A sailor falls for the daughter of his captain, while being unaware of the love a young country girl holds for him.
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Story about a farm boy torn between the discipline imposed by the code of belief and obedience of his people and his desire to express himself as a free human being.
Written by W.O. Mitchell
Directed by David Greene
Cast:
Douglas Rain ..... Jacob Schunk
Jack Creley ........ Peter the Goose Boss
Margot Christie
Larry D. Mann
Ron Hartmann
Janet Reid
Leonard Ontkean
Henry Comor
Murray Westgate
Daryl Masters
Frank Perry
Bill Walker
David Toguri
The story is about a daring young man who wins a duel, then fences romantically with a beautiful young woman he's met in an Italian garden.
05Dec1956
Adapted by Robert Rietty
Play by Dario Niccodemi
Cast:
Robert Goulet
Toby Robins
Performance by the National Ballet Company of Canada of SWAN LAKE
Produced by Norman Campbell
Narrator Barry Morse
Cast:
David Adams ..... Prince Siegfried
Lois Smith .......... Princess Odette / Odile
Ray Moller .......... Benno
David Kerval ....... Von Rothbart
Jacqueline Ivings ... Princess Mother
Betty Pope ........... Peasant girl
Angela Leigh .... Swan maiden
Lillian Jarvis ...... Swan Maiden
2.06 [36] CBC Folio: THE NATIVITY
19Dec1956
Produced by Robert Allen
Written by Andrew Allan
Directed by Elmer Iseler
Music sung by the Festival Singers
Cast:
Janet Reid ....... Virgin Mary
John Drainie .... Joseph
Barry Morse ....... King Herod
Al King ............... Reader
Douglas Rain ..... Shepherd
Richard Easton ... Shepherd
James Edmond .... Shepherd
Lloyd Bochner ..... King
Powys Thomas .... King
Robert Christie ..... King
Maud Whitmore ..... Maid
Harold Burke ..... Soldier
Frank Mathias .... Soldier
Roland Bull ........ Messenger
Vernon Chapman ...... Herod's Courtier
2.07 [37] CBC Folio: GIANNI SCHICCHI
26Dec1956
Produced by Mario Prizek
Libretto by Giovacchino Forzano
Conductor George Crum
Cast:
Andrew MacMillan .... Gianni Schicchi
Angela Antonelli ....... Lauretta
Jon Vickers ........ Rinuccio
John Harcourt
Patricia Rideout
Don McManus
Glenn Gardiner
Sylvia Grant
Bernard Johnson
Bertrand Turgeon
Marry Morrison
Alexander Gray
Ernest Adams
A documentary about the south shore of Nova Scotia.
Producer, Writer, Commentator J. Frank Willis
A satirical year-end musical.
Produced by Harvey Hart
Cast:
Donald Harron
Pierre Berton
Bernie Orenstein
Sammy Sales
Wayne and Shuster
Rod Coneybeare
Mavor Moore
and Max Ferguson.
A filmed version of the Stratford Festival production of OEDIPUS REX
Cast:
Douglas Campbell ......... Oedipus
Eric House ..................... Priest
Robert Goodier .......... Creon
Donald Davis .............. Tiresias
Eleanor Stuart ............ Jocasta
William Shatner
Bruno Gerussi
Robert Christie
Ted Follows
Barbara Franklin
Roland Bull
Neil Vipond
Bruce Swerfager
William Hutt
Douglas Rain
Tony Van Bridge
Louis Negin
Grant Reddick
Gertrude Tyas
Naomi Cameron
David Gardner
Richard Howard
Roland Hewgill
Edward Holmes
James Manser
Mr. Verloc runs a dubious bookshop in a London slum; but he is also the secret agent of a foreign power.
Written by Joseph Conrad
Story about Sir John A. Macdonald and his attempt to bring about the union of British North America.
Produced by Mario Prizek
Cast:
Tommy Tweed ...... Sir John A. Macdonald
Robert Christie
Aileen Seaton
John Drainie
Frank Perry
Cast: Emily Frankel and Mark Ryder of the Dance Drama Company of New York give their interpretation of Romeo and Juliet. Jose Limon, Lucas Hoving and Mr. Limon's company of dancers give their version of Eugene O'Neill's Emperor Jones.
