Trans-Canada Express

Trans-Canada Express

19 mins | Documentary, War | March 14, 1944

This short documentary from the Canada Carries On series celebrates the contribution of Canada’s railroads to the war effort. The film includes a sequence from Buster Keaton's 1926 silent comedy The General, as well as a re-enactment of Lord Strathcona driving the final spike into the Canadian Pacific Railway Line.

Trans-Canada Express

19 mins | Documentary, War | March 14, 1944

Trans-Canada Express
This short documentary from the Canada Carries On series celebrates the contribution of Canada’s railroads to the war effort. The film includes a sequence from Buster Keaton's 1926 silent comedy The General, as well as a re-enactment of Lord Strathcona driving the final spike into the Canadian Pacific Railway Line.
Producers National Film Board of Canada
Original title Trans-Canada Express
Directors Stanley Hawes
Writers

Cast

Lorne Greene

as Narrator (voice)