Movie Showman

Movie Showman

10.0
1989
0h 29m
HD
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.

Top Cast

G

Gord Marriott

Self - Narrator (voice)

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