Canada’S Royal Canadian Mounted Police (1961)
1961 · Short film · 16 min
Synopsis
This 1961 educational film, produced by Encyclopedia Britannica Films, looks at the training and duties of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). It starts with the footage of the arduous training that they go through including drills, martial arts, and horse riding. This is followed by some of the tasks that fall under the Mounties’ mandate including “routine” police work, interacting with local and indigenous communities, naval patrols, arresting drug dealers, dog training, and border patrol activities. The film highlights the wide range of activities that fall under the purview of the Mounties, the extent of which is relatively unusual for a police force. 0:07 EB Films “Canada’s Royal Canadian Mounted Police”, 0:20 Produced by Encyclopedia Britannica Films, 0:35 Mounties on horses and marching, 1:04 Mounties training, 1:20 a man at a job interview to become a Mounty, 1:50 the man arriving at a Mounty training center, 2:06 man receiving his uniform and other kit, 2:26 man has his uniform fitted, 2:44 men sitting together polishing things in the barracks, 3:08 Mounties being instructed in a classroom, 3:39 Mounties marching and conducting drills, 4:05 Mounties learning police holds and Judo, 4:19 Mounties riding horses, 4:42 recruit learning how to saddle and groom a horse, 5:05 recruits learning how to mount and ride horses, 5:30 recruits riding through an obstacle course and falling off their horses, 6:00 recruits doing exercises, 6:18 recruit going to sleep, 6:39…
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Details
- Running time
- 16 minutes
- Collection
- Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Stock Footage
- Royal Canadian Mounted Police
- Nova Scotia
- German Shepherds
- Periscope Film
