Crawley Films was spawned by a young swimmer’s wish to improve his swimming ability and the fortuitous fact that two particular families moved into neighbouring houses on the Queen Elizabeth Driveway in Ottawa. AA Crawley bought his son F.R. “Budge” a movie camera ($75) to photograph his swimming style. The AA Crawley family moved into 540 Driveway and the Percy Sparks family including daughter Judy moved into 544. The romance that bloomed between Budge and Judy resulted in their marriage in 1938, five children…and Crawley Films. Incidentally Percy Sparks (one of the founders of the Gatineau Park) and all three … Continue reading The History of Crawley Films