Amateur film. Unedited film of Remembrance Day parade, observers and ceremony at Victory Square in Vancouver, including laying of wreaths. Other shots include children on field gun exhibit and woman in Red Cross uniform. Some of this footage may have been used in FOR ALL WE HAVE AND ARE.

The item consists of two film reels; a workprint and an internegative, containing special event footage. "Parade marching along Hasting Street. American band (?). Highland band. Shriners. Pageant in Stanley Park (colour): ladies in crinolines. This may have been a PNE parade, but is not identified. MAY DAY PARADE: This is quite exciting, and contains groups of men and women marching under several different banners. The banners read, in order: "Stop Hitler -- Save Peace"; "[?] Support Democracy"; "Mackenzie-Papineau Battalion"; "White Lunch - Eden - Waldorf - On Unfair List"; "Communist Party of Canada -- B.C. District - Jobs - Recovery - Democracy and Peace"; "Relief Project Workers Union Workers Demanding Jobs"; "Spain Vets - Welcome Home"; "We Are Against Militarisation -- The Youth"; "Demand Hands Off Yugoslavia -- Yugoslavian Progressive Movement"; "Down With Imperialist War"; and "Bread Not Bullets". The film also shows a newsboy selling the "People's Advocate" newspaper, and a group from the baker's union, as well as several bands." Also includes "This is a film Mr. Bowdery shot and edited into a form of home newsreel called The Second World War--The Hand of Tyranny. It is captioned with headlines from the "People's Advocate" newspaper. The footage contains scenes of the exterior of the Vancouver Post Office at Hastings and Granville. Employees being checked at the entrance. Interior of building, protestors in sit-down strike. [Close-up of] trio of protestors, other good [close-ups]. Protestors singing "The Red Flag", [with] banjo and accordion accompaniment. Unemployed march."(Colin Browne)

Out-takes?. Shows a Remembrance Day parade on Burrard Street Bridge and through downtown Vancouver streets. Probably out-takes from FOR ALL WE HAVE AND ARE.