Gordon Sparling
Canadian filmmaker (1900–1994)
Gordon Sparling (1900–1994) was a pioneering Canadian filmmaker. He was educated at Trinity College in the University of Toronto. He directed such early Canadian films as Rhapsody in Two Languages in 1934, The Tidy House in 1936 and The Kinsmen in 1938. Along with such films, Sparling directed film shorts as Pleasure Island (1936) that promoted Canada's largest and most luxurious summer resort, Bigwin Inn, on Bigwin Island, Ontario.
Filmography in the catalog
Credited on 10 films (1941–1965) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 4 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).
| Year ▲ | Title | Creator | Length | Format | Color | Sound |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1941 | Peoples of Canada | National Film Board of Canada | 0:22:00 | 16mm | B&W | sound |
| 1941 | Peoples of Canada | National Film Board of Canada. | 800 ft. | |||
| 1941 | Peoples of Canada | Gordon Sparling | ||||
| 1941 | PEOPLES OF CANADA | Gordon Sparling | ||||
| 1958 | Fraser's River | Canadian Travel Film Library | 16mm | sound | ||
| 1958 | Fraser's River | Gordon Sparling | ||||
| 1959 | Royal River ▶ | Gordon Sparling | Color & B&W | |||
| 1963 | Canada: fibres, yarns and fabrics | Gordon Sparling | ||||
| 1963 | Landfall Asia | Gordon Sparling | ||||
| 1965 | The Queen in Canada, 1964 | Gordon Sparling |