Trans-Canada Express

Trans-Canada Express

1944
⏱️ 19 minutes
📅 Released
🌐 EN
DocumentaryWar
This short documentary from the Canada Carries On series celebrates the contribution of Canada’s railroads to the war effort. The film includes a sequence from Buster Keaton's 1926 silent comedy The General, as well as a re-enactment of Lord Strathcona driving the final spike into the Canadian Pacific Railway Line.

Crew

Director
Stanley Hawes
Producer
Sydney Newman

Production

ONF | NFB