STK-ID 24589

[Remark: the North Pacific coast between Puget Sound and Alaska is indented with many fjords, offering one of the world's most enchanted cruises.] [Title: Through The Norway of America] Shot of mountain coast from ship, of parts of ship and of ship's wake. PAN of Seattle harbour. TRAVELLING SHOTs of Victoria waterfront showing freighters, jetty. Shots of group playing shipboard games. HAS of Vancouver skyline, the "Prince George" sailing into harbour in background. CU of the "Prince George" approaching. ESTABLISHING PAN of city of Vancouver. Shots of mountains bordering Queen Charlotte Sound as seen from ship, of mountain, passengers looking on, ship's smoke floating across screen. Shots of "SS Prince Rupert" sailing by. Shots of passengers, of Prince Rupert waterfront. Shots of waters teeming with salmon, of fishermen unloading fish at dock, of women at work in canning factory. PAN over Ocean Falls and its pulp mill. TRAVELLING SHOT of Bella-Coola village. Shots in Anyox, of copper smelter, of Portland Channel. Shots of tourists walking along rocky mountain road to border marker between Alaska and Canada, looking at mountain landscape. Shot of mounted Royal Canadian Mounted Police talking to woman tourist. [End title; titles interspersed]

DETAILS

Excerpt from
Through the Norway of America
Location
Victoria (British Columbia), Ocean Falls, Seattle, Vancouver (city), Haida Gwaii, Prince Rupert
Year
1920
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Video HI 8, Reel 35 mm
Shooting format
35mm fine grain b&w
Aspect ratio
4/3