Season 2 (1956)

S2.E1 ∙ HMS Pinafore
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October 31, 1956

A sailor falls for the daughter of his captain, while being unaware of the love a young country girl holds for him.

S2.E2 ∙ The Case of Posterity Versus Joseph Howe
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November 7, 1956

Episode 2 of Season 2 premiered on November 7, 1956

S2.E3 ∙ The Devil's Instrument
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November 14, 1956

Story about a farm boy torn between the discipline imposed by the code of belief and obedience of his people and his desire to exp...Read more

S2.E4 ∙ Dawn, Day, and Night
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December 5, 1956

The story is about a daring young man who wins a duel, then fences romantically with a beautiful young woman he's met in an Italia...Read more

S2.E5 ∙ Swan Lake
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December 12, 1956

Performance by the National Ballet Company of Canada of SWAN LAKE Produced by Norman Campbell Narrator Barry Morse Cast: David...Read more

S2.E6 ∙ The Nativity
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December 19, 1956

2.06 [36] CBC Folio: THE NATIVITY 19Dec1956 Produced by Robert Allen Written by Andrew Allan Directed by Elmer Iseler Music s...Read more

S2.E7 ∙ Gianni Schicchi
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December 26, 1956

2.07 [37] CBC Folio: GIANNI SCHICCHI 26Dec1956 Produced by Mario Prizek Libretto by Giovacchino Forzano Conductor George Crum ...Read more

S2.E8 ∙ The Changing Shore
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January 2, 1957

A documentary about the south shore of Nova Scotia. Producer, Writer, Commentator J. Frank Willis

S2.E9 ∙ 56 in Revue
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January 9, 1957

A satirical year-end musical. Produced by Harvey Hart Cast: Donald Harron Pierre Berton Bernie Orenstein Sammy Sales Wayne ...Read more

S2.E10 - Oedipus Rex
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January 16, 1957

A filmed version of the Stratford Festival production of OEDIPUS REX Cast: Douglas Campbell ......... Oedipus Eric House .........Read more

S2.E11 ∙ The Secret Agent
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January 30, 1957

Mr. Verloc runs a dubious bookshop in a London slum; but he is also the secret agent of a foreign power. Written by Joseph Conrad

S2.E12 ∙ John A. And the Double Wedding
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February 6, 1957

Story about Sir John A. Macdonald and his attempt to bring about the union of British North America. Produced by Mario Prizek Ca...Read more

S2.E13 ∙ The Dance And The Drama
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February 13, 1957

Cast: Emily Frankel and Mark Ryder of the Dance Drama Company of New York give their interpretation of Romeo and Juliet. Jose Limo...Read more

S2.E14 ∙ The Empty Frame
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February 27, 1957

Louise, a rich young girl from Saskatchewan comes to Paris to take a course in art, and in a pension haunted by artists and their ...Read more

S2.E15 ∙ Ring Around the Square
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March 6, 1957

Scene: a city where Byron Moon, gyrating "rock 'n roll" singer has set off a wave of teen-age hysteria. Action: a serious-minded y...Read more

S2.E16 ∙ Proud Passage
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March 27, 1957

A touching drama depicts Dr. Neil McCulloch's struggle between career aspirations and devotion to Cape Breton Island. Set to depar...Read more

S2.E17 - The Black Judge
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April 3, 1957

The movie is an 18th-century Chinese murder mystery centred on an old law preventing death sentences unless the accused confessed....Read more

S2.E18 - Picasso / Maskerage
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April 10, 1957

Two art films showcase Pablo Picasso's legacy: a documentary highlighting the Spanish painter and a Dutch short film called "Maske...Read more

S2.E19 - The Unburied Dead
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April 24, 1957

A French resistance group—five men and a woman—was captured after a disastrous attack on a village. Facing the threat of torture a...Read more

S2.E20 - Carmen
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May 1, 1957

A two-hour performance of Bizet's opera is the second eason finale. From Bizet's opera Producer Franz Kraemer Conducted by Jean...Read more