Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks

Name: Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks
Director: Donald Brittain
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1985-09-08
Duration: 115 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Maury Chaykin, Donald Brittain, R.H. Thomson, Sean McCann, Frank Crudele

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Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks

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CBC

Aired

1985-09-08

Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks

A biographical drama that profiles the life of Hal C. Banks, a controversial American labour union leader, who came to Canada in 1949 to lead a violent fight against the rival communist shipping union. He once ruled the Canadian shipping industry, but his brutal tactics would bring his downfall.

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Harold Chamberlain Banks

Maury Chaykin

Narrator

Donald Brittain

Character

R.H. Thomson

Paul Hall

Sean McCann

Reporter

Frank Crudele