Sydney Newman Movies

  • 1960
    Where I Live

    Where I Live

    Where I Live

    01960HD

    Dad has been living with daughter Jessy for years and she needs a break. She suggests he could live with her prosperous brother George. George has...

    Where I Live
  • 1943
    Fighting Norway

    Fighting Norway

    Fighting Norway

    01943HD

    During World War II Norwegian patriots struck at Germany from the rear, linking Canada, the United States and Britain with Soviet Russia. Norwegian...

    Fighting Norway
  • 1949
    Red Runs the Fraser

    Red Runs the Fraser

    Red Runs the Fraser

    01949HD

    This short documentary looks at the deep gorge of the Fraser River, shadowed by the mountain ranges of British Columbia. It is a highway for the...

    Red Runs the Fraser
  • 1947
    Montreal by Night

    Montreal by Night

    Montreal by Night

    6.21947HD

    This short film showcases the city of Montreal on a summer's night. What was once a small Indian village is presented as a pot-pourri of contrasting...

    Montreal by Night
  • 1962
    The Fishing Match

    The Fishing Match

    The Fishing Match

    01962HD

    Peter drives his uncle and his friends to the countryside to take part in a fishing match. Meeting Kath he tells her stories of his father's travels...

    The Fishing Match
  • 1959
    The Thought of Tomorrow

    The Thought of Tomorrow

    The Thought of Tomorrow

    01959HD

    Geoffrey Hansbury's clothing empire is on the verge of collapse. His health his deteriorating and relies on his secretary Jane Harrison, who is also...

    The Thought of Tomorrow
  • 1965
    Tea Party

    Tea Party

    Tea Party

    01965HD

    Mysteries abound. What is going on between the wife and her brother? Are they indeed brother and sister? Sisson has his doubts about that … ....

    Tea Party
  • 1961
    Danger! Men Working

    Danger! Men Working

    Danger! Men Working

    01961HD

    In Ulster, Major Trumbull is put in charge of overseeing the completion of a hospital on time. As the pressure increases, he replaces well-liked...

    Danger! Men Working
  • 1959
    After the Show

    After the Show

    After the Show

    01959HD

    Young Victor Liebig returns from the theatre with his eccentric Aunt, when he receives a call summoning them to the flat of his Uncle's suicidal...

    After the Show
  • 1959
    The Bird, the Bear and the Actress

    The Bird, the Bear and the Actress

    The Bird, the Bear and the Actress

    01959HD

    A group discover a famous designer and their entrepreneur sees this as a chance to have his name associated with their new production. The leading...

    The Bird, the Bear and the Actress
  • 1947
    Canada Dances

    Canada Dances

    Canada Dances

    01947HD

    Documentary short from the NFB Canada Carries On series on dancing from the different cultures in Canada.

    Canada Dances
  • 1960
    After the Funeral

    After the Funeral

    After the Funeral

    01960HD

    Play about two brothers who both want their Welsh grandfather to live with them.

    After the Funeral
  • 1960
    I'll Have You to Remember

    I'll Have You to Remember

    I'll Have You to Remember

    01960HD

    A retired couple with many unresolved old scores to settle, argue and bicker while their world decays around them.

    I'll Have You to Remember
  • 1948
    Inside The Atom

    Inside The Atom

    Inside The Atom

    01948HD

    This short documentary offers a look at Canada’s Chalk River Project in the late 1940s. While humanity pondered the ultimate threat or promise...

    Inside The Atom
  • 1947
    Careers and Cradles

    Careers and Cradles

    Careers and Cradles

    51947HD

    This short documentary is a snapshot of the revolutionary change in status enjoyed by women between the turn of the 20th century and 1947. The film...

    Careers and Cradles
  • 1951
    Screaming Jets

    Screaming Jets

    Screaming Jets

    01951HD

    Canada's progress in jet aviation is seen in relation to that of other countries.

    Screaming Jets