A lively touch to any program, this song story describes an incident in the War of 1812. Colourful drawings give a satirical twist to the engagement between a British ship, the H.M.S. Shannon, and an American ship, the U.S.S. Chesapeake. Sung to guitar accompaniment by Canadian folksinger Tom Kines.
Content notification
Our collection comprises over 40,000 moving image works, acquired and catalogued between the 1940s and early 2000s. As a result, some items may reflect outdated, offensive and possibly harmful views and opinions. ACMI is working to identify and redress such usages.
Learn more about our collection and our collection policy here. If you come across harmful content on our website that you would like to report, let us know.
How to watch
Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
010291
Language
English
Subject categories
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Battles
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War - Historical perspectives
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Ships
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Canada - Foreign Relations
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Imperialism
History → War - Historical perspectives
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)