”I have attempted to show you how extensive our belief is and how often it is
wrapped up with the sea that surrounds us… [T]he supernatural in Nova Scotia
is not a subject talked about for the sole purpose of entertainment but…is a part
of our way of life.”
Based on the 1957 book by Helen Creighton,Bluenose Ghostsrecounted
supposedly true tales of spectral visitations and ghostly curses which had
circulated for generations among the seafaring folk of Nova Scotia.
: CBA, Halifax, Nova Scotia (CBC Eastern Network).
: April 10-June 19, 1959.
from the Creighton book, aired on September 25 as part of the regularHalifax
Theatreseries.]
:HelenCreighton(scriptconsultant),DouglasFraser
(scriptwriter), Barbara Grantmyre (scriptwriter), Kay Hill (scriptwriter), John
Hobday (producer), A. H. Matheson (scriptwriter).
: None.
April 10, 1959“The Captain Who Heard Things”
April 17, 1959“Murder at Marion Bridge”
April 24, 1959“The Far Off Scream”
May 1, 1959“A Guinea for the Night”
May 8, 1959“The Phantom Crew”
May 15, 1959“Skeleton in the House”
May 22, 1959“The Beast with Burning Eyes”
May 29, 1959“The Haunted Bed”
June 5, 1959“Heads in a Bucket”
June 12, 1959“The Grey Lady of Granville”
June 19, 1959“The Smiler with the Knife”
September 25, 1959 “The Purple Wings of Fear”