National Film Board of Canada

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50 for 50: Volume 1, Tape 4: Children's Choice

Description

Tape 4: Children's Choice includes classic titles that have provided children with endless delight. In The Dingles, a charming lady and her three cats help each other enjoy an afternoon despite a violent windstorm (7 min. 47 sec.). Paddle to the Sea is Bill Mason's classic film of a toy canoe that travels from northwest Ontario along rivers and lakes to the Atlantic (27 min. 59 sec.). A Chairy Tale: A chair that won't let itself be sat upon needs convincing (10 min. 5 sec.). A little boy decides to fight city hall when a subway goes through his house in Blackberry Subway Jam (8 min. 19 sec.). Based on the story by W.O. Mitchell, Melvin Arbuckle: Famous Canadian tells of youthful pranks in a prairie childhood (5 min.). Lady Fishbourne's Complete Guide to Better Table Manners shows what not to do at the dinner table (5 min. 57 sec.). Roch Carrier's much-loved story of what happens when a young Montreal Canadiens fan receives a Toronto Maple Leafs hockey sweater by mistake is recounted in The Sweater (10 min. 21 sec.). Tchou-tchou: A child's fantasy of a make-believe city and an encounter with an angry dragon, told entirely with blocks (13 min. 52 sec.).

1989, 89 min

Production Agency
National Film Board of Canada

Credits

National Film Board of Canada Production
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