File pertains to 4 b&w prints of a woman in a dress waving a straw hat from between two hoodoos, a scenic shot of a group of hoodooes, a posed woman on horseback with the Badlands in the background, and a sandstone cliff wall with several holes worn or dug into it.
File pertains to 4 b&w prints of a woman in a dress waving a straw hat from between two hoodoos, a scenic shot of a group of hoodooes, a posed woman on horseback with the Badlands in the background, and a sandstone cliff wall with several holes worn or dug into it.
File pertains to 20 b&w prints of various hockey teams, including the Stoney Nakoda team, a Banff men's team, a Banff women's team, the Banff Legionaires Pee Wee team, and a Banff Termite team. Includes group shots and contact sheets of individual portraits.
File pertains to 20 b&w prints of various hockey teams, including the Stoney Nakoda team, a Banff men's team, a Banff women's team, the Banff Legionaires Pee Wee team, and a Banff Termite team. Includes group shots and contact sheets of individual portraits.
File pertains to 10 b&w prints depicting the 1954 Maycroft Ski Meet, including participants, starting area with parking lot, and finish line. The Maycroft Ski Meet was an annual community event held on a hill near the Oldman River that operated as part of carnival events that tied with the crowning…
File pertains to 10 b&w prints depicting the 1954 Maycroft Ski Meet, including participants, starting area with parking lot, and finish line. The Maycroft Ski Meet was an annual community event held on a hill near the Oldman River that operated as part of carnival events that tied with the crowning of a Carnival Queen at the Banff Winter Carnival. Participants were towed up the hill with a rope tow operated by a tractor. The Meets were eventually phased out following the openin of the (then named) West Castle Mountain Ski Hill in 1965.
Notes
File came from box XVI, separate from alphabetised boxes
File pertains to 89 b&w prints of production photos from the shoot of "Far Country," mostly shots from filming on location at the Athabasca Glacier and Mount Edith Cavell, as well as posed and set photographs of actors, extras, and crew.
"Far Country," 1954, directed by Anthony Mann and starring James Stewart, Ruth Roman, Corinne Calvet, and Walter Brennan.
A Wyoming cowboy drives a herd of cattle from Skagway, Alaska, to the Klondike hoping to make a profit selling to beef-starved miners in Dawson City, Yukon. But he is bedeviled by a corrupt Skagway sheriff-judge and his gang. After his partner is killed on their gold claim, the cowboy takes the law into his own hands.
Location filming for all mountain scenes filmed in Jasper National Park (Athabasca Glacier, Mount Edith Cavell).
Bruno Engler appeared in costume as an extra while filming on location at the Athabasca Glacier, part of his role as safety officer for the film. At one point the crew was setting up under an icefall Engler deemed dangerous, ordering them out from under it - soon after, an avalanche came down and buried the location they'd been in. Fred Brewster provided 80 horses and 50 longhorn cattle from his Jasper outfit for the film.
Also includes the October 1953 edition of "Universal International Studio Club News" newsletter covering the filming of "Far Country."
Scope & Content
File pertains to 89 b&w prints of production photos from the shoot of "Far Country," mostly shots from filming on location at the Athabasca Glacier and Mount Edith Cavell, as well as posed and set photographs of actors, extras, and crew.
Notes
Images of a woman and child posed in front of a cabin are Bruno Engler's wife and daughter.
File pertains to 103 colour & b&w prints of production photos from the shoot of "First Hello," mostly shots of filming on a mountain, including the film crew, actors, and helicopters.
103 photographs : b&w & col. ; 24.7 x 19.7 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
"The High Country," alternately called "First Hello," 1981, directed by Harvey Hart and starring Timothy Bottoms and Linda Purl.
A young fugitive joins up with a girl and escapes from her father and authorities by trekking into the Canadian Rockies backcountry. Though suffering from an intellectual disability, the girl soon proves to be far more capable in the wilderness than her companion.
Location filming primarily around Canmore, Banff (mostly Sulphur Mountain), and Invermere.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 103 colour & b&w prints of production photos from the shoot of "First Hello," mostly shots of filming on a mountain, including the film crew, actors, and helicopters.
"Iceman," 1984, directed by Fred Schepisi and starring Timothy Hutton, Lindsay Crouse, John Lone, Josef Sommer, David Strathairn, and Danny Glover.
