Canadian Carnival (1955) 

** (out of 4) 

Sportscope short takes us to Quebec as the city celebrates the Winter Carnival during Mardi Gras. We get to see the city folk as well as countless events like hockey, curling and dog sled racing. This is the second or third film I've seen from RKO-Pathe's Sportscope series and I haven't been overly impressed as of yet. The narration is just too dry to really work or at least make the film fun. The rather bland narration really makes one turn away from the sports that they are trying to show off. Another problem is the cinematography, which certainly isn't the greatest and at times thing appear to be too dark from where things were lit very well. The film remains mildly entertaining due to the events going on but that's about it.

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At carnival time in Quebec, Canada, it's also time for racing with sled dogs, horse-drawn sleighs, hockey competition, the carving of ice statues, obstacle races by youngsters, fireworks, and also the selection of a queen for the carnival.

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