In the second episode of The dark years, the Toronto Daily Star sees its subscriptions rise during the worst years of the Depression. In 1933, the Daily Star grabs more readers by following popular stories with wide appeal. But because of spending cuts, the newspaper almost misses out on one of the biggest stories of the decade: the birth of the Dionne quintuplets in 1934. Luckily, the Daily Star reporter Gordon Sinclair and photographer Fred Davis manage to take us just outside the small town of Callander, Ontario, to meet the famous newborns of a poor farming couple.

- Color animation with black and white newsreel footage ; - A Barna-Alper production in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada ; - in association with History Television ; - DVD-R ; - multizone NTSC ; - Dolby surround.