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51 films are available in English, produced between 1940 and 1950.

Headline Hunters  

Headline Hunters

  • This short film from 1945 demonstrates how broadcasters and journalists ...
  • by NFB /ONF,
  • 1945,
  • 11 min
Warclouds in the Pacific 

Warclouds in the Pacific

  • This short film examines the Japan that emerged at the ...
  • by Stuart Legg,
  • 1941,
  • 20 min
Train Busters 

Train Busters

  • This short film depicts the strength and resources of the ...
  • by Sydney Newman,
  • 1944,
  • 13 min
Women Are Warriors 

Women Are Warriors

  • This short film from WWII focuses on the increasingly important ...
  • by Jane Marsh,
  • 1942,
  • 14 min
Letter from Aldershot 

Letter from Aldershot

  • Part of the Canada Carries On series, this short film ...
  • by John Taylor,
  • 1940,
  • 9 min
Our Northern Neighbour  

Our Northern Neighbour

  • This short film, part of The World in Action series ...
  • by Tom Daly,
  • 1944,
  • 21 min
Letter from Overseas  

Letter from Overseas

  • In this short film, a letter from a soldier stationed ...
  • by ONFB,
  • 1943,
  • 15 min
Inside France 
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Inside France

Keep Your Mouth Shut 

Keep Your Mouth Shut

  • This animated short from Norman McLaren features a human skull ...
  • by Norman McLaren,
  • 1944,
  • 2 min 20 s
Gateway to Asia  

Gateway to Asia

  • This short film highlights the province of British Columbia and ...
  • by Tom Daly,
  • 1945,
  • 10 min 5 s
Windbreaks on the Prairies 

Windbreaks on the Prairies

  • This short film serves as a cautionary tale to farmers ...
  • by Evelyn Cherry,
  • 1943,
  • 21 min
Red Runs the Fraser 

Red Runs the Fraser

  • This short documentary looks at the deep gorge of the ...
  • by E. Taylor,
  • 1949,
  • 11 min
Montreal by Night 

Montreal by Night

Let's Look at Water  

Let's Look at Water

  • This short documentary shows how a city's water supply ...
  • by Harold Randall,
  • 1947,
  • 20 min
Corvette Port Arthur 

Corvette Port Arthur

  • This short documentary examines the role of convoy ships during ...
  • by Joris Ivens,
  • 1943,
  • 21 min 35 s
Fortress Japan 

Fortress Japan

  • This short documentary examines the strength of the enemy forces ...
  • by ONFB,
  • 1944,
  • 17 min 11 s
Call for Volunteers 

Call for Volunteers

  • This short archival film from WWII depicts how the women ...
  • by Radford Crawley,
  • 1941,
  • 9 min 28 s
Behind the Swastika: Nazi Atrocities 

Behind the Swastika: Nazi Atrocities

  • This short documentary reveals the atrocities that occurred in German ...
  • by NFB /ONF,
  • 1945,
  • 5 min 15 s
Atlantic Patrol  

Atlantic Patrol

  • This short documentary about the Canadian seamen who manned Canada ...
  • by Stuart Legg,
  • 1940,
  • 9 min 49 s
Atlantic Crossroads 

Atlantic Crossroads

  • This short documentary focuses on Newfoundland's role in WWII ...
  • by Tom Daly,
  • 1945,
  • 8 min 50 s
Home to the Land 
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Home to the Land

  • This documentary from 1945 explains The Veteran's Land Act ...
  • by Stanley Jackson,
  • 1944,
  • 21 min
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