Cinema
The Case of Charlie Gordon
Stuart Legg · 1939
Synopsis
In Glace Bay, a coal town in Nova Scotia, Charlie Gordon has never had a job, like many young men of his time. A local committee sets out to bring the town's employers and these idle boys together, and a training programme backed by the federal government offers Charlie the chance to learn a trade. The roles are played by local people, not by actors.
Context
The film was produced in 1939 by the Canadian government's motion picture bureau, under the direction of Frank Badgley, during the transition to the National Film Board, created by Parliament in May 1939. It is linked to the Federal-Provincial Youth Training Plan, for which Legg made two films on his arrival. Shot partly in Glace Bay, it uses non-professional actors, according to the Toronto festival's encyclopaedia.
Who it is for
A sixteen-minute short film, in English, acted by amateurs; it can be watched online on the National Film Board of Canada's website.
Prizes and reception
First film distributed by the newly created National Film Board of Canada; according to the Nova Scotia Archives, its producer's first film on a social issue.
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