The Boy in Blue

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.

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  Nicolas Cage

  Ned Hanlan
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  Cynthia Dale

  Margaret
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  Christopher Plummer

  Knox
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  David Naughton

  Bill
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  Melody Anderson

  Dulcie
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  James B. Douglas

  Collins
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  Walter Massey

  Mayor
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  Austin Willis

  Bainbridge
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  Philip Craig

  Kinnear
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  Jeff Wincott

  Riley