Film

Canadian Headlines of 1947

1947 · 11m · Documentary

A compilation of Canadian news stories from 1947 including: long skirts, a new look in women's fashion; scenes of a record snow storm; a representative group of Canadians receive the first Canadian citizenship certificates at the Supreme Court of Canada; 18-year-old Barbara Ann Scott in Ottawa after winning the amateur European and World figure skating championships and being presented the trophy by Governor General Viscount Alexander for defending her North American title; postage stamps that commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Alexander Graham Bell including shots of his home in Brantford, Ontario; the Dominion Ski Championships at Mont Ste-Anne, Quebec with twins Rhoda and Rhona Wurtele of Montreal and Tom Mobraaten of Vancouver.

Harry S. Truman

Lui-même

Barbara Ann Scott

Elle-même

Rhoda Wurtele

Elle-même

Rhona Wurtele

Elle-même

Tom Mobraaten

Lui-même

James Cardinal MacGuigan

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Ben Gazelle

Lui-même

René Léger

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• Gordon SparlingDirector
• B.E. NorrishProducer

Release date

July 15, 1947

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

11m

Genres

Documentary