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Never a Backward Step

Never a Backward Step

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 1, 1966

Runtime

0h 57m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Never a Backward Step

Production Companies

ONF | NFB

Director

Donald Brittain

Description

This feature documentary is a profile of Canadian press tycoon Roy Thomson, whose single-minded attention to business brought him riches, power, and even a baronetcy in England. A native of Timmins, Ontario, Thomson had a tremendous career as publisher, television magnate, financier, and owner of many newspapers, including leading London dailies. The film is a frank study of an equally frank man.