Movie Showman

  • Rated 10.0 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 1989
  • 29m
  • Documentary

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.

Director
Harvey Spak
Starring
Gord Marriott