| Whistling Smith | |
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| Directed by | Marrin Canell Michael J. F. Scott |
| Written by | Donald Brittain |
| Produced by | Barrie Howells Michael J. F. Scott Ian McLaren (exec.) |
| Starring | Bernie Smith |
| Narrated by | Donald Brittain |
| Cinematography | Henri Fiks |
| Edited by | Marrin Canell Michael J. F. Scott John Knight (sound) |
| Music by | Larry Crosley |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | National Film Board of Canada |
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Running time | 27 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Whistling Smith is a 1975 short documentary film directed by Marrin Canell and Michael J. F. Scott for the National Film Board of Canada.[1] It was produced for the NFB's Pacificanada series, which aired on CBC-TV in early 1975.[2]
The film is a revealing portrait of a tough cop with a big heart. Vancouver Police Department Sergeant Bernie "Whistling" Smith walks the beat on the city's Downtown Eastside, the hang-out of petty criminals and down-and-outers. His policing style is unorthodox; to many drug users and prostitutes, he's more than a cop—he's a counsellor and a friend. In the year that he's been in charge of this beat, crime has dropped by over forty per cent.