Calgary Stampede
US (1948): Short
This short shows how the city of Calgary celebrates Stampede Week, an annual event filled with events that celebrate the city's heritage. In the downtown area, only wagons, stagecoaches, and horses may be used for transportation. There are mock trials for horse thieves; Indian dances and other rituals; parades; square dancing; and other events. The week culminates with the world-famous rodeo, which, in addition to the standard events, includes a chuck wagon race. Directed by Saul Elkins. (IMDb)
This film is included on the DVD edition of Errol Flynn's Adventures of Don Juan (1948).
1 nomination
· Short Subjects (Two-reel) 1948: Warner Bros. (Technicolor Special) Gordon Hollingshead, producer