STK-ID 5002

Anti-Fifth-Column-Activities: shots of veterans in civies but toting rifles guarding canals, bridges. ECU of man's face, eyes moving as he watches like a hawk. Cut to lower portion of his face, determined mouth. Level HASs of veterans' parade. Slow PAN MCS of veterans on parade. Union Jacks are prominently displayed. Shot of man with hand upraised, taking the oath. Cut to sign warning against discussing military matters. Similar shot of sign in car window enjoining reader to destroy fifth column. Two LSs of policemen parading into a large building. Two interior shots of attendance, civilians. Sequence on smashed trappings of the Canadian Nazi party - the "Parti de l'unité nationale" - swastikas, pictures of the "Canadian Fürher", Adrien Arcand. Sequence on what seems to be a veterans' convention in the open air, veterans speaking to attendance, mountains in the distant background.

DETAILS

Excerpt from
Canadian News - ASN
Location
Canada
Year
1940
Collection
National Film Board
Available formats
Digital Bétacam, Reel 35 mm, Digital Video Disk
Shooting format
35mm fine grain b&w
Aspect ratio
4/3
Available resolutions
720 x 486