Newfoundland Scene: A Tale of Outport Adventure is a Canadian documentary film, directed by F. R. Crawley and released in 1951.

The film, which was sponsored by Imperial Oil, was shot in 1949 to mark the admission of Newfoundland to Canadian Confederation and depicted various scenes of life throughout Canada's newest province. It highlights Newfoundland's natural resources, with a focus on cod fishing, seal hunting, and whaling. Also looked at is transportation by dog sled; included is a scene where a team of Malemutes rebels against its leader, causing injury.

Newfoundland Scene

It won the Canadian Film Award for Film of the Year at the 1952 Canadian Film Awards. It was reissued in the 1970s, with rerecorded narration by Gordon Pinsent and some potentially controversial hunting scenes removed.

Newfoundland Scene

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1951 short films

1951 documentary films

Canadian short documentary films

Best Picture Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners

Canadian black-and-white films

1950s English-language films

1950s Canadian films

1950s short documentary films

Newfoundland Scene