Movies: Tommy Tweed

  • 1963
    The Incredible Journey

    The Incredible Journey (1963)

    The Incredible Journey

    6.61963HD

    The story of three pets, a cat and two dogs, who lose their owners when they are all on vacation. Can they find their way home?...

    The Incredible Journey
  • 1945
    Headline Hunters

    Headline Hunters (1945)

    Headline Hunters

    01945HD

    Headline Hunters is an 11-minute 1945 Canadian documentary film, part of the wartime Canada Carries On series, produced by Alan Field. The short film was made by the National Film Board of Canada. The film was a tribute to Canadian war correspondents...

    Headline Hunters
  • 1953
    Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman

    Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman (1953)

    Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman

    5.81953HD

    In this film, Paul Tomkowicz, Polish-born Canadian, talks about his job and his life in Canada. He compares his new life in the city of Winnipeg to the life he knew in Poland, marvelling at the freedom Canadians enjoy. In winter the rail-switches on ...

    Paul Tomkowicz: Street Railway Switchman
  • 1943
    Windbreaks on the Prairies

    Windbreaks on the Prairies (1943)

    Windbreaks on the Prairies

    01943HD

    This short film serves as a cautionary tale to farmers who recklessly cut down trees on their land. When prairie farmers engaged in this practice to facilitate plowing, they discovered that the trees had served as windbreaks protecting top soil from ...

    Windbreaks on the Prairies
  • 1967
    Tuktu and the Trials of Strength

    Tuktu and the Trials of Strength (1967)

    Tuktu and the Trials of Strength

    01967HD

    In this short docu-fiction film, strong and hardy Inuit hunters demonstrate and test their strength in boxing, tug-of-war, and other strenuous activities. We see and hear the drum dance, a demonstration of Inuit poetry and rhythm....

    Tuktu and the Trials of Strength
  • 1945
    Fishing Partners

    Fishing Partners (1945)

    Fishing Partners

    01945HD

    How a scientist helped the fishermen in a Gaspe fishing village....

    Fishing Partners
  • 1953
    The Calèche Driver

    The Calèche Driver (1953)

    The Calèche Driver

    01953HD

    A tongue-in-cheek archival film documenting a day in the life of a veteran horse-drawn carriage driver. Though the tourists that flock to the historic avenues of the Old City have changed considerably, the Old World charm of Québec City is timeless....

    The Calèche Driver
  • 1947
    Wings of Mercy

    Wings of Mercy (1947)

    Wings of Mercy

    01947HD

    This short film takes a look at Saskatchewan’s air ambulance service, organized and operated by experienced flyers who provide speedy hospitalization and treatment to the ill and injured. Within 15 minutes of receiving a desperate phone call for help...

    Wings of Mercy