Hitler's rise to power and Canada's declaration of war on Germany. Part of the Between Two Wars series.

  • producer
    William Weintraub
  • script
    William Weintraub
  • executive producer
    Nicholas Balla
  • sound
    Michael McKennirey
    Karl Duplessis
    Jean-Pierre Joutel
  • editing
    Margaret Ellis
    George Kaczender
    Nicholas Balla
  • re-recording
    George Croll
    Ted Haley
  • music
    Eldon Rathburn
    Joan Edward
    Malca Gillson

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