Twilight of an Era examines some of the important events in Canada during the Depression years: the Moose River mine disaster; the great drought on the prairies and the subsequent Prairie Rehabilitation Program; the introduction of a transatlantic air service between Canada and Europe. The film also looks at the major world events that impacted on Canada: the abdication of the king of England; civil war in Spain; Hitler’s rise to power and the death of ten year old Margaret Hayworth aboard the Athenia; Canada’s declaration of war on Germany.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
311984
Language
English
Subject categories
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War - Economic aspects
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War and society
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Canada
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Transatlantic flights
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Depressions - 1929
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Economic depressions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → War - Economic aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → World politics
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)