Gordon Sparling's start with the Ontario Motion Picture Bureau in 1924, led to a 40-year career with the Canadian Government Motion Picture Bureau and Associated Screen News of Canada (ASN). He worked as an assistant director on Carry on, Sergeant! in 1928 and during the 1930s was virtually the only creative filmmaker in the Canadian commercial film industry.
Gordon Sparling's initiation at the Ontario Motion Picture Bureau in 1924 marked the beginning of a 40-year career with the Canadian Government Motion Picture Bureau and Associated Screen News of Canada (ASN). He served as an assistant director on Carry on, Sergeant! in 1928 and during the 1930s was essentially the sole creative filmmaker in the Canadian commercial film industry.