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Steeltown

A portrait of Hamilton, the Pittsburgh or Birmingham of Canada. This is a rich and colourful subject that encourages imaginative treatment on the screen. The heart of the city is the immense complex of furnaces and rolling mills, but nearby are the lake, the mountain, and the rich fruit farms. How the work of the steel mills touches the city and its surroundings is shown in many views during both day and night.
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A portrait of Hamilton, the Pittsburgh or Birmingham of Canada. This is a rich and colourful subject that encourages imaginative treatment on the screen. The heart of the city is the immense complex of furnaces and rolling mills, but nearby are the lake, the mountain, and the rich fruit farms. How the work of the steel mills touches the city and its surroundings is shown in many views
during both day and night.

Industry and Commerce All subjects
  • director
    Rex Tasker
    Wolf Koenig
  • producer
    Walford Hewitson
  • script
    Stanley Jackson
  • photography
    Wolf Koenig
  • sound
    Hans Oomes
  • editing
    Rex Tasker
  • sound editing
    Victor Merrill
  • narrator
    Patrick Watson
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