Playing the Machines [videorecording (DVD) / Barbara Doran, writer/director.
Playing the Machines [videorecording (DVD) / Barbara Doran, writer/director.
Publication Date
:
2009
Publication Information
:
[St. John's, N.L.] : Morag Love Company],
Physical Description
:
1 videodisc (ca. 42 min.)
Subject Term
:
Gambling.
Documentary films -- Newfoundland and Labrador.
Additional Contributors
:
Doran, Barbara.
Pinsent, Gordon, 1930-2023.
Dunsworth, John.
Performer
:
Featuring John Dunsworth ; Narrated by Gordon Pinsent.
Summary
:
Playing the Machines features the stories of three people: "Trailer Park Boys" actor and VLT addict, John Dunsworth; Susan Piercey, from Corner Brook, Newfoundland, a young woman who started gambling at 18 and took her life; and the late Garnet Rhyno of Halifax, "a devoted husband and father who loved life" until he became addicted to VLT's.
Language
:
English
General Note
:
DVD.
| Library | Collection | Collection | Call Number | Status |
|---|
| Mount Pearl (AMP) R. King | Adult NFic NL DVD | Adult Non-Fiction NL DVD | 795 P69 | Checked In |
| St. John's - A.C. Hunter (SJH) | Adult NFic NL Ref DVD - Vault | Adult Non-Fiction NL Reference DVD - Vault | 795 P69 | NonCirculating |