The read
It runs a compact 1h 9m.
Synopsis
The epic story of the opening of the Canadian West and the drought that brought the Depression in the thirties. This is the saga of a family who left eastern Canada to stake their future in the Prairies.
Ratings
IMDb6.6/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Don HaldaneDirector
- M. Charles CohenWriter
Cast
- Frances HylandLiza
- James B. DouglasDan (as James Douglas)
- Lester NixonBob MacPherson
- Mary SavidgeAda MacPherson (as Mary Savage)
- William FruetColin (as William Fruete)
- Don FrancksRussel
- Ernest HuberMan in boxcar
- William WeintraubNarrator
Stills
Themes
canadaagriculturedroughtprairieshistory