When Low and producer Daly arrived on Monday to see the finished film Jackson had said, "it's done." However, when they gathered around the moviola to watch the film, the visual were accompanied only by Rathburn's musical score. "Where's the commentary?" someone reportedly asked. Jackson replied, "What would a commentary do for that?" The gentle guitar score and use of handheld camera also breaks with Hollywood's traditionally epic portal of the cowboy. "Corral" was shot in 1953 at the Cochrane Ranch. Low's father provided the horses and his top hand, "Wally" Jensen. Low had written a script but Jensen re-wrote it as they filmed. Film producer Tom Daly edited the film with Eldon Rathburn writing the score for two jazz guitarists, based on well-known cowboy songs. In April 1954, "Corral" would play theatrically across Canada and in some American cities, including Washington, D.C. Individual films in the "Canada Carries On" series were further distributed worldwide by the NFB and were also made available to film libraries operated by university and provincial authorities. A total of 199 films in the "Canada Carries On" series were produced before the series was canceled in 1959. "Corral" received the Best Documentary award at the 1954 Venice Film Festival.