Producer Harvey Hart
Victor Feldbrill conducts the orchestra.
Louise, a rich young girl from Saskatchewan comes to Paris to take a course in art, and in a pension haunted by artists and their models she meets Max, a lady-charmer of uncertain origin. Max follows the path of "non-involvement" because to him art must remain pure; to become involved in anything leads inevitably to action, and action means failure to some degree. So he paints pictures in his mind, writes poems in his head, and plays ("brilliantly") a violin without strings. Louise manages to involve him, however, and gets both Max and her courses mixed up.
Produced by Mario Prizek
Written by Lister Sinclair
Cast:
Corinne Conley .......... Louise
Lloyd Bochner
James Doohan
Anna Reiser
Scene: a city where Byron Moon, gyrating "rock 'n roll" singer has set off a wave of teen-age hysteria. Action: a serious-minded young reporter named Susan, who is revolted by Moon's antics, is assigned to cover the story. Conclusion: Moon may not be as "gone" as the "square" Susan thought.
Produced by Norman Campbell
Musical comedy by Saul Ilson, based on the book by Jacqueline Rosenfeld
Ring Around the Square is conducted by Gordon Kushner
Musical arrangements by Phil Nimmons
Choreographed by Gladys Forrester
Cast:
Shirley Harmer ...... Susan
Shane Rimmer ........ Byron Moon
Drew Thompson ....... Abner
Larry Moon ........ Sam
Jack Duffy ........... Jimmie
A touching drama depicts Dr. Neil McCulloch's struggle between career aspirations and devotion to Cape Breton Island. Set to depart for Montreal after returning to take over his mentor's practice, Neil's plans shift when his ailing childhood friend Jamie prompts a pivotal choice between ambition and loyalty.
Producer Robert Allen
Written by Joseph Schull
Cast:
Douglas Rain ........ Dr. Neil McCulloch
Frances Hyland ..... Frances McCulloch
Frank Peddie ......... Dr. Clearly
Jonathan White ........ Jamie
Anne Sass-Wilson ....... Aileen
Jane Mallett ....... Mrs. Ogilvie
Ruth Springford ....... Meg
Alexander Webster ....... David
Rex Devlin .......... Angus
Brendan Dillon ........ Michael
The movie is an 18th-century Chinese murder mystery centred on an old law preventing death sentences unless the accused confessed. Judges faced the same torture and sentence if an innocent person had been wrongly convicted.
Two art films showcase Pablo Picasso's legacy: a documentary highlighting the Spanish painter and a Dutch short film called "Maskerage" on primitive African art. The Picasso documentary exhibits the 75-year-old artist crafting masterpieces in his French Riviera studio, displaying around 500 works that trace his career from early Spanish sketches around 1896 to his latest murals. Directed by Luciano Emmer, the film boasts a Flamenco musical score by Roman Vlad, with Picasso and Sergio Amidei involved in its creation.
A French resistance group—five men and a woman—was captured after a disastrous attack on a village. Facing the threat of torture and death, the prisoners grapple with their collective guilt and individual responses towards each other, their captors, and their dire circumstances.
Produced by Mario Prizek
Adapted by John Bethune from a translation by Kitty Black
Play by Jean Paul Sartre
Cast:
Lorne Greene ........... Henri
Lloyd Bochner .......... Jean
Kate Reid .................. Lucie
Rupert Davies ........... Canoris
Jack Creley ............... Sobrier
John Charlesworth .... Francois
Ron Hartmann ........... Clochet
A two-hour performance of Bizet's opera is the second eason finale.
From Bizet's opera
Producer Franz Kraemer
Conducted by Jean Beaudet
Cast:
Gloria Lane ........ Carmen
Andre Turp ........ Don Jose
Claire Gagnier .... Micaela
Morley Meredith ........ Escamillo
Don Garrard ............. Zuniga
Bernard Johnson ......... Morales
Patricia Snell .......... Frasquita
Sylvia Grant ........ Mercedes
Ernest Adams .......... El Remedado
Bernard Turgeon ....... El Dancairo
John Harcourt ....... Lillas Pastia