A sailor falls for the daughter of his captain, while being unaware of the love a young country girl holds for him.

Story about a farm boy torn between the discipline imposed by the code of belief and obedience of his people and his desire to express himself as a free human being.

Written by W.O. Mitchell

Directed by David Greene

Cast:

Douglas Rain ..... Jacob Schunk

Jack Creley ........ Peter the Goose Boss

Margot Christie

Larry D. Mann

Ron Hartmann

Janet Reid

Leonard Ontkean

Henry Comor

Murray Westgate

Daryl Masters

Frank Perry

Bill Walker

David Toguri

The story is about a daring young man who wins a duel, then fences romantically with a beautiful young woman he's met in an Italian garden.

05Dec1956

Adapted by Robert Rietty

Play by Dario Niccodemi

Cast:

Robert Goulet

Toby Robins

Performance by the National Ballet Company of Canada of SWAN LAKE

Produced by Norman Campbell

Narrator Barry Morse

Cast:

David Adams ..... Prince Siegfried

Lois Smith .......... Princess Odette / Odile

Ray Moller .......... Benno

David Kerval ....... Von Rothbart

Jacqueline Ivings ... Princess Mother

Betty Pope ........... Peasant girl

Angela Leigh .... Swan maiden

Lillian Jarvis ...... Swan Maiden

2.06 [36] CBC Folio: THE NATIVITY

19Dec1956

Produced by Robert Allen

Written by Andrew Allan

Directed by Elmer Iseler

Music sung by the Festival Singers

Cast:

Janet Reid ....... Virgin Mary

John Drainie .... Joseph

Barry Morse ....... King Herod

Al King ............... Reader

Douglas Rain ..... Shepherd

Richard Easton ... Shepherd

James Edmond .... Shepherd

Lloyd Bochner ..... King

Powys Thomas .... King

Robert Christie ..... King

Maud Whitmore ..... Maid

Harold Burke ..... Soldier

Frank Mathias .... Soldier

Roland Bull ........ Messenger

Vernon Chapman ...... Herod's Courtier

2.07 [37] CBC Folio: GIANNI SCHICCHI

26Dec1956

Produced by Mario Prizek

Libretto by Giovacchino Forzano

Conductor George Crum

Cast:

Andrew MacMillan .... Gianni Schicchi

Angela Antonelli ....... Lauretta

Jon Vickers ........ Rinuccio

John Harcourt

Patricia Rideout

Don McManus

Glenn Gardiner

Sylvia Grant

Bernard Johnson

Bertrand Turgeon

Marry Morrison

Alexander Gray

Ernest Adams

A documentary about the south shore of Nova Scotia.

Producer, Writer, Commentator J. Frank Willis

A satirical year-end musical.

Produced by Harvey Hart

Cast:

Donald Harron

Pierre Berton

Bernie Orenstein

Sammy Sales

Wayne and Shuster

Rod Coneybeare

Mavor Moore

and Max Ferguson.

A filmed version of the Stratford Festival production of OEDIPUS REX

Cast:

Douglas Campbell ......... Oedipus

Eric House ..................... Priest

Robert Goodier .......... Creon

Donald Davis .............. Tiresias

Eleanor Stuart ............ Jocasta

William Shatner

Bruno Gerussi

Robert Christie

Ted Follows

Barbara Franklin

Roland Bull

Neil Vipond

Bruce Swerfager

William Hutt

Douglas Rain

Tony Van Bridge

Louis Negin

Grant Reddick

Gertrude Tyas

Naomi Cameron

David Gardner

Richard Howard

Roland Hewgill

Edward Holmes

James Manser

Mr. Verloc runs a dubious bookshop in a London slum; but he is also the secret agent of a foreign power.

Written by Joseph Conrad

Story about Sir John A. Macdonald and his attempt to bring about the union of British North America.

Produced by Mario Prizek

Cast:

Tommy Tweed ...... Sir John A. Macdonald

Robert Christie

Aileen Seaton

John Drainie

Frank Perry

Cast: Emily Frankel and Mark Ryder of the Dance Drama Company of New York give their interpretation of Romeo and Juliet. Jose Limon, Lucas Hoving and Mr. Limon's company of dancers give their version of Eugene O'Neill's Emperor Jones.

