Movie Showman

Documentary · 1989

This short film portrays the NFB's itinerant projectionists during the ’40s and early ’50s who travelled throughout Canada, bringing films and discussions to rural communities. The film uses a mix of dramatic re-enactments with archival footage and interviews with veterans of the movie circuit to shed light on an important period in Canadian film history.

Starring

Gord Marriott, Jerry Krepakevich, Hans Peter Strobl, Graydon McCrea, James Jeffrey, Peter Svab

Director

Harvey Spak