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.

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Lorne Greene

Narrator (voice)

Directing

Stanley Hawes

Director

Production

Sydney Newman

Producer

Directing

Stanley Hawes

Director

Production

Sydney Newman

Producer