Title:CANADA AT WAR (YEAR 5 NUMBER 12) [Main Title]
Film Number:CCN 201
Other titles:MARCH OF TIME [Series Title]
Summary: An American view of Canada's first year of war, with commentary suggesting the US Audience could look on it as a preview of life if their own nation goes to war (contains film of Roosevelt's speech pledging support to Canada if she was invaded).
Description: Film stresses differences from Canada's entry into the previous war: this time, entry is more voluntary and businesslike, mobilisation less exuberant but more efficient. Includes material on Canadian Government; departure of troopships (stressing autonomy of Canadian army); censorship of mails, cables and films; watch on ships in port (RCMP); alien internment camp; Red Cross; army pay parade; War Bond promotion and sales; coastal defences; parades of well-known Regiments; Royal Military College; Navy (design of a patrol launch); Air Force (Commonwealth training scheme); central direction of the economy; supply movement and convoy planning; Eastern Seaboard ARP.
Alternative Title:MARCH OF TIME [Series Title]
Colour:B&W
Digitised:
Object_Number:CCN 201
Sound:Sound
Access Conditions:NON-IWM
Featured Period:1939-1945
Production Date:1940-11
Production Country: United States of America
Production Details: Time/Life (Production sponsor)
March of Time (Production company)
Personalities, Units and Organisations: Roosevelt, Franklin Delano (person)
Canadian Army (regiment/service)
Royal Canadian Navy (regiment/service)
Royal Canadian Air Force (regiment/service)
Keywords: operations, Canadian military - routine (object name)
society, Canadian - precautionary (object name)
Canada (geography)
Physical Characteristics: Colour format: B&W
Sound format: Sound
Soundtrack language: English
Title language: English
Subtitle language: None
Technical Details: Format: 16mm
Number of items/reels/tapes: 1
Running time: 18 mins
