'We are gonna get in the movies!': The week Saskatoon turned Hollywood, and made a film that's been forgotten
"Hurry up, the movie man's in town! We are gonna get in the movies! Hurry! hurry! hurry!"
Author of the article: Kevin Mitchell • Saskatoon StarPhoenix
Publishing date: Jun 30, 2021 • 17 hours ago • 12 minute read •
A crowd of kids, estimated at 5,000 to 6,000, gathers in downtown Saskatoon for a movie casting call in August of 1930. jpg
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A beam of light, a big projector and a blustery man: That’s what sent a bunch of Saskatoon kids scurrying across a movie screen during the Great Depression.