Film Record: 2nd World War!, The

Identifier:

• AAAA3019 (Source: British Columbia Archives)

Date produced: 1938

Filmmaker(s):

John W. Bowdery

Length:

64 ft

Format:

8mm

Colour:

B&W

Sound Notes:

Silent

Awards/Recognition:

BC Archives list of titled amateur films

Description:

"This is a film Mr. Bowdery shot and edited into a form of home newsreel called THE SECOND WORLD WAR -- THE HAND OF TYRANNY. It is captioned with headlines from the 'People's Advocate' newspaper. The footage contains scenes of the exterior of the Vancouver Post Office at Hastings and Granville. Employees being checked at the entrance. Interior of building, protestors in sit-down strike. [Close-up of] trio of protestors, other good [close-ups]. Protestors singing 'The Red Flag', [with] banjo and accordion accompaniment. Unemployed march" (Browne).
The film is also known as Vancouver Post Office Sit-Down Strike.

Resources:

Browne, Colin. "Entry #0968," Motion Picture Production in B.C., 1898-1940: A Brief Historical Background and Catalogue. Victoria: British Columbia Provincial Museum, 1979.
"Item AAAA3019 - The 2nd World War!" Archives Moving Images Collection, British Columbia Archives.

Locations:

• Vancouver, B.C. (Filming)

Subjects:

• Politics
•      War

Genre:

• Newsreel

Form:

• Short

Tags:

Repository:

British Columbia Archives

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