Newfoundland Scene (1951)
January 2, 1951
Release Date
Newfoundland Scene (1951)
January 2, 1951
Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.

Frank Peddle
Narrator

Gordon Pinsent
Himself

Frank Peddie
Narrator

F.R. Crawley
Director / Camera Operator

Stanley Brede
Camera Operator

Chrzanowska
Editor

William McCauley
Music

Paul Harris
Sound Recordist

Tony Betts
Sound Recordist

William Gee
Art Direction

Rod Sparks
Sound Recordist
Details.
This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Newfoundland Scene: A Tale of Outport Adventure is a 1951 Canadian documentary film, directed by F. R. Crawley.
The film, which was sponsored by Imperial Oil, was shot in 1949 to mark the ission of Newfoundland to Canadian Confederation and depicted various scenes of life throughout Canada's newest province. It highlights Newfoundland's natural resources, with a focus on cod fishing, seal hunting, and whaling. Also looked at is transportation by dog sled; included is a scene where a team of Malemutes rebels against its leader, causing injury.
It won the Canadian Film Award for Film of the Year at the 1952 Canadian Film Awards. It was reissued in the 1970s, with rerecorded narration by Gordon Pinsent and some potentially controversial hunting scenes removed.