A Stunning Backdrop : Alberta in the Movies, 1917-1960 Grade Two Sexual abuse is hinted at

Sexual abuse is hinted at through the lyrics in Don't Let This Touch You and the corresponding image of the shadowy male figure hovering over a youth's bed when the viewer sees only the crucifix and the belted waist

as journeys toward the Old Ones

Stephanie Peltier

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A Stunning Backdrop : Alberta in the Movies, 1917-1960 Grade Two Sexual abuse is hinted atAlbertas magnificent landscape has served as a popular location for filmmakers since the dawn of the movie industry. For film pioneers, Alberta embodied the myth of the Great Northwest, a primeval mountain wilderness and the last western frontier. In turn, Canadian entrepreneurs were eager for American studios to drape Alberta landscape across the backdrop of their movies, an advertisement without equal. A Stunning Backdrop is the untold story of six