Canadians Answer Call of the Yukon

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1917

Date Released

28 Feb 1966

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Ghana Take-Over
2. 2Developing Young
3. 3Canadians Answer Call of the Yukon
4. 4England V West Germany

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Canadians Answer Call of the Yukon. DESCRIPTION: Whitehorse, the capital of the Yukon, where a three day festival is held every February to recapture the tempestuous days and nights of the gold rush. Thousands of visitors fly in from Vancouver, hire fancy dress and join in the fun. SHOTLIST: Key scene. On map of Canada, to the Yukon Territories. GV pan the town of Whitehorse. MS men and women dressed in old time costumes. MS man and two women sitting at table dressed in old time costumes. MS pan card cashier hands money across table to a woman. MS men playing cards pan down to card table. Pan two men watching the gambling. MCU wheel turning. CU women watching. MCU wheel turning and stops. MCU woman jumps up and down. MS winnings pushed across the table. Pan man and woman dressed in furs. MS pitcher throws ball to batter during a game of baseball. CU batsman wearing snowshoes runs for base. MS crowd cheering. LS batsman runs for base but trips on snowshoes. MS another batsman runs for base but trips on snowshoes. MS man loaded with flour bags falls. MS another man loaded with flour bags falls. MS crowd. BS man walking with flour bags. MS pan man loaded with bags puts them on lorry. MCU husky dogs. MS dog team off and away start of husky race. CU another starter, undoes rope at starting post and away. MCU of dogs moving as seen from sledge. TS pan dog team go down hill. MS dog team along snow filled track. Pan dog team along snow filled track. LS dog team across open ground.

Keywords

Entertainment and leisure

Locations

Canada; Yukon; Whitehorse

Footage sources

Canada

Card file number

90806

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

179

Story extras:

Film clip

Movietone IconMovietone

• The first time you use this link in a session, you will need to log on at the British Movietone website and then click this icon again to see the film. For the remainder of the session, this link will take you directly to the film.

This series is held by:

Film Archive

Name

AP Archive

Email

info@aparchive.com

Web

http://www.movietone.com

Phone

+44 (0)20 7482 7482

Series held

View all series held by AP Archive