He was one of the few French-Canadians there; he joined Vincent Paquette and Jean Palardy and, after the war, the NFB hired Roger Blais and Raymond Garceau, among others.
[3] Devlin wasn't given a title, but he was put in charge of the unit and spent the next two years producing films about French-Canadian culture.
In 1954, Devlin was seconded by Radio-Canada to help establish French-language television programming and spent the next five years creating Sur le vif (On the Spot).
[5] Devlin returned to the National Film Board in 1959, directing French-language television programs, and was director of French production again from 1960 to 1961.
(1956)[15] Walk Down Any Street (1960)[16] The Niger, Young Republic (1961)[17] Octopus Hunt (1965)[18] A Matter of Survival (1969)[19] Nature's Food Chain (1977)[20]