Item number (ISN):
192660
Fonds/collection:
CLARK, Earl L.
General access conditions for collection
Reproduction access:
- with written permission of copyright owner : with permission of the estate of Earl Clark
- Earl L. Clark died 10 November 1998.
Accession number:
1976-0211
Title:
Then Came the King : The Saga of a Visit
Production date:
1938/1939
Production Credit:
- photography/scenario/editing/titles/producer, Earl Clark
Description:
- The historic background of Canada is illustrated through footage of: the Canadian wilderness; primitive cabins; historic forts including Fort Henry guards in mock battle against invisible Americans, Fort Erie, and Fort Frontenac; and a border crossing point. Also shown are Boy Scouts and religious statues and churches in Montreal.
- Sequences on: a parade in honour of newly-crowned King George VI, 12 May 1938; Parliament Hill and the Parliament Buildings; Canadian Forces in training with marching men, charging cavalry, artillery in repose, airmen and Harvard trainers, Fleet Finch, and a Dakota and a red civilian Cub in flight; preparations for the Royal visit; and views of the Royal Train.
- Footage of: the construction of Queen Elizabeth Way; Ottawa, including buildings and the war memorial; and the home of William Lyon Mackenzie with a commemorative plaque. Shots of: Niagara Falls; naked boys diving into a swimming hole; street cars in Ottawa; crowds; and the Highlanders marching.
- Sequences on: a cross-section of Canadian industry; "blood" spattered newspaper announcing the declaration of war; a recruiting drive; a "soldier" acting mean; the construction of a war plant; and a montage of Canadian industry including lake shipping, logging, etc.
- Final sequences on a war cemetery and the Canadian army in training. <60mn>
Language:
- Silent with English intertitles
Copyright Status:
Under copyright until 31 December 2048.
Copyright Owner:
- Copyright owner: the estate of Earl Clark.
Donor Restrictions:
The permission of the estate of Earl Clark is required to reproduce this material.
Notes:
- 1. Credits indicate that Earl Clark was a member of the Amateur Cinema League - The World Wide Organization of Amateur Movie Makers.
- 2. Credits also indicate that this film was chosen by Movie Makers as one of the ten best non-theatrical films of 1939, general class.
- 3. Earl L. Clark wrote about his experiences making this film in the May 1940 issue of the magazine Movie Makers, the magazine of the Amateur Cinema League. The citation is "Then Came the King," by Earl L. Clark, ACL, Movie Makers, May 1940, Volume 15, Number 5, pp. 216-217 and pp. 233-236.
- 4. Earl Clark, the creator of this film, died in 1998.
Consultation copy:
- V1 8307-0016
- V1 2001-06-0028
Source:
DSINTRNL - 192660
