Silks and Sulkies

195011 minFilm: Documentary

G

Direction: Pierre Petel

Production: Jack Olsen

Script: John K. Rooke

Produced by the National Film Board of Canada for the Canadian Government Travel Bureau.

The film captures the thrill of harness racing on Prince Edward Island, with a glimpse behind the scenes at the training of a colt for this sport. We follow Bellhop's career as a pacer, from his unwilling introduction to harness through trials with a bicycle sulky to his first big race. The climax of the film comes with scenes of a mixed race of trotters and pacers at Charlottetown's Old Home Week.

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Subject categories


  • Sports and Leisure > CompetitionsHorse Racing and Horsemanship
  • Tourism > Prince Edward Island

Credits


director
Pierre Petel
producer
Jack Olsen
script
John K. Rooke
camera
André de Tonnancour
sound
Tim Wilson
editing
Margaret Coventry
music
Eldon Rathburn