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Between Two Wars

1960 3 editions
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Three half-hour films revive the eventful, time-obscured years between the end of the First World War and the beginning of the Second. From a wealth of newsreel footage, much of it irreplaceable, these films recall two eventful decades of Canada's history.

First film: The Good, Bright Days (1919-1927)
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Between Two Wars
  • The Good, Bright Days (1919-1927)
    The Good, Bright Days (1919-1927)
    1960 28 min

    This short documentary is an overview of the events that marked Canada between 1918 and 1927. Beginning with the Armistice of 1918, the film ends at the height of the great economic boom of the late 1920s. In between, the film shows the manners, morals and customs of the period, and evidence of Canada's growing nationalism.

  • Sunshine and Eclipse (1927-1934)
    Sunshine and Eclipse (1927-1934)
    1960 28 min

    This short documentary is an overview of the events that marked Canada between 1927 and 1934. It shows a confident and prosperous Canada expanding in all directions until the stock market crash of 1929. Despite it all, Canada maintains an optimistic outlook. The period is witness to bargains by mail order, extremes in women's fashions, political seesawing, hockey broadcasts by a very youthful Foster Hewitt, and the word "quintuplets" in every headline.

  • Twilight of an Era (1934-1939)
    Twilight of an Era (1934-1939)
    1960 29 min

    This documentary 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 introduction of a transatlantic air service between Canada and Europe. The film also looks at the major world events that influenced Canada: the abdication of the king of England; civil war in Spain; Hitler's rise to power and Canada's declaration of war on Germany. Part of the Between Two Wars series.

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Three half-hour films revive the eventful, time-obscured years between the end of the First World War and the beginning of the Second. From a wealth of newsreel footage, much of it irreplaceable, these films recall two eventful decades of Canada's history.

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