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Paul Tomkowicz: Street-railway Switchman

Paul Tomkowicz: Street-railway Switchman

| 9 min

In this film, Paul Tomkowicz, Polish-born Canadian, talks about his job and his life in Canada. He compares his new life in the city of Winnipeg to the life he knew in Poland, marvelling at the freedom Canadians enjoy. In winter the rail-switches on streetcar tracks in Winnipeg froze and jammed with freezing mud and snow. Keeping them clean, whatever the weather, was the job of the switchman.


Credits
  • director
    Roman Kroitor
  • producer
    Roman Kroitor
    Tom Daly
  • editing
    Roman Kroitor
    Tom Daly
  • script
    Roman Kroitor
    Stanley Jackson
  • photography
    Lorne C. Batchelor
  • sound editing
    Joan Edward
  • narrator
    Tommy Tweed
  • music
    Robert Fleming

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