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Canada Carries On (French : En avant Canada) was a series of short films by the National Film Board of Canada which ran from 1940 to 1959. The series was created as morale-boosting propaganda films during the Second World War. With the end of the war, the series lost its financial backing from the Wartime Information Board, but continued as an NFB series of theatrical shorts that included newsreels as well as animated shorts. [1]

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The series was initially produced by Stuart Legg, who also directed many of the early films. The first film in the series was Legg's Atlantic Patrol, released in April 1940, about the Royal Canadian Navy's role in protecting convoys from Halifax to the United Kingdom from U-boat attack. [2] One of the most famous films from this series was his Churchill's Island , released in Canada in June 1941 and winner of the first Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject). [3] [4]

The narrator for many of the films in the series was Lorne Greene, known for his work on radio broadcasts as a news announcer at CBC. [5] His sonorous recitation led to his nickname, "The Voice of Canada", and when reading grim battle statistics, "The Voice of Doom". [6]

The success of Canada Carries On inspired a second NFB series, The World in Action , which was more tailored to international audiences. [7]

Canadian distribution

The series was produced in 35 mm for the theatrical market. Each film was shown in approximately 800 theatres across Canada over a six-month period. They were distributed by Columbia Pictures, [2] and the NFB had an arrangement with Famous Players theatres to ensure that Canadians from coast to coast could see them. After the six-month theatrical tour ended, the films were made available on 16 mm to schools, libraries, church basements and factories, extending their life for another year or two. They were also made available to film libraries operated by university and provincial authorities. A total of 199 films were produced before the series ended in 1959. [3]

En avant Canada

The French-language series En avant Canada was distributed in Quebec and New Brunswick by France Film Distribution in some 60 theatres. Eight to 12 films were produced each year in French; some were versions of English titles, others original, for a total of 173 French titles before the program's end in 1959. [3]

International distribution

Some films were distributed internationally in Australia, the UK and the United States (by Telenews), in India (by Fox Film Corporation) and the West Indies (by Inter-continental). These were usually titles that dealt with international rather than Canadian issues. One such film was Warclouds in the Pacific , released just one week before the attack on Pearl Harbor, warning of an imminent Japanese attack. [3]

Films in series

1940

TitleDirectorProducerLength
Atlantic Patrol Stuart Legg Stuart Legg10 min.
The Children from Overseas Ruby Grierson
Stanley Hawes
Stuart Legg 10 min.
The Front of Steel John McDougall Stuart Legg 11 min.
The Home Front Stanley Hawes Stanley Hawes11 min.
Letter from Aldershot John Taylor Stuart Legg 9 min.
Squadron 992 Harry Watt Alberto Cavalcanti 23 min.
Un du 22e [8] Gerald Noxon Stuart Legg 22 min.
Wings of Youth Raymond Spottiswoode Stuart Legg 19 min.

1941

TitleDirectorProducerLength
The Battle of Brains Stanley Hawes Stuart Legg 13 min.
Britain at Bay Harry Watt 7 min.
Churchill's Island Stuart Legg Stuart Legg22 min.
Everywhere in the World Stuart Legg Stuart Legg 16 min
Food - Weapon of Conquest Stuart Legg Stuart Legg22 min.
Guards of the North Raymond Spottiswoode10 min.
Heroes of the Atlantic J. D. Davidson Stanley Hawes 15 min.
Letter from Camp Borden Raymond Spottiswoode Stuart Legg 17 min.
Soldiers All Stuart Legg Stuart Legg 20 min.
Strategy of Metals [9] Raymond Spottiswoode Stuart Legg 19 min.
Warclouds in the Pacific Stuart Legg Stuart Legg20 min.
Wings of a Continent Raymond Spottiswoode Stuart Legg 16 min.

1942

TitleDirectorProducerLength
The Battle for Oil Stuart Legg Raymond Spottiswoode19 min.
The Battle of the Harvests Stanley Jackson James Beveridge 18 min.
Forward CommandosRaymond Spottiswoode Stanley Hawes 22 min.
Geopolitik - Hitler's Plan for Empire Stuart Legg Stuart Legg20 min.
High Over the BordersRaymond SpottiswoodeIrving Jacoby23 min.
Inside Fighting Canada Jane Marsh James Beveridge 11 min.
Quebec – Path of Conquest Radford Crawley Raymond Spottiswoode11 min.
Road to TokyoRaymond Spottiswoode10 min.
This Is Blitz Stuart Legg 22 min.
The Voice of Action James Beveridge Raymond Spottiswoode16 min.
Women Are Warriors Jane Marsh Raymond Spottiswoode14 min.