A prehistoric Neanderthal man found frozen in ice is revived by an arctic exploration team, who then attempt to use him for their own scientific means.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 11 b&w prints of production photos from the shoot of "Iceman," mostly production shots from filming.
File pertains to 2 b&w prints of production photos from the shoot of "The Last of the Dogmen," consisting of contact sheets for the original negatives - images depict Barbara Hershey's character being chased on a mountain setting.
"The Last of the Dogmen," 1995, directed by Tab Murphy and starring Tom Berenger and Barbara Hershey.
A bounty hunter is hired to track fugitives who have escaped into the Montana wilderness. After the fugitives are discovered murdered, the bounty hunter and a female anthropologist embark on a journey that eventually uncovers a “lost” Indigenous tribe in the mountains.
Location filming primarily around the Canmore area, including Kananaskis Country, and around the Banff townsite, including the Magpie & Stump restaurant and the Parks Canada Administration Building. Some filming was also done at Takakkaw Falls in Yoho National Park.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 2 b&w prints of production photos from the shoot of "The Last of the Dogmen," consisting of contact sheets for the original negatives - images depict Barbara Hershey's character being chased on a mountain setting.
File pertains to 84 b&w & colour prints of production photos from the shoot of "Ski Lift to Death," consisting of shots of the crew and director during the filming of a gondola scene, action shots of a party in a local bar, wildlife, portraits, and more.
Also includes a photocopy of the call sheet …
84 photographs : b&w & col. ; 23.6 x 12.6 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
"Ski Lift to Death" [alternately known as "Snowblind"], 1987, directed by William Wiard and starring Deborah Raffin, Charles Frank, Howard Duff, Clu Gulager, and Suzy Chaffee.
Romance and intrigue at a Rocky Mountain ski resort ends with two derailed ski-lift gondolas hanging from a cable. An ex-gangster hangs in one of the gondolas while an assassin maneuvers to bump him off.
Location filming in Banff National Park, including Sunshine and Lake Louise ski areas, the Sulphur Mountain Gondola, Banff Springs Hotel, and various downtown locations.
Rumour has it that none of Banff’s ski areas wanted their lifts associated with a film called Ski Lift to Death, but the Sulphur Mountain Gondola was willing to use their gondola cars for the derailing stunt. Many Banff locals appear in nightclub and ski hill scenes.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 84 b&w & colour prints of production photos from the shoot of "Ski Lift to Death," consisting of shots of the crew and director during the filming of a gondola scene, action shots of a party in a local bar, wildlife, portraits, and more.
Also includes a photocopy of the call sheet for shooting on December 7, 1977.
File pertains to 93 b&w & colour negatives on 38 strips of film depicting production photos from the shoot of "Ski Lift to Death." Includes shots of the crew and director during the filming of a gondola scene and scenes on a ski hill, action shots of men doing trick jumps on skis, portraits of the …
93 photographs : b&w and col. negatives ; 6.1 x 15.3 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
"Ski Lift to Death" [alternately known as "Snowblind"], 1987, directed by William Wiard and starring Deborah Raffin, Charles Frank, Howard Duff, Clu Gulager, and Suzy Chaffee.
Romance and intrigue at a Rocky Mountain ski resort ends with two derailed ski-lift gondolas hanging from a cable. An ex-gangster hangs in one of the gondolas while an assassin maneuvers to bump him off.
Location filming in Banff National Park, including Sunshine and Lake Louise ski areas, the Sulphur Mountain Gondola, Banff Springs Hotel, and various downtown locations.
Rumour has it that none of Banff’s ski areas wanted their lifts associated with a film called Ski Lift to Death, but the Sulphur Mountain Gondola was willing to use their gondola cars for the derailing stunt. Many Banff locals appear in nightclub and ski hill scenes.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 93 b&w & colour negatives on 38 strips of film depicting production photos from the shoot of "Ski Lift to Death." Includes shots of the crew and director during the filming of a gondola scene and scenes on a ski hill, action shots of men doing trick jumps on skis, portraits of the cast, and more.
File pertains to 147 b&w & colour negatives on 43 strips of film depicting the shoots of "Superman III" and a few from "Superman." Includes the chemical plant explosion scene from "Superman III," external glacier scenes also for "Superman III," Badlands-based locations for "Superman," portraits of …
147 photographs : b&w and col. negatives ; 6.1 x 15.3 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
"Superman III," 1982, directed by Richard Lester and starring Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Margot Kidder, Annette O'Toole, and Roberta Vaughn.
