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Still image from Mountain Playground in Movie Makers, Dec. 1952, 324.

Date produced: 1952

Filmmaker(s):

L. Gordon Darby

Languages:

English

Length:

300 ft

Format:

8mm

Colour:

Kodachrome

Sound Notes:

Silent

Awards/Recognition:

ACL Ten Best 1952 - Honorable Mention

Description:

"With a thorough understanding of what constitutes human interest, L. Gordon Darby has produced in Mountain Playground an attractive record of the Banff-Jasper National Park area. Present, to be sure, are the majestic peaks, the Banff Springs Hotel with its surrounding flower gardens, Lake Louise and a picturesque river trip. But there are presented also the darting antics of a chipmunk, the dainty distrust of a cautious deer and the hungry bear within arm's reach of the camera. If camera steadiness had not been sacrificed for the ease of the hand-held camera, this attractive travelog might well have contended for higher honors." Movie Makers, Dec. 1952, 340.

Locations:

  • Banff, AB (Filming)
  • Jasper, AB (Filming)

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Screenings:

  • Screened by the New York City 8mm. Motion Picture Club in 1953: New York City, N.Y.

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