List of Canadian films of the 1950s explained

This is a list of Canadian films which were released in the 1950s.

TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
1950
Forbidden Journey Drama
Lights of My City (Les Lumières de ma ville) Drama [1]
Séraphin Drama [2]
1951
Around Is Around & Now Is the Time NFB experimental shorts An early experimentation in 3D by Norman McLaren and Evelyn Lambart; CFA - Special award[3]
The Fight: Science against Cancer NFB animated short Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)
Canadian Film Award - Special Award[4]
Neighbours NFB short made by pixilation technique
Newfoundland Scene Frank Peddie Documentary
Royal Journey NFB documentary
1952
The Bird Fancier (L'Homme aux oiseaux) Drama
Étienne Brûlé, gibier de potence Drama The film was shot in both French and English, and is credited as being the first Canadian feature in colour.[5]
Little Aurore's Tragedy (La petite Aurore, l’enfant martyre) Yvonne Laflamme, Lucie MitchellDrama [6]
The Nightingale and the Bells (Le Rossignol et les cloches) Drama
Opera School Marguerite Gignac Docudrama
The Romance of Transportation in Canada NFB animated short The received a special BAFTA Award, the Short Film Palme d'Or for animation at Cannes Film Festival, as well as an Academy Award for Animated Short Film nomination.
The Settler (L'Abatis) Short documentary
1953
Farewell Oak Street Docudrama Canadian Film Award – Theatrical Short[7]
Herring Hunt NFB short Academy Award nominee[8]
A Mother's Heart (Cœur de maman) Drama
Tit-Coq Drama based on the play by Gélinas
1954
Corral NFB short
The Seasons Short documentary
The Stratford Adventure NFB documentary This was named Film of the Year at the Canadian Film Awards and nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature
1955
Blinkity Blank NFB animated short It received the Short Film Palme d'Or at the 1955 Cannes Film Festival
1956
Gold Documentary short
Rythmetic NFB animated short
Skidrow CBC documentary Canadian Film Awards – TV Information[9]
Le Village enchanté Animated Canada's first animated feature.[10]
1957
A Chairy Tale Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Live Action)
City of Gold Klondike Gold RushWinner of the Palme d'or for best short film at the 1957 Cannes Film Festival and nominated for an Academy Award Best Short Subject, Live Action Subjects
Legend of the Raven Documentary Canadian Film Awards – Arts and Experimental[11]
Oedipus Rex Classic drama from the original Stratford Festival stage version based on a translation by W. B. Yeats[12]
1958
Les brûlés Drama
A Dangerous Age Drama
Flaming Frontier Western A low-budget B-Western shot in Los Angeles and Calgary and made with Canadian financing.[13]
Ivy League Killers Drama
The Living Stone NFB documentary Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.
Money Minters Documentary
Now That April's Here Drama [14]
The Quest Short drama
Les Raquetteurs NFB documentary
The Tall Country Documentary
Wolf Dog Drama
1959
The Back-Breaking Leaf NFB documentary Part of the groundbreaking NFB Candid Eye series shown on the CBC-TV (1958–61); Cannes Film Festival – Palme d'Or for Television Documentary[15]
The Bloody Brood Drama
A Cool Sound from Hell Drama
Glenn Gould: On/Off the Record NFB documentary Part of the Candid Eye series[16] [17]

Notes and References

  1. Les Lumières de ma ville http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/canadian-feature-film-database/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=98&DotsIdNumber= Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  2. Séraphin http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/canadian-feature-film-database/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=96&DotsIdNumber= Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  3. Book: Wise. Wyndham. Take One's Essential Guide to Canadian Film. 2001. University of Toronto Press. Toronto. 0-8020-3512-4. 12–13; 154. March 30, 2017.
  4. Book: Wise. Wyndham. Take One's Essential Guide to Canadian Film. 2001. University of Toronto Press. Toronto. 0-8020-3512-4. 76–77. March 30, 2017.
  5. Book: Pallister. Janis L.. The Cinema of Québec: Masters in Their Own House. 1995. Associated University Presses. Mississauga. 0-8386-3562-8. 66.
  6. Book: Clandfield. David. Canadian Film. 1987. Oxford University Press. Toronto. 0-19-540581-1. 60.
  7. Farewell Oak Street https://www.nfb.ca/film/farewell_oak_street Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  8. Web site: Herring Hunt . www.nfb.ca . August 5, 2015.
  9. Skidrow http://hotdocslibrary.ca/en/detail.cfm?filmId=22523 Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  10. Book: Clandfield. David. Canadian Film. 1987. Oxford University Press. Toronto. 0-19-540581-1. 119.
  11. Legend of the Raven http://www.screenculture.org/cesif/node/1350 Retrieved 8/6/15.
  12. Book: Wise. Wyndham. Take One's Essential Guide to Canadian Film. 2001. University of Toronto Press. Toronto. 0-8020-3512-4. 155. March 30, 2017.
  13. Flaming Frontier http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/canadian-feature-film-database/Pages/item.aspx?IdNumber=123&DotsIdNumber= Retrieved 8/6/15.
  14. Book: Clandfield. David. Canadian Film. 1987. Oxford University Press. Toronto. 0-19-540581-1. 87.
  15. Book: Wise. Wyndham. Take One's Essential Guide to Canadian Film. 2001. University of Toronto Press. Toronto. 0-8020-3512-4. 15. March 30, 2017.
  16. Glenn Gould: On the Record https://www.nfb.ca/film/glenn_gould_on_record
  17. Glenn Gould: Off the Record https://www.nfb.ca/film/glenn_gould_off_record Retrieved 8/6/15.