STK-ID 269

Motorized convoy in the Laurentians: LS of motorized column speeding along winding Laurentian road, moving past the camera at speed. Included are personnel carriers, staff cars, trucks, Bren carriers. Shots of the Mayor of Val Morin welcoming the troops, chatting with Commanding Officer, Lieutenant Colonel MacKay. PAN of officers of convoy posing. HACU of little girl waving goodbye, soldier in truck responding. Shots along convoy before departure from Val Morin, of convoy moving slowly through Sainte-Agathe. Shots of parish priest, Monsignor Bazinet and other town notables standing by as convoy moves by. Sequence on soldiers in tent camp, lining up for chow, eating.

DETAILS

Excerpt from
Actualités canadiennes nº 2
Location
Val-Morin, Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts
Year
1940
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Reel 35 mm, Digital Video Disk, Digital Bétacam
Shooting format
35mm fine grain b&w
Aspect ratio
4/3
Available resolutions
720 x 486