This short documentary from the Canada Carries On series celebrates the contribution of Canada’s railroads to the war effort. The film includes a sequence from Buster Keaton's 1926 silent comedy The General, as well as a re-enactment of Lord Strathcona driving the final spike into the Canadian Pacific Railway Line.
Credits
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directorStanley Hawes
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producerSydney Newman
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cameraDonald Fraser
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narratorLorne Greene
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musicLouis Applebaum
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