Drylanders (1962)
The National Film Board's First Feature Length Presentation
69 min
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.
- Release date
- April 25, 1962
- Country of origin
- Canada, United States
Cast
- Frances Hyland as Liza
- James B. Douglas as Dan
- Lester Nixon as Bob MacPherson
- Mary Savidge as Ada MacPherson
- William Fruet as Colin
- Don Francks as Russel
- Iréna Mayeska as Thora
- William Weintraub as Narration
- Jonathon Little
Crew
- Don Haldane · Director
- M. Charles Cohen · Writer
- Peter Jones · Producer
- Eldon Rathburn · Composer
- Reginald H. Morris · Cinematographer
- Kirk Jones · Editor
- John Kemeny · Editor