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Trans-Canada Express (1944)
Directed by Stanley Hawes
Documentary, War · 19m
This short documentary from the Canada Carries On series celebrates the contribution of Canada’s railroads to the war effort. The film includes a sequence from Buster Keaton's 1926 silent comedy The General, as well as a re-enactment of Lord Strathcona driving the final spike into the Canadian Pacific Railway Line.
Cast
Lorne Greene
Crew
- Director
- Stanley Hawes
- Producer
- Sydney Newman
Details
- Release date
- 1944-03-14
- Runtime
- 19m
- Genres
- Documentary, War
- Original language
- EN
- Countries
- Canada
- Production
- ONF | NFB