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The Grey Cup Cavalcade

Accession number: 
1954.0046

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Production Years: 
1954

Languages:

  • English
Film Properties: 
  • 16mm
  • Black and White
  • Sound
Length (feet): 
900 (16mm)

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Library and Archives Canada: 16mm, VHS, Betacam.
"A history of the Grey Cup football game. Of note are the following sequences: the 1953 Grey Cup parade; slow motion footage of the 1953 game involving the Hamilton Tigercats and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers; archival footage of Main Street (Toronto ?) 1909; a history of the cup itself; history of the first cup game; dozens of photographs of former players; the basic rules of the game; highlights of the Grey Cup games from 1948 to 1953; and Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent speaking about the importance of the 'big game'."