The Boy in Blue
1986, Film, 97 min, Biography, Drama, Sport, English, Canada, MoviePedia score 59
Every era has its own kind of hero.
Ned Hanlan was Canada's most successful sculling champion at the turn of the 20th century. This dramatization of his life begins in his youth, when the wild young man is informally adopted by a gambler who promotes Ned on the sculling circuit, betting on the boy's rowing skills solely to make money off him. Later, a ruthless businessman named Knox takes over Ned's career, but when Ned realizes how dishonest Knox is, he finds another manager. Walter is an inventor and the first honest man Ned has dealt with in his career and, under Walter's guidance, Ned rises to great success in the sculling world.
Directed by Charles Jarrott
Cast
- Nicolas Cage as Ned Hanlan
- Cynthia Dale as Margaret
- Christopher Plummer as Knox
- David Naughton as Bill
- Sean Sullivan as Walter
- Melody Anderson as Dulcie
- James B. Douglas as Collins
- Walter Massey as Mayor
- Austin Willis as Bainbridge
- Philip Craig as Kinnear
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