DRYLANDERS - Don Haldane
The Prairies were still almost empty and a man who wanted a farm could get 160 acres for Ten Dollars...
Drylanders
Don Haldane, 1962, 69 min 24 sec
The epic story of the opening of the Canadian West and the drought that led to the Depression in the thirties. This is the saga of a family who left Eastern Canada to stake their future in the Prairies. Principle roles are played by Frances Hyland and James Douglas.
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