1943

TitleDirectorProducerLength
Banshees Over Canada James Beveridge Sydney Newman 19 min.
Coal Face, CanadaRobert EdmondsGraham McInnes20 min.
Fighting Norway Sydney Newman 10 min.
The Gates of Italy Stuart Legg
Tom Daly
Stuart Legg
Tom Daly
21 min.
Pincer on Axis Europe 20 min.
Proudly She Marches Jane Marsh Raymond Spottiswoode18 min.
Thought for Food Stanley Jackson James Beveridge 15 min.
Tomorrow's World Raymond Spottiswoode20 min.
Train Busters Sydney Newman Raymond Spottiswoode13 min.
Up from the Ranks Julian RoffmanRaymond Spottiswoode19 min.

1944

TitleDirectorProducerLength
Air Cadets Jane Marsh 15 min
Break-through James Beveridge 11 min.
Fighting Sea-Fleas Sydney Newman
Julian Roffman
Nicholas Read
Sydney Newman
Julian Roffman
Nicholas Read
11 min.
Flight 6 Sydney Newman Guy Glover 10 min.
Future for Fighters Stuart Legg
James Beveridge
10 min.
Look to the North James Beveridge James Beveridge22 min.
Mosquito Squadron Ernest Borneman 11 min.
Target - Berlin Ernest Borneman Raymond Spottiswoode15 min.
Trans-Canada Express Stanley Hawes Stanley Hawes19 min., 26 sec.
Universities at War11 min.
U.N.R.R.A. presents In the Wake of the Armies ... Guy Glover 18 min.
Wounded in Action 22 min.
Zero Hour Stuart Legg 22 min.

1945

TitleDirectorProducerLength
Atlantic Crossroads Tom Daly Grant McLean
Tom Daly
10 min.
Back to Jobs Nicholas Balla9 min., 35 sec.
Gateway to Asia Tom Daly Tom Daly21 min.
Headline Hunters Alan Field11 min.
Music in the Wind Guy Glover 10 min.
Ordeal by Ice Tom Daly Tom Daly10 min., 39 sec.
Road to the Reich Tom Daly Tom Daly10 min.
Salute to a Victory10 min.
Suffer Little Children Sydney Newman Sydney Newman1o min.
This Is Our Canada Stanley Jackson Stanley Jackson20 min
Toronto Symphony No. 1Julian RoffmanAlan Field12 min
Toronto Symphony No. 2Julian RoffmanAlan Field9 min
The War on WantGordon BurwashNicholas Balla15 min

1946

TitleDirectorProducerLength
Bronco Busters Laurence Hyde 10 min.
Canada, World Trader Tom Daly 11 min
The Challenge of Housing Tom Daly 10 min.
A City Sings Gudrun Parker Nicholas Balla
Sydney Newman
11 min.
Everyman's World Sydney Newman 10 min.
Fashions by Canada11 min.
The New NorthHamilton Wright Sydney Newman 10 min.
Science Goes Fishing Jean Palardy Guy Glover 11 min.
Ski Skill Bernard Devlin
Roger Blais
Sydney Newman 10 min.
Small FryJack Olsen Sydney Newman 10 min.
To the LadiesNicholas Balla10 min.
Voice of Canada Guy Glover 10 min.
White SafariHugh Wallace Sydney Newman 11 min.

1947

TitleDirectorProducerLength
Canada DancesNicholas Balla Sydney Newman 9 min.
Careers and CradlesJack Olsen Sydney Newman 11 mn.
Eyes on Canada11 min.
Johnny at the FairJack Olsen Sydney Newman 11 min.
Mexico Today10 min.
Montreal by Night Jean Palardy
Arthur Burrows
Sydney Newman 11 min.
Peoples of Canada (revised) James Beveridge Sydney Newman 11 min.
River WatchRoger Morin Sydney Newman 11 min.
Tomorrow's Citizens Gordon Weisenborn Stuart Legg 11 min.
What's on Your Mind?Jack Olsen Sydney Newman 11 min.

