A man paints masterpieces with his mouth. Yes, really. No CGI.
In this Traveltalk look at Canada's province of Nova Scotia, we visit several coastal communities. The first stop is Lunenburg, where deep sea fishing and shipbuilding are the main industries. Other stops include Blue Rocks, where lobstering is an important source of income, and Peggy's Cove, known for its artist community. Here we meet artist Earl Bailly, who contracted polio at the age of 3 and learned to paint by holding the brush between his teeth.
Direction
FitzPatrick's narration: patronizing yet weirdly sincere.
Production
Earl Bailly's studio sequence—studio-built for maximum tearjerker efficiency.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Earl Bailly painted over 3,000 works in his lifetime, including a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. This 8-minute short launched decades of recognition.
Traveltalks were MGM's glossy colonial gaze—this rare episode subverts itself by making a disabled artist, not 'quaint locals,' its emotional center.
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