The Stork Derby (DVD, 200) New, Megan Follows, Pascale Montpetit, Arthur Grosser

Description: Brand New, Still in Wrapper, Factory Sealed Based on a true story, the Canadian TV movie The Stork Derby begins with the death of wealthy Toronto lawyer and lifelong bachelor Charles Vance Miller (Frank Fontaine). Going through Miller's effects, his lawyers discover that he intended to divide his fortune among the Canadian women who would deliver the most babies within a decade after his birth. Fueled by the circulation-hungry Toronto Daily Star, "The Great Toronto Stork Derby" held the Dominion in thrall throughout the Depression years, with hundreds and thousands of women hoping to escape the ravages of the Depression via mass procreation. The contest boils down to three front runners: French-Canadian Vivanne Kennelly (Pascale Montpetit), whose anxiousness to win at all costs leads to tragedy; Colleen Brant (Janine Thierault), who has multiple babies by multiple fathers; and Gina Bonaggio (Ellen David), an impoverished Italian immigrant. Dutifully chronicling each twist and turn of the contest is Canada's only female journalist Kate Harrington (Megan Follows), who at first regards the whole affair as demeaning to women, but ultimately becomes an ardent crusader for fair play when, during the 1938 court trial that will determine the winner, it becomes painfully obvious that the Canadian government will succumb to traditional colonial bigotry and see to it that no "inferior" women--that is, non-white non-Protestants--will benefit from Miller's legacy. Actors: Megan Follows, Arthur Grosser, Stuart Hughes, Walter Massey, Joel McKinnon Miller Director: Mario Azzopardi Color, Full Screen, NTSC Language: English Region 1 U.S. and Canada only. Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Full Screen Number of discs: 1 Unrated Studio: Direct Source Label DVD Release Date: April 24, 2007 Production Date, 2001 Run Time: 93 minutes

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