1948

TitleDirectorProducerLength
Arctic Jungle Sydney Newman Sydney Newman11 min.
Art for Everybody Laurence Hyde Sydney Newman 10 min.
Champions in the Making Sydney Newman 11 min.
The Home Town Paper Morten Parker Gudrun Parker 23 min.
Inside the AtomJack Olsen Sydney Newman 11 min
It's Fun to Sing Roger Blais Sydney Newman 11 min.
Maps We Live By Gudrun Parker James Beveridge 11 min.
Mercy Flight Evelyn Spice Cherry
Lawrence Cherry
Evelyn Spice Cherry
Lawrence Cherry
11 min.
Pay-Off in PainRobert Anderson Sydney Newman 11 min.
Science in BloomNicholas Balla Sydney Newman 10 min.

1949

TitleDirectorProducerLength
55,000 for BreakfastLawrence Cherry
Evelyn Spice Cherry
Lawrence Cherry
Evelyn Spice Cherry
11 min.
Ballet Festival Roger Blais Don Mulholland 11 min.
A Capital Plan Bernard Devlin Sydney Newman 11 min.
Famous Fish I Have MetJack Olsen Sydney Newman 11 min.
Passport to Canada Roger Blais Sydney Newman 11 min.
Red Runs the FraserE. Taylor Sydney Newman 11 min.
Sight and Sound Gudrun Parker
Nathan Clavier
Don Mulholland 11 min.
Summer Is For Kids Stanley Jackson Sydney Newman 11 min., 42 sec.
Valley of GoldDavid Bairstow Don Mulholland 10 min.
Welcome, Neighbour! Leslie McFarlane Sydney Newman 11 min.
What's Under the Label? Ron Weyman Don Mulholland 11 min.
White Fortress Leslie McFarlane
Ron Weyman
Don Mulholland 10 min.

1950

TitleDirectorProducerLength
City in SiegeJames Parker
Allen Stark
Sydney Newman 17 min.
Cliff Hangers Don Mulholland 10 min., 27 sec.
Gentleman Jekyll and Driver Hyde David Bairstow Don Mulholland 8 min., 18 sec.
Hunters of the North PoleNils Rasmussen Don Mulholland 10 min.
Life Under A Leaf Ron Weyman Don Mulholland 30 min.
Our Town is the World Stanley Jackson Don Mulholland 11 min.
Snow FiestaHarry FosterHarry Foster10 min.
Thunder in the East Douglas Tunstell Sydney Newman 11 min.
Unto the Hundredth GenerationDonald Fraser Don Mulholland 11 min.

1951

TitleDirectorProducerLength
After Prison, What? Ron Weyman Sydney Newman 11 min., 29 sec.
Cadet Holiday David Bairstow
Robert Humble
Douglas Wilkinson
Sydney Newman
Michael Spencer
11 min.
Flying SkisHarry FosterHarry Foster9 min.
Gangway for NavyJack Olsen Sydney Newman 11 min.
Inside Newfoundland Sydney Newman
Roger Morin
Sydney Newman11 min.
It's The Fashion! Ron Weyman Sydney Newman 11 min.
The Man in the Peace Tower Roger Blais Sydney Newman 10 min.
The Outlaw Within Morten Parker Guy Glover 11 min.
Penitentiary Ron Weyman Sydney Newman 11 min.
Rescue Mission Ron Weyman Sydney Newman 11 min.
Screaming Jets Jack Olsen Sydney Newman 11 min.
Struggle for OilRonald Dick Sydney Newman 11 min.
Talent Showcase Roger Blais
Douglas Tunstell
Sydney Newman
Sydney Newman10 min., 45 sec.
Toronto Boom Town Leslie McFarlane Sydney Newman 10 min.
Yoho: Wonder Valley Roger Blais
Jack Olsen
Sydney Newman 11 min.

1952

TitleDirectorProducerLength
Arctic SagaDouglas WilkinsonNicholas Balla11 mn.
Beyond the FrontierRonald DickNicholas Balla11 min.
Canada's Atom Goes To Work Roger Blais Guy Glover 11 min.
Horizons of QuebecRaymond Garceau Guy Glover 11 min.
The Mountain Movers Ron Weyman Nicholas Balla11 min.
The Romance of Transportation in Canada Colin Low Tom Daly 11 min., 20 sec.
Singing Champions Roger Blais Nicholas Balla10 min.
Winter Week-end (Revised) Bernard Devlin Guy Glover 10 min., 23 sec.
Singing Champions Julian Biggs Michael Spencer16 min.

