Movie·1962·1h 9m
Drylanders
The National Film Board's First Feature Length Presentation
Directed By
Don Haldane
Country
Canada
Language
English
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The Story
The epic story of the opening of the Canadian West and the drought that brought the Depression in the thirties. This is the saga of a family who left eastern Canada to stake their future in the Prairies.
Written By
M. Charles Cohen
Producer
Peter Jones
Cinematography
Reginald H. Morris
Editor
Kirk Jones
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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// cast
Cast
Frances Hyland
Liza
James B. Douglas
Dan (as James Douglas)
Lester Nixon
Bob MacPherson
Mary Savidge
Ada MacPherson (as Mary Savage)
William Fruet
Colin (as William Fruete)
Don Francks
Russel
Ernest Huber
Man in boxcar
William Weintraub
Narrator
// crew
Crew
Don Haldane
Director
Peter Jones
Producer
M. Charles Cohen
Writer
Reginald H. Morris
Director of Photography
Kirk Jones
Editor
John Kemeny
Editor
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