Gateway to Asia

Gateway to Asia (1945)

This short film highlights the province of British Columbia and its position after World War II. Located on the Pacific Coast, it is the gateway for those travelling to Asia and Russia and a vital link between the rest of Canada and its neighbours in the Far East. The film looks at British Columbia's population, natural resources and industries along with some of its social issues.

Date of release
1945-12-03
Runtime
10m
Genres
Documentary
Director
Tom Daly

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Filmed in: British Columbia

Gateway to Asia is a 10-minute 1945 Canadian documentary film, directed and produced by Tom Daly for the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) as part of the wartime Canada Carries On series. The film documents the importance of British Columbia during the Second World War as a "gateway" to Asia and the Pacific. The French version of Gateway to Asia is Au seuil du Pacifique.

Production

Typical of the NFB's Second World War documentary short films in the Canada Carries On series, Gateway to Asia was created as a morale boosting propaganda film. The film used a compilation documentary format that relied heavily on newsreel footage edited to provide a cogent message.

The deep baritone voice of stage actor Lorne Greene was featured in the narration of Gateway to Asia. Greene was known for his work on 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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