Producer Harvey Hart

Victor Feldbrill conducts the orchestra.

Louise, a rich young girl from Saskatchewan comes to Paris to take a course in art, and in a pension haunted by artists and their models she meets Max, a lady-charmer of uncertain origin. Max follows the path of "non-involvement" because to him art must remain pure; to become involved in anything leads inevitably to action, and action means failure to some degree. So he paints pictures in his mind, writes poems in his head, and plays ("brilliantly") a violin without strings. Louise manages to involve him, however, and gets both Max and her courses mixed up.

Produced by Mario Prizek

Written by Lister Sinclair

Cast:

Corinne Conley .......... Louise

Lloyd Bochner

James Doohan

Anna Reiser

Scene: a city where Byron Moon, gyrating "rock 'n roll" singer has set off a wave of teen-age hysteria. Action: a serious-minded young reporter named Susan, who is revolted by Moon's antics, is assigned to cover the story. Conclusion: Moon may not be as "gone" as the "square" Susan thought.

Produced by Norman Campbell

Musical comedy by Saul Ilson, based on the book by Jacqueline Rosenfeld

Ring Around the Square is conducted by Gordon Kushner

Musical arrangements by Phil Nimmons

Choreographed by Gladys Forrester

Cast:

Shirley Harmer ...... Susan

Shane Rimmer ........ Byron Moon

Drew Thompson ....... Abner

Larry Moon ........ Sam

Jack Duffy ........... Jimmie

A touching drama depicts Dr. Neil McCulloch's struggle between career aspirations and devotion to Cape Breton Island. Set to depart for Montreal after returning to take over his mentor's practice, Neil's plans shift when his ailing childhood friend Jamie prompts a pivotal choice between ambition and loyalty.

Producer Robert Allen

Written by Joseph Schull

Cast:

Douglas Rain ........ Dr. Neil McCulloch

Frances Hyland ..... Frances McCulloch

Frank Peddie ......... Dr. Clearly

Jonathan White ........ Jamie

Anne Sass-Wilson ....... Aileen

Jane Mallett ....... Mrs. Ogilvie

Ruth Springford ....... Meg

Alexander Webster ....... David

Rex Devlin .......... Angus

Brendan Dillon ........ Michael

The movie is an 18th-century Chinese murder mystery centred on an old law preventing death sentences unless the accused confessed. Judges faced the same torture and sentence if an innocent person had been wrongly convicted.

Two art films showcase Pablo Picasso's legacy: a documentary highlighting the Spanish painter and a Dutch short film called "Maskerage" on primitive African art. The Picasso documentary exhibits the 75-year-old artist crafting masterpieces in his French Riviera studio, displaying around 500 works that trace his career from early Spanish sketches around 1896 to his latest murals. Directed by Luciano Emmer, the film boasts a Flamenco musical score by Roman Vlad, with Picasso and Sergio Amidei involved in its creation.

A French resistance group—five men and a woman—was captured after a disastrous attack on a village. Facing the threat of torture and death, the prisoners grapple with their collective guilt and individual responses towards each other, their captors, and their dire circumstances.

Produced by Mario Prizek

Adapted by John Bethune from a translation by Kitty Black

Play by Jean Paul Sartre

Cast:

Lorne Greene ........... Henri

Lloyd Bochner .......... Jean

Kate Reid .................. Lucie

Rupert Davies ........... Canoris

Jack Creley ............... Sobrier

John Charlesworth .... Francois

Ron Hartmann ........... Clochet

A two-hour performance of Bizet's opera is the second eason finale.

From Bizet's opera

Producer Franz Kraemer

Conducted by Jean Beaudet

Cast:

Gloria Lane ........ Carmen

Andre Turp ........ Don Jose

Claire Gagnier .... Micaela

Morley Meredith ........ Escamillo

Don Garrard ............. Zuniga

Bernard Johnson ......... Morales

Patricia Snell .......... Frasquita

Sylvia Grant ........ Mercedes

Ernest Adams .......... El Remedado

Bernard Turgeon ....... El Dancairo

John Harcourt ....... Lillas Pastia