Newfoundland scene: a tale of outport adventure (D)

Description: NB: CONTAINS DISTURBING SCENES OF THE SLAUGHTER OF BABY SEALS. A study of Newfoundland’s natural resources and primary industry. Cod fishing, sealing and whaling are the focus of this documentary. Also looked at is transportation by Eskimo sled. Includes scenes of Labrador Retrievers, a malemute dog sled team mutinying against its leader causing injfires, the light from a lighthouse and a Newfoundland outport wharf in the misty dawn. (Awards: Canadian Film Award, 1951)