- Overview
Part of the Canada Carries On series, this short film portrays the First Division of the Canadian Active Service Force in Aldershot, England. Using an intimate letter home as a narrative device, this film reveals how the troops were received, what their living conditions were like, how they would get along with their English allies and how they spent their leisure time.
- Release Date
01 January 1940
- DirectingJohn Taylor
- Budget
$0.00
- Revenue
$0.00
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