

Drylanders(1962)
The National Film Board's First Feature Length Presentation
The epic story of the opening of the Canadian West and the drought that brought the Depression in the thirties. This is the saga of a family who left eastern Canada to stake their future in the Prairies.

Movie: Drylanders
Top 8 Billed Cast
Bob MacPherson
Ada MacPherson (as Mary Savage)
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Drylanders
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The epic story of the opening of the Canadian West and the drought that brought the Depression in the thirties. This is the saga of a family who left eastern Canada to stake their future in the Prairies.
Release Date
1962-04-25
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The National Film Board's First Feature Length Presentation
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