This is a list of Canadian films which were released in the 1920s.

Title Director Cast Genre Notes
1920
The Great ShadowHarley KnolesTyrone Power Sr., Dorothy BernardAnti-Red drama[1]
1921
Cameron of the Royal MountedHenry MacRaeGaston Glass, Vivienne Osborne, Irving CummingsDramaProduced by Ernest Shipman. A third of the original footage exists in the National Archives.[2]
God's CrucibleHenry MacRaeGaston Glass, Wilton LackayeDramaProduced by Ernest Shipman.[3]
1922
Canadian Government Arctic Expedition of 1922George Valiquette
Madeleine de VerchèresJoseph-Arthur HomierEstelle Bélanger, Adrien LefebvreDramaNo print of this early Canadian film is known to exist.[4]
The Man from GlengarryHenry MacRaeAnders RandolphDramaProduced by Ernest Shipman.[3]
Nanook of the NorthRobert FlahertyAllakariallak, Nyla, Cunayou, AlleeDocumentaryArguably the most famous film ever shot in Canada, Nanook of the North is technically not Canadian; although, in spirit it certainly is. The money to finance the film came from France.
The RapidsDavid HartfordMary Astor, Harry Morey, Walter Miller, Charles WellesleyDramaProduced by Ernest Shipman.[3]
1923
Canadian Government Arctic Expedition of 1923George Valiquette[5]
Glengarry School DaysHenry MacRaePauline GaronDramaProduced by Ernest Shipman.[6]
1924
Blue WaterDavid HartfordNorma Shearer, Pierre GendronDrama
Canadian Government Arctic Expedition of 1924Roy Tash[7]
1925
Canadian Government Arctic Expedition of 1925George Valiquette[8]
1926
La Drogue fatale (also known as The Fatal Drug)Joseph-Arthur HomierPaul LefrançoisDramaThe film was released only in Quebec and no print is known to exist. Homier is regarded as the first Quebec director of feature films.[4]
1927
Policing the PlainsA. D. KeanJack Boyd, Ira Boyd, Joe Fleiger, Dorothy Fowler, Senior Heaton, Margaret Lougheed. DocudramaFeature film about the history of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police, based on the book of the same name by Rev. R. G. MacBeth. Filmed in BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario, April 1924-September 1927. Lost.[9]
1928
The Beaver PeopleBill OliverGrey OwlShortThe first of several films featuring Archie Belaney, the Englishman who claimed First Nations heritage. The Grey Owl films were made during the late 1920s and 1930s for the National Parks of Canada.[10]
Carry on, Sergeant!Bruce BairnsfatherHugh Buckler, Jimmie Savo, Nancy Ann Hargreaves,First World War drama
His DestinyNeal HartNeal Hart, Barbara Kent, Charles WellesleyDramaThe film features footage shot at the Calgary Stampede.[11]
In the Shadow of the PoleRichard FennieDocumentary[12]
1929
The Devil BearLouis ChaudetDorothy Dwan, Carroll NyeHorror/Drama[13]

References

  1. ↑ Morris, Peter (1984). The Film Companion. Toronto: Irwin Publishing. pp. 133–134. ISBN 0-7725-1505-0.
  2. ↑ Kay Shackleton (1921-12-25). "Cameron of the Royal Mounted, 1921". Silenthollywood.com. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  3. 1 2 3 Wise, Wyndham (2001). Take One's Essential Guide to Canadian Film. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. p. 193. ISBN 0-8020-3512-4. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Silent Cinema in Quebec, 1896-1930 - Homier, Joseph-Arthur". Cinemamuetquebec.ca. 2008-09-08. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  5. ↑ "Item: - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  6. ↑ Geller, Peter (2004). Northern Exposures: Photographing and Filming the Canadian North, 1920-45. Vancouver: UBC Press. p. 244. ISBN 0-7748-0927-2.
  7. ↑ "Item: - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  8. ↑ Canada, Library and Archives (12 May 2015). "item". Library and Archives Canada.
  9. ↑ Duffy, Dennis J., and David Mattison (February–March 1989). "A. D. Kean: Canada's Cowboy Movie-Maker". The Beaver. 69:1: 28–41.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  10. ↑ "Beaver People". Nfb.ca. 2010-12-03. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  11. ↑ Morris, Peter (1978). Embattled Shadows: A History of Canadian Cinema 1895-1939. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 262. ISBN 0-7735-0323-4.
  12. ↑ Russell Potter (2015-08-02). "VISIONS OF THE NORTH: Franklin searcher of the Month: Richard Finnie". Visionsnorth.blogspot.ca. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  13. ↑ Morris, Peter (1978). Embattled Shadows: A History of Canadian Cinema 1895-1939. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press. p. 263. ISBN 0-7735-0323-4.
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