Robert Baldwin: A Matter Of Principle (1961)
This film is a reconstruction of Robert Baldwin’s involvement in the Upper Canada Rebellion of 1837. Though bound to the cause of constitutional reform by principle, Baldwin’s heart was with the rebels and in the midst of armed revolt, he withdrew to fight a lonely battle with himself.
Director: John Howe
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Leo Ciceri as Robert Baldwin |
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Ed McGibbon as Samuel Lount |
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Alan Mills as Peter Mathews |
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Alfred Gallagher as Doctor Baldwin |
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Ivor Barry as Sir George Arthur |
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Alan King as Sir Francis Bond Head? |
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Phyllis Carter as |
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Douglas Rain as William Lyon Mackenzie |
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Margaret Cunningham as |
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Henry Ramer as Francis Hincks |
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Norman Ettlinger as Colonel James FitzGibbon |
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Gerald Rowan as Dr. John Strachan? |
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Gillie Fenwick as Sir Francis Bond Head |
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Leslie Yeo as John Montgomery |
| Directing | John Howe | Director |
| Writing | M. Charles Cohen | Writer |
| Writing | Eric Cross | Writer |
| Sound | Robert Fleming | Music |
| Crew | Denis Gillson | Cinematography |
| Editing | Dennis Sawyer | Editor |
| Art | Earl G. Preston | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yuki Yoshida | Makeup Artist |
| Production | James Pearce | Production Manager |
| Sound | George Croll | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Jean-Pierre Joutel | Sound Editor |
| Sound | Leo O'Donnell | Sound Recordist |
| Crew | Wally Gentleman | Special Effects |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yuki Yoshida | Wardrobe Designer |
| Directing | Lucie Thivierge | Continuity |
| Crew | Maurice Careless | Additional Writing |
| Crew | Guy Frégault | Additional Writing |
| Production | Julian Biggs | Producer |
| Production | Guy Glover | Executive Producer |