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Paul Tomkowicz: Street-railway Switchman

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Producer(s)	Roman Kroitor, Tom Daly
Director(s)	Roman Kroitor
Release Date	1953
Work In Progress	No
Runtime	9 min
Format(s)	none
Language(s)	English
Youth Media	No

Film Description

In winter the rail-switches on streetcar tracks in Winnipeg froze and jammed with freezing mud and snow. Keeping them clean, whatever the weather, was the job of the switchman. In this film about a bygone era, Paul Tomkowicz, Polish-born Canadian, talks about his job and his life in Canada. He compares his new life in the city of Winnipeg to the life he knew in Poland, marvelling at the sort of liberty Canadians enjoy.

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Last Updated On:	March 13, 2009