The Oldest Profession in Winnipeg:
Documentary - 42 minutes
Dir. by Aaron Floresco
Dir. by Aaron Floresco
Synopsis:
From 1909 to 1912 Winnipeg was home to the most notorious - but vibrant - state-sanctioned "red light" district in Canada. Naked women allegedly paraded the streets. Booze and sex were sold around the clock. Police raids and social reformers' efforts did little to curtail the burgeoning trade. Eventually, though, the district fell apart. To find out why, journey back through the historical records, including lively testimony from a 1910 Royal Commission called to investigate these women's activities to determine if Winnipeg indeed had, as a prominent Toronto minister claimed, "the rottenest conditions for social vice in all of Canada."
From 1909 to 1912 Winnipeg was home to the most notorious - but vibrant - state-sanctioned "red light" district in Canada. Naked women allegedly paraded the streets. Booze and sex were sold around the clock. Police raids and social reformers' efforts did little to curtail the burgeoning trade. Eventually, though, the district fell apart. To find out why, journey back through the historical records, including lively testimony from a 1910 Royal Commission called to investigate these women's activities to determine if Winnipeg indeed had, as a prominent Toronto minister claimed, "the rottenest conditions for social vice in all of Canada."
The "Red Light" District of 1909-1912
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Credits (select)
Director/Producer: Aaron Floresco
Writers: Aaron Floresco and Rhonda L. Hinther
Exec Producers: Kyle Bornais, Cam Bennett
Associate Producer: Onalee Ames
Cast:
Rick Gensiorek as ................ Chief McRae
Kelley Hirst as ................... Minnie Woods
Kirsten Klueckmann as ....... Lila Anderson
Laura Chan as .................... Edna Hamilton
Yvette Jones as ....................... Amy Norris
Ron Verwymeren as ..... Commiss. Robson
Steed Crandell as ........... Reverend Shearer
William Jordan ………………….. Counsel
Aaron Floresco as .... Mayor Sanford Evans
Terry Michalyshyn as ........... John Beeman
Stephen Sutherland as ……….. John Miller
Ben Robson as .............. Robert D. Vincent
Jason Hooper as ......... Inspector Johnstone
Neil McRae as ..................... John Mitchell
Veronica Ternopolski as ...... Mrs. Bradley
Cinematographer/Camera Op.: Paul Suderman
Production Designer: Chad Giesbrecht
Editor: Aaron Floresco
Original Music and Sound Edit: Mitch Dorge
Costume Designer: Brenda McLean
Director/Producer: Aaron Floresco
Writers: Aaron Floresco and Rhonda L. Hinther
Exec Producers: Kyle Bornais, Cam Bennett
Associate Producer: Onalee Ames
Cast:
Rick Gensiorek as ................ Chief McRae
Kelley Hirst as ................... Minnie Woods
Kirsten Klueckmann as ....... Lila Anderson
Laura Chan as .................... Edna Hamilton
Yvette Jones as ....................... Amy Norris
Ron Verwymeren as ..... Commiss. Robson
Steed Crandell as ........... Reverend Shearer
William Jordan ………………….. Counsel
Aaron Floresco as .... Mayor Sanford Evans
Terry Michalyshyn as ........... John Beeman
Stephen Sutherland as ……….. John Miller
Ben Robson as .............. Robert D. Vincent
Jason Hooper as ......... Inspector Johnstone
Neil McRae as ..................... John Mitchell
Veronica Ternopolski as ...... Mrs. Bradley
Cinematographer/Camera Op.: Paul Suderman
Production Designer: Chad Giesbrecht
Editor: Aaron Floresco
Original Music and Sound Edit: Mitch Dorge
Costume Designer: Brenda McLean