Gordon Burwash
Production · 1913 – 1980 · Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Gordon Burwash was a writer and producer, known for The Ernie Game (1967), Farewell Oak Street (1953) and Eye Witness No. 66: Hands Across the Sky (1954).
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Movie6.8DocumentaryMusicA documentary on the mysterious and influential pianist.
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
2009 · 10 votes
Movie7.0DramaA dramatized story about a town where illegal activities are allowed to thrive, some of the politicians are dishonest, and a doctor and couple of colleagues try to help townspeople see that public health measures, especially those that might control syphilis, are necessary. Two of the most influential men in town oppose clean-up and public health efforts until their young adult children contract syphilis. Spliced into the dramatic film are segments of other educational films, including animated segments, that describe the symptoms and risks of syphilis. A butcher named Tony is excited about the birth of his first child, but the child is born dead because of a maternal syphilis infection.
Sins of the Fathers
1948 · 1 votes
- Movie7.0Documentary
People are interviewed in Dresden, Ontario, to sample local attitudes towards racial discrimination against black people that brought this town into the news. After a round-up of the opinions of individual citizens, white and black, commentator Gordon Burwash joins two discussion panels, presenting opposite points of view. The rights and wrongs of the quarrel are left for the audience to decide.
Dresden Story
1954 · 1 votes