Look to the North (1944)

A look at the development of the Canadian northwest for World War II as well as post-war purposes.

Date of release
1944-07-10
TMDB
10.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
22m
Genres
Documentary
Director
James Beveridge

Casting

Interesting facts

Look to the North is a 22-minute 1944 Canadian documentary film, made by the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) as part of the wartime Canada Carries On series. The film was produced and directed by James Beveridge. The title of the film's French version is Vers le Nord.

Production

Typical of the NFB's Second World War documentary short films in the Canada Carries On series, Look to the North was created as a morale boosting propaganda film. The film relied heavily on newsreel material but also included footage shot for the film. Producer and director James Beveridge had previously used footage of the building of the Alaska Highway in his NFB documentary Pincers on Japan (1941).

The deep baritone voice of stage actor Lorne Greene was featured in the narration of Look to the North. Greene was known for his work on both radio broadcasts as a news announcer at CBC as well as narrating many of the Canada Carries On series. His sonorous recitation led to his nickname, "The Voice of Canada", and to some observers, the "voice-of-God".

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