Movie Showman
Movie Showman

Movie Showman

January 01, 1989 | 29 min

This short film portrays the NFB's itinerant projectionists during the '40s and early '50s who travelled throughout Canada, bringing films and discussions to rural communities. The film uses a mix of dramatic re-enactments with archival footage and interviews with veterans of the movie circuit to shed light on an important period in Canadian film history.

Genres

Documentary

Cast

Naomi Scott

Gord Marriott

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