List of Canadian films of the 1920s


This is a list of Canadian films which were released in the 1920s.
TitleDirectorCastGenreNotes
1920----
The Great ShadowHarley KnolesTyrone Power Sr., Dorothy BernardAnti-Red drama
1921----
Cameron of the Royal MountedHenry MacRaeGaston Glass, Vivienne Osborne, Irving CummingsDramaProduced by Ernest Shipman. A third of the original footage exists in the National Archives.
God's CrucibleHenry MacRaeGaston Glass, Wilton LackayeDramaProduced by Ernest Shipman.
1922----
Canadian Government Arctic Expedition of 1922George Valiquette
Madeleine de VerchèresJoseph-Arthur HomierEstelle Bélanger, Adrien LefebvreDramaNo print of this early Canadian film is known to exist.
The Man from GlengarryHenry MacRaeAnders RandolphDramaProduced by Ernest Shipman.
Nanook of the NorthRobert FlahertyAllakariallak, Nyla, Cunayou, AlleeDocumentaryArguably the most famous film ever shot in Canada, Nanook of the North is technically not Canadian; although, in spirit it certainly is. The money to finance the film came from France.
The RapidsDavid HartfordMary Astor, Harry Morey, Walter Miller, Charles WellesleyDramaProduced by Ernest Shipman.
1923----
Canadian Government Arctic Expedition of 1923George Valiquette
Glengarry School DaysHenry MacRaePauline GaronDramaProduced by Ernest Shipman.
1924----
Blue WaterDavid HartfordNorma Shearer, Pierre GendronDrama
Canadian Government Arctic Expedition of 1924Roy Tash
1925----
Canadian Government Arctic Expedition of 1925George Valiquette
1926----
La Drogue fatale Joseph-Arthur HomierPaul LefrançoisDramaThe film was released only in Quebec and no print is known to exist. Homier is regarded as the first Quebec director of feature films.
1927----
Policing the PlainsA. D. KeanJack Boyd, Ira Boyd, Joe Fleiger, Dorothy Fowler, Senior Heaton, Margaret Lougheed.DocudramaFeature film about the history of the Royal Northwest Mounted Police, based on the book of the same name by Rev. R. G. MacBeth. Filmed in BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario, April 1924-September 1927. Lost.
1928----
The Beaver PeopleBill OliverGrey OwlShortThe first of several films featuring Archie Belaney, the Englishman who claimed First Nations heritage. The Grey Owl films were made during the late 1920s and 1930s for the National Parks of Canada.
Carry on, Sergeant!Bruce BairnsfatherHugh Buckler, Jimmie Savo, Nancy Ann Hargreaves,First World War drama
His DestinyNeal HartNeal Hart, Barbara Kent, Charles WellesleyDramaThe film features footage shot at the Calgary Stampede.
In the Shadow of the PoleRichard FennieDocumentary
1929----
The Devil BearLouis ChaudetDorothy Dwan, Carroll NyeHorror/Drama