Guy Glover Movies

  • 1961
    Lord Durham

    Lord Durham

    Lord Durham

    01961HD

    This short drama is a portrait of colonial administrator, Governor General and statesman Lord Durham (1792-1840). When Durham recommended...

    Lord Durham
  • 1964
    Selkirk of Red River

    Selkirk of Red River

    Selkirk of Red River

    01964HD

    This film tells the story of the Red River settlement, now the city of Winnipeg, Manitoba. The pioneer venture of Thomas Douglas, Earl of Selkirk, to...

    Selkirk of Red River
  • 1964
    Bethune

    Bethune

    Bethune

    51964HD

    A film biography of Dr. Norman Bethune, the Canadian doctor who served with the loyalists during the Spanish Civil War and with the North Chinese...

    Bethune
  • 1964
    David Thompson: The Great Mapmaker

    David Thompson: The Great Mapmaker

    David Thompson: The Great Mapmaker

    01964HD

    This short film recreates the story of David Thompson – a man who, over the course of his lifetime, mapped a-million-and-a-half square miles of...

    David Thompson: The Great Mapmaker
  • 1955
    The Colour of Life

    The Colour of Life

    The Colour of Life

    01955HD

    This film probes the perennial miracle of the growth of a seedling, the seasonal upsurge of life in a forest giant, and the mysterious alchemy of a...

    The Colour of Life
  • 1965
    La route de l'Ouest

    La route de l'Ouest

    La route de l'Ouest

    01965HD

    When was Canada populated by Native Americans from the West? This film relates the discovery of the New World from the time of the Vikings, around...

    La route de l'Ouest
  • 1966
    Never a Backward Step

    Never a Backward Step

    Never a Backward Step

    01966HD

    This feature documentary is a profile of Canadian press tycoon Roy Thomson, whose single-minded attention to business brought him riches, power, and...

    Never a Backward Step
  • 1961
    Joseph Howe: The Tribune of Nova Scotia

    Joseph Howe: The Tribune of Nova Scotia

    Joseph Howe: The Tribune of Nova Scotia

    01961HD

    This short drama is a portrait of Nova Scotian journalist and politician Joseph Howe (1804-1873) and his battle for freedom of press. When, in 1835,...

    Joseph Howe: The Tribune of Nova Scotia
  • 1959
    Lord Elgin: Voice of the People

    Lord Elgin: Voice of the People

    Lord Elgin: Voice of the People

    01959HD

    This short film tells the story of Lord Elgin, a man’s whose faith in a nation’s right to self-determination was stronger than the threat...

    Lord Elgin: Voice of the People
  • 1953
    Herring Hunt

    Herring Hunt

    Herring Hunt

    61953HD

    Herring Hunt is a 1953 French-English language documentary about the operations of a herring boat off the coast of British Columbia, directed by...

    Herring Hunt
  • 1961
    Morning on the Lièvre

    Morning on the Lièvre

    Morning on the Lièvre

    01961HD

    This short film offers a picturesque tour through the maple-wooded hills alongside Québec's Lièvre River in autumn to the accompaniment...

    Morning on the Lièvre
  • 1961
    Louis-Joseph Papineau: The Demi-God

    Louis-Joseph Papineau: The Demi-God

    Louis-Joseph Papineau: The Demi-God

    01961HD

    This short drama is a portrait of Quebec lawyer and politician Louis-Joseph Papineau (1786-1871). A proud, defiant man, skillful in parliamentary...

    Louis-Joseph Papineau: The Demi-God
  • 1962
    Buddhism

    Buddhism

    Buddhism

    01962HD

    In this short documentary we learn the back story of the Buddha – the religion he founded and how it is manifested today. Travel through...

    Buddhism
  • 1977
    Poets on Film No. 1

    Poets on Film No. 1

    Poets on Film No. 1

    01977HD

    This short film brings together animated interpretations of four poems by great Canadian wordsmiths: "Riverdale Lion" by John Robert Colombo, "A Kite...

    Poets on Film No. 1
  • 1966
    The Quiet Racket

    The Quiet Racket

    The Quiet Racket

    01966HD

    This short film tells the amusing tale of a man who feels the common urge to escape the city's noise for the weekend. Made without words, but with a...

    The Quiet Racket
  • 1952
    O Canada

    O Canada

    O Canada

    01952HD

    This very short stereoscopic film by Evelyn Lambart uses drawings to suggest movement across Canada’s ever-changing countryside.

    O Canada
  • 1951
    Opera School

    Opera School

    Opera School

    01951HD

    A BAFTA award nominated documentary following the achievements of a young girl at the Toronto Opera School.

    Opera School
  • 1975
    The Housewife

    The Housewife

    The Housewife

    01975HD

    A study, in film animation, of a day in the life of a housewife, described without words, with a minimum of detail but with a perception all the more...

    The Housewife
  • 1967
    Illegal Abortion

    Illegal Abortion

    Illegal Abortion

    01967HD

    A dramatization that illustrates the situation of a young couple, particularly of the young woman, faced with an unwanted pregnancy and desiring an...

    Illegal Abortion
  • 1962
    Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine

    Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine

    Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine

    01962HD

    This short film offers a glimpse into the life of Louis Hippolyte Lafontaine, the Chief Justice who died prematurely but left French Canada a legacy...

    Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine