Never a Backward Step (1966)

• 80%
• 1966
• Documentary
• Donald Brittain
• Arthur Hammond
• John Spotton

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.