King Winter’s Icy Grip! (1933)

Full title reads: “Quebec. King winter’s icy grip locks up Canada’s water ways and shipping.“ Quebec, Canada. Various shots of large ships trying to make their way through ice flows on freezing canals. Men with long poles stand on side of canal and try to break up ice. A ship tries to make its way through the icy canal as Winter starts. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.