Listen to the Prairies

Overview

This short documentary follows Manitoba's annual Musical Festival, profiling several of the young people whose talents made the festival a leading event in the Canada of the mid-20th century. Featuring boys' and girls' choirs, violin and piano solos, an excerpt from Gilbert and Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance, and songs by a soprano and a contralto, the film is an idyllic and melodic portrait the prairies of over half a century ago. - NFB

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 2, 1945

Original language

English

Director

Gudrun Parker

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0226081