Underplayed Gems

Never a Backward Step (1966)

Never a Backward Step poster
Directed by
Arthur Hammond, John Spotton, Donald Brittain
Genre
documentary film
Country
Canada
Runtime
57 min
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
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This documentary profiles Canadian press magnate Roy Thomson. It follows him for a few days and shows his rise to power and wealth through newspapers and television.

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What happens

Never a Backward Step is a 1966 documentary film, produced by the National Film Board of Canada and directed by Donald Brittain, Arthur Hammond and John Spotton. It is a profile of Canadian press magnate Roy Thomson, whose single-minded attention to business brought him riches, power, and a baronetcy. A native of Timmins, Ontario, Thomson had a tremendous career as publisher, television magnate, financier, and owner of 200+ newspapers in Canada, the U.S. and the U.K., including The Times. It was Thomson who coined the phrase "a permit to print money" (now normally heard as "license to print money") after he'd purchased Scottish Television. The filmmakers followed Thomson for a few days and captured the many sides of this very ordinary Canadian who, by dint of hard work and luck, became one of the most powerful men in the world. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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