The Saddlemaker

From Alberta’s cowboy country, a story of a young girl’s first love, a saddle. Every saddle that leaves Felmer Eamor’s shop becomes a proud possession. In this film you sympathise with a fourteen-year-old girl’s wish to have such a saddle, and the bluff she pulls to get it.

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Credits

producer

Tim Wilson

production company

ONF | NFB

director

Grant Crabtree

Duration

00:16:00:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1961

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

017568

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Saddlery

Animals & Wildlife → Horsemanship

Animals & Wildlife → Horses - Canada

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Alberta

Crafts & Visual Arts → Arts - Australia

Documentary

Documentary → Docudrama

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Saddlery

Places → Alberta

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Canada, 1961

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