Bush Pilot (film)

Bush Pilot
Directed by	Sterling Campbell Larry Cromien (aerial sequences)
Produced by	Larry Cromien (producer) Jack Ogilvie (associate producer)
Written by	Gordon Burwash (additional dialogue) Scott Darling (story)
Starring	See below
Music by	Samuel Hersenhoren
Cinematography	Edward Hyland
Edited by	Jack Ogilvie
Release dates	1947
Running time	60 minutes
Country	Canada USA
Language	English
Budget	$150,000

Bush Pilot is a 1947 Canadian-American film directed by Sterling Campbell. The film, produced by Campbell's Dominion Productions, was noted for being one of the first full-length feature films in which a Canadian production company held the primary role.

The movie was filmed predominantly in Toronto, Ontario, with outdoor and flight sequences filmed in the Muskoka region of Ontario.

Plot summary

Red North is a bush pilot in the village of Nouvelle, part of Canada's north. His half-brother, Paul Gerard decides to relocate his bush pilot business to the same lake, competing with Red's business and romantic interests.

Cast

• Rochelle Hudson as Hilary Ward
• Jack La Rue as Paul Girard
• Austin Willis as Red North
• Florence Kennedy as Mrs. Ward
• Frank Perry as Chuck Ward
• Joseph Carr as Andy Moodie
• Gordon Adam
• Louise Campbell
• Charles Emerson
• Gerald Rowan
• James Peddie
• Denis Murphy
• Michael Lambert
• Robert Christie
• Eric Clavering
• Nancy Graham
• Alene Kamis

Restoration

Although long out of print, the film was restored by the National Archives of Canada and The Movie Network in the 1990s, and was screened on the Movie Network as a special Canada Day broadcast in 1998.

External links

• Bush Pilot at IMDb
• Bush Pilot is available for free download at the Internet Archive