List of Canadian films of the 1920s

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This is a list of Canadian films which were released in the 1920s.

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
1920
The Great Shadow Harley Knoles Tyrone Power Sr., Dorothy Bernard Anti-Red drama [1]
1921
Cameron of the Royal Mounted Henry MacRae Gaston Glass, Vivienne Osborne, Irving Cummings DramaProduced by Ernest Shipman. A third of the original footage exists in the National Archives. [2]
God's Crucible Henry MacRae Gaston Glass, Wilton Lackaye DramaProduced by Ernest Shipman. [3]
1922
Canadian Government Arctic Expedition of 1922 George Valiquette
Madeleine de Verchères Joseph-Arthur Homier Estelle Bélanger, Adrien Lefebvre DramaNo print of this early Canadian film is known to exist. [4]
The Man from Glengarry Henry MacRae Anders Randolph DramaProduced by Ernest Shipman. [3]
Nanook of the North Robert Flaherty Allakariallak, Nyla, Cunayou, AlleeDocumentaryArguably the most famous film ever shot in Canada, Nanook of the North is technically not Canadian; although, in spirit it certainly is. The money to finance the film came from France.
The Rapids David Hartford Mary Astor, Harry Morey, Walter Miller, Charles Wellesley DramaProduced by Ernest Shipman. [3]
1923
Canadian Government Arctic Expedition of 1923 George Valiquette [5]
Glengarry School Days Henry MacRae Pauline Garon DramaProduced by Ernest Shipman. [6]
1924
Blue Water David Hartford Norma Shearer, Pierre Gendron Drama
Canadian Government Arctic Expedition of 1924 Roy Tash [7]
1925
Canadian Government Arctic Expedition of 1925 George Valiquette [8]
1926
La Drogue fatale (also known as The Fatal Drug) Joseph-Arthur Homier Paul Lefrançois DramaThe film was released only in Quebec and no print is known to exist. Homier is regarded as the first Quebec director of feature films. [4]
1927
Policing the Plains A. D. Kean Jack Boyd, Ira Boyd, Joe Fleiger, Dorothy Fowler, Senior Heaton, Margaret Lougheed.DocudramaFeature film about the history of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police, based on the book of the same name by Rev. R. G. MacBeth. Filmed in BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario, April 1924-September 1927. Lost. [9]
1928
The Beaver People Bill Oliver Grey Owl ShortThe first of several films featuring Archie Belaney, the Englishman who claimed First Nations heritage. The Grey Owl films were made during the late 1920s and 1930s for the National Parks of Canada. [10]
Carry on, Sergeant! Bruce Bairnsfather Hugh Buckler, Jimmie Savo, Nancy Ann Hargreaves, First World War drama
His Destiny Neal Hart Neal Hart, Barbara Kent, Charles Wellesley DramaThe film features footage shot at the Calgary Stampede. [11]
In the Shadow of the Pole Richard Fennie Documentary [12]
1929
The Devil Bear Louis Chaudet Dorothy Dwan, Carroll Nye Horror/Drama [13]

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References

  1. ↑ Morris, Peter (1984). The Film Companion . Toronto: Irwin Publishing. pp.  133–134. ISBN   0-7725-1505-0.
  2. ↑ Kay Shackleton (1921-12-25). "Cameron of the Royal Mounted, 1921". Silenthollywood.com. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  3. 1 2 3 Wise, Wyndham (2001). Take One's Essential Guide to Canadian Film. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 193. ISBN   0-8020-3512-4 . Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Silent Cinema in Quebec, 1896-1930 - Homier, Joseph-Arthur". Cinemamuetquebec.ca. 2008-09-08. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  5. ↑ "Item: - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  6. ↑ Geller, Peter (2004). Northern Exposures: Photographing and Filming the Canadian North, 1920-45. Vancouver: UBC Press. p. 244. ISBN   0-7748-0927-2.
  7. ↑ "Item: - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  8. ↑ Canada, Library and Archives (12 May 2015). "item". Library and Archives Canada .
  9. ↑ Duffy, Dennis J., and David Mattison (February–March 1989). "A. D. Kean: Canada's Cowboy Movie-Maker". The Beaver. 69:1: 28–41.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ↑ "Beaver People". Nfb.ca. 2010-12-03. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  11. ↑ Morris, Peter (1978). Embattled Shadows: A History of Canadian Cinema 1895-1939. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 262. ISBN   0-7735-0323-4.
  12. ↑ Russell Potter (2015-08-02). "VISIONS OF THE NORTH: Franklin searcher of the Month: Richard Finnie". Visionsnorth.blogspot.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  13. ↑ Morris, Peter (1978). Embattled Shadows: A History of Canadian Cinema 1895-1939. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 263. ISBN   0-7735-0323-4.
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