Leslie McFarlane Movies

  • 1958
    The Quest

    The Quest

    The Quest

    01958HD

    This short film is a re-enactment of the critical year in Dr. Frederick Banting's life when he discovered insulin for the treatment of diabetes at...

    The Quest
  • 1949
    White Fortress

    White Fortress

    White Fortress

    01949HD

    This short 1949 documentary studies the impact Canada's National Health Program has had on people who might otherwise not had been able to obtain...

    White Fortress
  • 1957
    Snow Fighters

    Snow Fighters

    Snow Fighters

    01957HD

    A close-up of a snow-bound city, and the men, money and machinery it takes to dig it out.

    Snow Fighters
  • 1953
    Herring Hunt

    Herring Hunt

    Herring Hunt

    61953HD

    Herring Hunt is a 1953 French-English language documentary about the operations of a herring boat off the coast of British Columbia, directed by...

    Herring Hunt
  • 1953
    Here's Hockey!

    Here's Hockey!

    Here's Hockey!

    01953HD

    Featuring Jean Beliveau, this short film focuses on hockey from the inside out. Known as Canada's national pastime, this film demonstrates why hockey...

    Here's Hockey!
  • 1950
    A Friend at the Door

    A Friend at the Door

    A Friend at the Door

    01950HD

    An British Columbia Social Services Documentary.

    A Friend at the Door
  • 1944
    Ships and Men

    Ships and Men

    Ships and Men

    01944HD

    A wartime tribute to the men who built Canada's merchant ships during World War II and those who sailed in them. Alternating scenes in Canadian...

    Ships and Men
  • 1951
    Toronto Boom Town

    Toronto Boom Town

    Toronto Boom Town

    01951HD

    This short documentary studies the contrast between the sedate Toronto of the turn of the century and the thriving, expanding metropolis of 1951....

    Toronto Boom Town