Poster of Trans-Canada Express

Trans-Canada Express

Plot: This short documentary from the Canada Carries On series celebrates the contribution of Canada’s railroads to the war effort. The film includes a sequence from Buster Keaton's 1926 silent comedy The General, as well as a re-enactment of Lord Strathcona driving the final spike into the Canadian Pacific Railway Line
Release Date: Tuesday, March 14 1944
80 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Lorne GreeneLorne GreeneLorne Greene was 29 in Trans-Canada Express as 'Narrator (voice)'.
Birthday: Fri, Feb 12 1915 –
Fri, Sep 11 1987

Crew

Portrait of Stanley HawesStanley HawesStanley Hawes was 39 in Trans-Canada Express as 'Director'
Birthday: Thu, Jan 19 1905 –
Fri, Apr 19 1991
Portrait of Sydney NewmanSydney NewmanSydney Newman was 26 in Trans-Canada Express as 'Producer'
Birthday: Sun, Apr 01 1917 –
Thu, Oct 30 1997