Image of Peggy's Cove from Movie Makers, Dec. 1939, 608.
English
100 ft
8mm
Kodachrome
Silent
"Francis M. Hirst's Peggy's Cove is 8mm. scenic cinematography of a very fine kind. This familiar movie subject for personal filmers is given added interest and beauty by Mr. Hirst's handling of it. He has not departed from the high standard set by Edward Bollinger in the first of the many Peggy's Coves to be offered for Ten Best. While Mr. Bollinger had the advantage of a larger frame size, Mr. Hirst had the added factor of color, and he makes the most of it, hurdling the problem of distant shots in 8mm. Kodachrome in gallant fashion. Here we have the sincere recording, by an artist with an instant eye for beauty, of a locale that will, for years to come, invite the attention of filmers who wish to match their art against a distinguished subject." Movie Makers, Dec. 1939, 635.
Discussed by Hirst in "Filming Nova Scotia's Cove" (Movie Makers, Feb. 1943, 61, 67-68).
The film won first prize in the 8mm. class of a Philadelphia Cinema Club members' vacation film contest in 1939 (Movie Makers, Jan. 1939, 25).
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