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Making Movie History: Rural Circuits

Joanne Robertson

2014 5 min

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Former projectionist Larry Gosnell describes the system of travelling projectionists that brought NFB films to rural communities, schools and workplaces in the 1940s and early 1950s. This interview is part of Making Movie History: A Portrait in 61 Parts.

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Former projectionist Larry Gosnell describes the system of travelling projectionists that brought NFB films to rural communities, schools and workplaces in the 1940s and early 1950s.

This interview is part of Making Movie History: A Portrait in 61 Parts.

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Making Movie History

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Credits

• original idea
  Denys Desjardins
  
• director
  Joanne Robertson
  
• editor
  Kara Blake
  

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