Country Magistrate

Anderson, Robert, (film director.). Glover, Guy, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Ottawa), (film producer.).

Summary: This film deals with the administration of justice on the local level in Canada, as seen in the activities of Roderick Haig-Brown, fisherman, writer and magistrate in rural British Columbia. A portrayal of a few of the typical cases on his roster indicates the variety of criminal offences which come under the jurisdiction of a country magistrate's court. In showing the discharge of his responsibilities the film reveals the magistrate's important position in the community, the constant demands on his time, and the integrity of judgment required to uphold the law on the one hand and to act in executive restraint of police powers on the other. Based on parts of the book Measure of the Year by Roderick Haig-Brown.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (20 min., 00 sec.) : sound, black and white
remote
access
Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2020.
Copyright: ♭1953

Content descriptions

General Note:	Versions:.Also produced in an abridged version of 12 min. 26 sec. under the title <I>Rural Magistrate</I>, title code: 106B 0161 101.
Restrictions on Access Note:	No restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Director, Robert Anderson ; script, Robert Anderson ; producer, Guy Glover ; photography, Osmond H. Borradaile ; sound, Clarke Daprato ; editing, David Mayerovitch ; sound editing, Peter Jones ; music, Eldon Rathburn.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 1953.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-04-05).