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The Taxi Driver

This short 1954 film from the Faces of Canada series follows Montreal taxi driver Gerry Lane as he takes various customers to their chosen destinations.
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This short 1954 film from the Faces of Canada series follows Montreal taxi driver Gerry Lane as he takes various customers to their chosen destinations.

Work and Labour Relations Transportation Social Issues All subjects
  • director
    Louis Portugais
  • script
    Louis Portugais
  • executive producer
    Roger Blais
  • photography
    Jean Roy
  • sound
    Clarke Daprato
  • editing
    Victor Jobin
  • narrator
    Cameron Graham
  • music
    Joan Edward
The Taxi Driver
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