1953

TitleDirectorProducerLength
Citizen VarekGordon BurwashNicholas Balla11 min.
Farewell Oak Street Grant McLean Gordon Burwash17 min.
Germany - Key to EuropeNicholas Balla21 min.
The HarbourEarnest KirkpatrickNicholas Balla9 min.
Here's Hockey! Leslie McFarlane Nicholas Balla10 min., 40 sed.
Herring Hunt Julian Biggs Guy Glover 10 min., 47 sec.
In Search of Home Roger Blais Nicholas Balla11 min.
Inland Seaport Ron Weyman Nicholas Balla11 min.
Mission ShipRobert AndersonNicholas Balla11 min.
Mister MayorRaymond Garceau Roger Blais 11 min.
Tempest in TownRaymond Garceau Bernard Devlin 13 min.
Today in South AsiaDonald FraserDonald Fraser11 min.
The Wind-Swept Isles Jean Palardy Bernard Devlin 9 min., 50 sec.
The World at Your Feet (Revised)Larry GosnellMichael Spencer10 min.

1954

TitleDirectorProducerLength
Bottleneck Leslie McFarlane 11 min.
British Empire and Commonwealth GamesJack OlsenNicholas Balla11 min.
Bush Doctor Jean Palardy Roger Blais 10 min., 48 sec.
College in the Wilds Julian Biggs Guy Glover 10 min.
Corral Colin Low Tom Daly 11 min., 27 sed.
Diggers of the Deeps Grant McLean
Sorel Jean Palardy Roger Blais 11 min.
Thousand Million Years Tom Daly 10 min
Vigil in the North Fergus McDonell Nicholas Balla11 min

1955

TitleDirectorProducerLength
The Dykes Roger Blais Roger Blais9 min., 52 sec.
Gold Colin Low Tom Daly 10 min., 32 sec.
Harvest in the Valley (short version)Larry GosnellLarry Gosnell8 min
High Tide in Newfoundland Grant McLean Nicholas Balla21 min.
The Jolifou Inn Colin Low Tom Daly 10 min., 47 sec.
The Lumberjack Jean Palardy Roger Blais 29 min.
The Maple LeafJ. V. DurdenJ. V. Durden9 min., 33 sec.
Needles and Pins Roger Blais Roger Blais11 min
Problem Clinic Ron Weyman Nicholas Balla12 min.
Return of the Indian Grant McLean Nicholas Balla11 min.

1956

TitleDirectorProducerLength
Fishermen of Pubnico Léonard Forest Victor Jobin10 min., 32 sec.
Frontiers to GuardIan MacNeillNicholas Balla17 min.
The Lively PondNicholas Balla8 min., 41 sec.
The Shepherd Julian Biggs Julian Biggs11 min.

1957

TitleDirectorProducerLength
Bridge Under the OceanRaymond GarceauNicholas Balla11 min.
Carnival in Quebec Jean Palardy Roger Blais 12 min., 13 sec.
Snow Fighters Leslie McFarlane Roger Blais 10 min.
Wildlife of the Rocky MountainsWilliam H. Carrick8 min., 40 sec.

1958

TitleDirectorProducerLength
The Awakening MackenzieHector Lemieux John Howe 9 min.
Fraser's River Gordon Sparling Stanley Hawes 14 min., 38 sec.
Industrial Canada Guy L. CotéGuy L. Coté18 min., 27 sec.
The Man From Karachi Leslie McFarlane Nicholas Balla12 min.
Songs of Nova Scotia Grant Crabtree Roger Blais 11 min.
Street to the WorldLouis-Georges Carrier14 min., 33 sec.
Treasure of the Forest Roger Blais Nicholas Balla12 min., 50 sec.
The World on Show Roger Blais Tim Wilson13 min.

1959

TitleDirectorProducerLength
The Atom - Servant of ManEdmund ReidNicholas Balla
Grant McLean
14 min.
The Chairmaker and the BoysTim Wilson20 min., 3 sec.
The Magic Mineral Roger Blais Tim Wilson13 min., 20 sec.
Man of Music Roger Blais Tim Wilson18 min., 13 sec.
The Modern Prospector Jean-Yves Bigras Tim Wilson14 min., 27 sec.
Portrait of Canada Hector LemieuxTim Wilson10 min.
RailroadersGuy L. CotéNicholas Balla16 min., 55 sec.
Wheat Country Roger Blais Roger Blais20 min., 2 sec.

1960

TitleDirectorProducerLength
Railroaders (revised)Guy L. CotéNicholas Balla16 min., 55 sec.

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  6. "Bonanza's Canadian Lorne Greene." Bite Size Canada. Retrieved: January 9, 2016.
  7. Ellis and McLane 2005, p. 123.
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