Eye Witness No. 40
The Eye Witness series is a collection of short documentaries featuring Canadian news stories from the 1940s and '50s. This segment includes Prairie Harbour: The Port of Flowing Grain, a look at the lakehead cities of Fort William and Port Arthur, funnelling centres for western grain on its way to world markets. In Modern Miracle: Surgery is Safe, the appendectomy of patient Henry Brown demonstrates the advances in modern medicine. Co-Op Carpenters: Home-Made Community illustrates the principles behind the cooperative housing program for veterans in Carleton Heights near Ottawa.
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Eye Witness No. 40, , provided by the National Film Board of Canada
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producerDavid Bairstow
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executive producerNicholas Balla
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scriptThomas Farley
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cameraWalford HewitsonRobert Humble
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editingMarion Meadows
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narratorBudd Knapp
