Lawrence Cherry

Most Popular Lawrence Cherry Trailers

Total trailers found: 8

Around the Village Green Trailer (1937)

20 May 1937

Contrasts traditional and modern village life, as changes occur with better transport and as country estates are sold off for housing.

Water for the Prairies Trailer (1951)

01 January 1951

This 1950s' film looks at the measures to preserve water flow from the Rocky Mountains. With the steady falling of the water table, the exploitation of timber stands and the recession of glaciers, water conservation was an urgent concern of the Alberta and federal governments.

55000 for Breakfast Trailer (1949)

02 January 1949

This short documentary profiles a 1949 meeting of the International Federation of Agricultural Producers in Guelph, Ontario.

Land in Trust Trailer (1949)

12 July 1949

A film on soil conservation, showing problems facing farmers in different areas of Canada. Many scenes of soil eroded, gouged and leached out by water, and of soil blowing away, prove the ominous necessity of understanding and preserving the land if we are to continue to reap vital crops.

Wings of Mercy Trailer (1947)

02 January 1947

This short film takes a look at Saskatchewan’s air ambulance service, organized and operated by experienced flyers who provide speedy hospitalization and treatment to the ill and injured.

The Pony Trailer (1955)

03 December 1955

This short film tells the heart-warming Christmas story of two Saskatchewan farm children and a pony named Pancho.

Windbreaks on the Prairies Trailer (1943)

02 January 1943

This short film serves as a cautionary tale to farmers who recklessly cut down trees on their land. When prairie farmers engaged in this practice to facilitate plowing, they discovered that the trees had served as windbreaks protecting top soil from erosion.

Farm Electrification Trailer (1946)

11 July 1946

A farming community organizes to obtain hydro power under Manitoba's rural electrification plan. Energetic canvassing wins over those hesitant to share, for the good of all, the initial expense.