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Canada's Sweetheart: The Saga of Hal C. Banks was a Canadian docudrama, written and produced by Donald Brittain. It aired in 1985 on CBC Television.

The film was about Hal C. Banks, a controversial American labour union leader who came to Canada in 1949 to lead a sectarian fight between rival shipping unions. Banks left Canada in 1962 after being brought up on criminal charges.

Maury Chaykin played the role of Banks in dramatic reenactments.

1985 films | Documentary films | Canadian television films

 

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