Canada - The St Lawrence Project

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1339

Date Released

31 Jan 1955

Date submitted

21 Jan 1955

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Kenya - Loyal Tribesmen Rewarded
2. 2Canada - The St Lawrence Project
3. 3News in Brief: Rally Prize Giving
4. 4News in Brief: Atom Sub Dives
5. 5News in Brief: Big Blast
6. 6News in Brief: Helicopter Scoop
7. 7News in Brief: A Carnival Prepares
8. 8Boxing - Alex Buxton Beaten
9. 9The Shetland’s - Viking Ritual

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 9

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: St Lawrence River Power Project. DESCRIPTION: A dam is being built across Canada’s most famous river, to harness its energy and convert it into power for new industrial developments. SHOTLIST: KS Aerial shot of the St Lawrence. Huge crane lowering steel strips into position. CU man guiding the operation of the crane. GV man guiding the operation of the crane. Water level shot of men working on one of the giant templates. View of the same thing from above. View across snow-covered banks of work in progress. Aerial view of the project as a whole. Aerial view (repeat of key scene).

Keywords

Buildings and structures; Engineering

Locations

Canada; Ontario; St Lawrence River

Footage sources

National Film Board of Canada

Card file number

62710

Credits:

Commentator

Geoffrey Sumner

Length of story (in feet)

90

Story extras:

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