Canadians Answer Call of the Yukon

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1917
Date Released
28 Feb 1966
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Canadians Answer Call of the Yukon. DESCRIPTION: Whitehorse, the capital of the Yukon, where a three day festival is held every February to recapture the tempestuous days and nights of the gold rush. Thousands of visitors fly in from Vancouver, hire fancy dress and join in the fun. SHOTLIST: Key scene. On map of Canada, to the Yukon Territories. GV pan the town of Whitehorse. MS men and women dressed in old time costumes. MS man and two women sitting at table dressed in old time costumes. MS pan card cashier hands money across table to a woman. MS men playing cards pan down to card table. Pan two men watching the gambling. MCU wheel turning. CU women watching. MCU wheel turning and stops. MCU woman jumps up and down. MS winnings pushed across the table. Pan man and woman dressed in furs. MS pitcher throws ball to batter during a game of baseball. CU batsman wearing snowshoes runs for base. MS crowd cheering. LS batsman runs for base but trips on snowshoes. MS another batsman runs for base but trips on snowshoes. MS man loaded with flour bags falls. MS another man loaded with flour bags falls. MS crowd. BS man walking with flour bags. MS pan man loaded with bags puts them on lorry. MCU husky dogs. MS dog team off and away start of husky race. CU another starter, undoes rope at starting post and away. MCU of dogs moving as seen from sledge. TS pan dog team go down hill. MS dog team along snow filled track. Pan dog team along snow filled track. LS dog team across open ground.
Keywords
Entertainment and leisure
Locations
Canada; Yukon; Whitehorse
Footage sources
Canada
Card file number
90806
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
179
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Canadians Answer Call of the Yukon', British Movietone News Issue No. 1917, 28 Feb 1966. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/26344 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)