Clark Kent travels to Smallville for his high school reunion and reconnects with childhood sweetheart Lana Lang; meanwhile Lois Lane goes on vacation in the Carribean. Computer programmer Gus Gorman is hired by tycoon Ross Webster to program a machine that will wipe out the entire coffee industry of Columbia, thus giving him the monopoly. This plot is foiled by Superman so Webster orders Gorman to replicate Kryptonite but, unable to identify a missing ingredient, he uses tar, which causes Superman to have a nervous breakdown and splits his identity. Overcoming this, Superman is eventually able to stop Webster's evil machine with Gorman's help and saves the day.
Location filming mostly around High River and Calgary. Power plant scenes possibly from Milton Keynes, England.
"Superman," 1978, directed by Richard Donner and starring Christopher Reeve, Margot Kidder, Marlon Brando, and Gene Hackman.
An origin story for Superman: born on the dying planet Krypton, he is evacuated by his parents and lands on a prairie farm, where he grows up as Clark Kent. After the death of his father, he recieves a psychic call from his deceased biological father and travels to the Arctic to build the Fortress of Solitude, where he trains and eventually becomes the famous caped hero. Meanwhile, Lex Luthor learns of a joint US Army and US Navy missile testing site and steals two missiles with the intent to blow up the San Andreas Fault. Luthor initially succeeds in this plan thanks to the use of Kryptonite on Superman, but as a result Lois Lane is killed, causing Superman to turn back time by flying around the Earth, allowing him to save her and stop the missile.
Location filming for mountain scenes done in the Kananaskis Valley and prairie scenes around High River.
One of the first motion pictures to film scenes on the newly-constructed highway into the Kananaskis Valley (Kananaskis Country). When a local resident encountered a flatbed truck carrying a U.S. guided missile on the highway (a prop for the movie), he was convinced the U.S. had invaded Canada.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 147 b&w & colour negatives on 43 strips of film depicting the shoots of "Superman III" and a few from "Superman." Includes the chemical plant explosion scene from "Superman III," external glacier scenes also for "Superman III," Badlands-based locations for "Superman," portraits of cast and crew, shots of the scene where Superman rescues a child from a tree in "Superman," and shots of the fake US Navy missle travelling down the new Kananaskis Highway also for "Superman."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_III ; https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0086393/locations?ref_=tt_dt_loc ; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superman_(1978_film) ; "Hollywood in the Canadian Rockies," by Brian Patton, e-book
File pertains to 40 b&w prints of production photos from the shoot of "To Elvis With Love," mostly head-shot style portraits of various actors taken during filming.
39 photographs : b&w & col. ; 25.2 x 20.2 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
"To Elvis With Love" also known as "Touched by Love," 1980, directed by Gus Trikonis and starring Deborah Raffin, Diane Lane, Michael Learned, Clu Gulager, and John Amos.
Based on a real-life therapist who cared for a wheelchair-bound girl suffering with cerebral-palsy. The young, unresponsive patient is rehabilitated through correspondence with her favourite performer Elvis Presley.
Location filming in Banff townsite and vicinity—Banff Springs Golf Course Clubhouse, Banff High School, and Lake Minnewanka road.
A number of Banff teenagers were used in the movie as well as a group of special-needs students from Calgary.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 40 b&w prints of production photos from the shoot of "To Elvis With Love," mostly head-shot style portraits of various actors taken during filming.
File pertains to 88 b&w & colour prints of production photos from the shoot of "Why Shoot the Teacher?," consisting of portraits and action shots of cast and crew, interiors from the school house, people on horseback, horse-drawn wagons, prairies, and various buildings - both interior and exterior.…
"Why Shoot the Teacher?" 1977, directed by Silvio Narizzano and starring Bud Cort, Samantha Eggar, Kenneth Griffith, and Chris Wiggins.
Based on the book of the same name by Max Braithwaite, a newly graduated man from an eastern Canadian city accepts a teaching job in a one-room school house in rural Saskatchewan during the Great Depression. Living in the school house basement, he has a hard time connecting to the town or students, but eventually grows to understand and appreciate those around him, gaining their love and respect in return.
Location filming mostly in and around Hanna, Alberta.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 88 b&w & colour prints of production photos from the shoot of "Why Shoot the Teacher?," consisting of portraits and action shots of cast and crew, interiors from the school house, people on horseback, horse-drawn wagons, prairies, and various buildings - both interior and exterior.
