Fonds/collection:
DAWSON CITY MUSEUM & HISTORICAL SOCIETY
General access conditions for collection
Reproduction access:
- No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions
Remarks:
- 1. Material was received from Dawson City in 2 shipments - 506 reels in 1978 and 26 reels in 1980. Of these 389 reels, primarily of American fiction, were transferred to Library of Congress for conversion. Reference copies of some of these reels were returned to NFTSA.
Accession number:
1979-0191
Series title:
Kinograms. Canadian Edition
Release date:
1919-10-13 ?
Production company:
- Kinogram Publishing Corporation
Country of production:
us
Name of distributor:
World Pictures / Regal Films Ltd.
Description:
- CANADIAN EDITION OF KINOGRAMS, the visual news of all the world including:
- "Sky Visitors Drop In From Canada For Call Hempstead, New York": Handley Page bomber, Atlantic, after flight from Parrsboro, Nova Scotia lands at Mitchell Field; long shot of the plane taxiing on the field; two closer shots, of the crew in the cockpit, and of the propellers.
- "Rear Admiral Mark Kerr": Commander, and Major Herbert Brackley pilot of the craft; freeze-frame of the two men, medium shot.
- "Battalion of Chinese Laborers Sails Home Vancouver, B.C.": Soldiers of pick and shovel from over there cross Canada and take ship for East; panning shot of a long line of Chinese, waiting to board a train; close shots of one of the men aboard train; long shot of a row of men marching, accompanied by military officers.
- "Canadian Officers Check The Coolies": Two shots of men being marched through processing; in second shot, ship visible in background.
- "Music Aboard Empress Of Japan": Medium shot of a man playing a Chinese instrument, sitting on the deck.
- "Columbia University Gives Mercier Degree New York": Famous Belgian chuchman is honoured with all the collegiate ceremonies and rituals; shot of an academic procession (men in academic gowns and mortarboards).
- "Cardinal Mercier Arrives": High angle shot of the same procession; Mercier is centre-frame.
- "President Butler Makes Presentation Address": Shot of Mercier being handed the scroll.
- "Chiefs Of Shuswop Tribe Greet Prince": A heap big handshaking affair is held when the Prince of Wales is formally received at Kamloops, B.C.; shot of the Prince, with dignitaries, speaking to an Indian in full dress, on a high platform.
- "All Dolled Up For The Event": Shot of three Indians, in full dress.
- "Howdy": The Prince shakes hands with the three from previous shot.
- "At Vancouver, B.C.": The Prince inspects guard of honour; shot of the Prince, in naval uniform, speaking to, and reviewing men in Highland uniform.
- "Prince Visits Lumber Land Of Canadian West Vancouver, B.C.": His Royal Highness of Wales sees one of the biggest saw mills of the country in operation; the Prince, surrounded by dignitaries, watches a log being hauled by pulley.
- "A Trip To The Big Trees Of Stanley Park": Shot of three open cars, driving through trees.
- "In Victoria, B.C.": The Prince is escorted to the Parliament House; very high angle shot of the parade, and people lining the streets; Mounties, and a newsreel camera are visible; cameraman upon a ladder in background; the Prince walks down some stairs.
- "Take Cold Water Cure For Wounds Duesseldorf, Germany": The soldier convalescents are given the invigorating and strenuous ice-pool; a dozen men, in uniform with their pants rolled up, jump around in a shallow pool; one falls down; a man pours water, from a watering can, onto a soldiers legs; others look on.
- "It's Great For Rheumatism, So The Doctors Say": A man has water poured onto his hands; a man is massaged, one has his leg bandaged; a man sits in a tub of water; he jumps out.
- "If They Can Stand This They Know They'll Get Well": Shots of men being hosed down, then wrapped in blankets.
- "Colonel Edward M. House Returns From Paris Hoboken, New Jersey": Adviser of President and member of Peace Conference is ill and is helped from Northern Pacific; shot of Colonel House being helped down the gangplank of a ship.
- "Fly From Pacific In Coast To Coast Race Sacramento, California": Entrants in great air derby flying from San Francisco reach Mather Field for first stop; long shot of an airfield; one plane is taxiing.
- "Lieutenant Kiel Is First To Arrive": A plane taxies into the frame; a crowd gathers; Kiel can be seen.
- "Lieutenant Kauch Who Made 100 Miles In 37 Minutes": A plane taxies towards the camera.
- "A Busy Time For Cooks And Waiters": Three men in kitchen uniforms move about the field, with coffee.
- "Off On The Long Trail To The East": Shots of two planes taking off.
- "At Mineola, New York": Lieutenant Queen completes first half of race when he lands at Roosevelt Field; shot of two men climbing out of the cockpit; close shot of Lieutenant Queen.
- "Lieutenant Worthington Arrives From The Pacific Coast": Worthington, seated in the cockpit, is greeted; medium shot of him.
- "Here's A Genuine Zoological Garden Victoria, B.C.": Mrs. Pendray supervises the daily shearing of the birds and beasts decorating her lawn; Mrs. Pendray moves to centre-frame and sits on a bush sculpted like a chair; various shots of Mrs. Pendray and the gardener who clips the bushes into animal forms.
- "This Appears To Be A Wild Woof-Woof": Close shot of one of the sculpted bushes.
- "At The Zoo Garden Gate": Shot of Mrs. Pendray, the gardener, and a third man at the gate.
- "Head-On Collision In Made To Order Wreck Fresno, California": Locomotives sent crashing into each other to make an old time thriller at fair; an engine steams toward the camera.
- "Engineer Gets A Spill As He Dismounts": The engineer jumps from the engine, as it passes near the camera.
- "Bang": The engines crash into each other; steam and smoke billow.
- "What's Left": Close shots of the steaming wreckage. <10mn 54s>
Language:
- Silent with English intertitles
Copyright Status:
Copyright expired.
Restrictions on Consultation:
~No Restrictions / Pas de restrictions
Donor Restrictions:
Use requires credit be given to the Dawson City Museum and Historical Society Collection, National Archives of Canada.
Notes:
- 1. Actuality footage over 50 years - copyright expired.
- 2. V1 8507-0043 contains only the stories from the start to end of Prince of Wales visit coverage.
- 3. Title cards for both the NEW ENGLAND EDITION and the CANADA EDITION appear on this reel. This is probably one of the earliest Canadian editions.
- 1. KINOGRAMS CANADA EDITION Issued by Kinogram Publishing Corporation Distributed by Regal Films Ltd. Toronto.
Consultation copy:
- V1 8507-0043
- V1 8504-0145
