A Tale of the Yukon

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1532
Date Released
13 Oct 1958
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: A Tale of the Yukon. DESCRIPTION: After fishing near Whitehorse, Mr Diefenbaker, Canada’s Prime Minister, flew on to the Dawson City, scene of the fantastic gold rush, sixty years ago. The Premier visited the Museum, where he inspected some of the fascinating relics of the old days, and chatted with old-timers. Before leaving the Premier panned for gold and was lucky enough to find a sizeable nugget. SHOTLIST: LS party fishing (key). GV lakes from mountains above. GV mountains tilt to GV man fishing - fish on line. GV valley. MS boarded up house - pan to street. MS ‘Pearl Harbour Hotel’. CU dogs lying on veranda. MS corner of building tilt up to old steam engine. MS log cabin. CU sign. MS museum tilt top to bottom. CU sign TS inside museum. MS showing mussels. MS mantelpiece tilt to basket. CU photograph. CU nude picture. CU pan along old-timers to Mr Diefenbaker. CU Mr Diefenbaker pans for gold. GV hills and lake.
Keywords
Politics and government; Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Vehicles; Environment; Animals; History and archaeology; Exhibitions and shows; Scenery and travel
Locations
Canada; Yukon
Footage sources
National Film Board of Canada
Card file number
75165
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Length of story (in feet)
128
Story extras:
Film clip

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'A Tale of the Yukon', British Movietone News Issue No. 1532, 13 Oct 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22654 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)