Also includes the original and a photocopy of the Unit List and a newspaper clipping about the filming.
File pertains to 64 b&w & colour prints of production photos from the shoot of "Wild Horse Hank," consisting of portraits of the cast and crew, action shots from filming, a small plane, horses, a fight scene, and several contact sheets of negatives.
Also includes a hotel list and two newspaper stor…
64 photographs : b&w & col. ; 23.6 x 12.6 cm or smaller
History / Biographical
"Wild Horse Hank," 1979, directed by Eric Till and starring Linda Blair, Michael Wincott, Al Waxman, and Richard Crenna.
A teenage girl works to save a group of wild horses from hunters by herding them through badlands and mountains to refuge on Federal land.
Location filming for mountain scenes in southwestern Alberta, mostly around Pincher Creek and the Crowsnest Pass, and Badlands and desert scenes filmed in Dinosaur Provincial Park and Nevada.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 64 b&w & colour prints of production photos from the shoot of "Wild Horse Hank," consisting of portraits of the cast and crew, action shots from filming, a small plane, horses, a fight scene, and several contact sheets of negatives.
Also includes a hotel list and two newspaper stories about filming - one story has two copies.
Notes
PA - 14 and PA - 15 are misplaced - possibly belong to Superman
Photographs included in this entry were originally housed in a photo paper box identified by Bruno Engler prior to accessioning.
File pertains to 432 colour prints of production photos from the shoot of "Wild Horse Hank," consisting of portraits of the cast and crew, action shots from filming, a small plane, horses, fight scenes, scenic landscapes around sets, buildings, horses and horse corrals, and more.
"Wild Horse Hank," 1979, directed by Eric Till and starring Linda Blair, Michael Wincott, Al Waxman, and Richard Crenna.
A teenage girl works to save a group of wild horses from hunters by herding them through badlands and mountains to refuge on Federal land.
Location filming for mountain scenes in southwestern Alberta, mostly around Pincher Creek and the Crowsnest Pass, and Badlands and desert scenes filmed in Dinosaur Provincial Park and Nevada.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 432 colour prints of production photos from the shoot of "Wild Horse Hank," consisting of portraits of the cast and crew, action shots from filming, a small plane, horses, fight scenes, scenic landscapes around sets, buildings, horses and horse corrals, and more.
Notes
File came from box XVI, separate from alphabetised boxes. Photographs were ordered alphabetically by Engler prior to accessioning.
File pertains to 149 colour prints of production photos from the shoot of a Wrigley's Gum Commercial, inlcuding people cross-country skiing at Bow Lake and skating [possibly] at Spray Lakes, shots of the cast and crew, and shots of the sets and scenery.
File pertains to 149 colour prints of production photos from the shoot of a Wrigley's Gum Commercial, inlcuding people cross-country skiing at Bow Lake and skating [possibly] at Spray Lakes, shots of the cast and crew, and shots of the sets and scenery.
Image of a taxidermied heads mounted on wood-paneled wall - bison, antelope, elk, deer, moutain goat, mountain sheep, moose, coyote - some hides and skulls.
Image of a taxidermied heads mounted on wood-paneled wall - bison, antelope, elk, deer, moutain goat, mountain sheep, moose, coyote - some hides and skulls.
File pertains to 54 b&w prints of people, both posed and cadid, at various parties and banquets, including events at and/or for Pigeon Mountain, the Banff Centre, and the Brewster Donut Tent. Also includes a few contact sheets from negatives.
File pertains to 54 b&w prints of people, both posed and cadid, at various parties and banquets, including events at and/or for Pigeon Mountain, the Banff Centre, and the Brewster Donut Tent. Also includes a few contact sheets from negatives.
Notes
PA - 01 to PA - 15 pertain to the Pigeon Mountain Party.
PA - 16 to P A- 30 pertain to the Homecoming Dinner [illegible, possibly something to do with the Banff Centre] May 6 / 1983.
Pigeon Mountain Ski Resort was built on the west-facing slope of Pigeon Mountain near Dead Man's Flats and operated off and on until 1983 when it closed permanently.
Scope & Content
File pertains to 3 b&w prints depicting the Pigeon Moutain Ski Resort lodge and ski lift base, possibly for promotional purposes.
Notes
File came from box XVI, separate from alphabetised boxes