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Silks and Sulkies

Name: Silks and Sulkies
Duration: 11 min

Pierre Petel

1950 | 11 min

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This short documentary from 1950 captures the thrill of harness racing on Prince Edward Island. We follow Bellhop's career as a pacer, from his unwilling introduction to harness through trials with a bicycle sulky (or 2-wheel cart) to his first big race. The film culminates with scenes of trotters and pacers at Charlottetown's Old Home Week.

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Credits

director

Pierre Petel
producer

Jack Olsen
script

John K. Rooke
camera

André de Tonnancour
sound

Tim Wilson
editing

Margaret Coventry
music

Eldon Rathburn

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