The Life and Times of Edwin Alonzo Boyd (1982)
Made for television, The Life and Times of Edwin Alonzo Boyd is a fact-based study of 1940s criminal activity, Canadian style. Gordon Pinsent stars as Boyd, leader of a notorious gang of thieves, cutthroats and pluguglies. Featured in the cast are Mary Ann McDonald as Boyd's wife and Peter Glen as "The Law". Director Les Rose adopts a semi-documentary approach, utilizing the big-band music of the era to create the proper atmosphere. The teleplay was based upon The Boyd Gang, a book by M. Lamb and Barry Pearson. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- Starring:
- Gordon Pinsent, Mary Ann McDonald, (more)
- Director(s):
- Les Rose
Synopsis of The Life and Times of Edwin Alonzo Boyd
Made for television, The Life and Times of Edwin Alonzo Boyd is a fact-based study of 1940s criminal activity, Canadian style. Gordon Pinsent stars as Boyd, leader of a notorious gang of thieves, cutthroats and pluguglies. Featured in the cast are Mary Ann McDonald as Boyd's wife and Peter Glen as "The Law". Director Les Rose adopts a semi-documentary approach, utilizing the big-band music of the era to create the proper atmosphere. The teleplay was based upon The Boyd Gang, a book by M. Lamb and Barry Pearson. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
Complete Cast of The Life and Times of Edwin Alonzo Boyd
- Gordon Pinsent - Edwin Alonzo Boyd
- Jean-Marc Amyot - Willie Jackson
- Jack Langhorn - Steve Suchan
- Sharolyn Sparrow - Ann Jackson
- Mary Ann McDonald - Doreen Boyd
- Domenic Tudino - Lennie Jackson
- Karen Kennedy - Mary Mitchell
- Peter Glen - Sgt. Edmund Tong
- Director(s):
- Les Rose
- Writer(s):
- Barry Pearson, Les Rose
- Producer(s):
- Barry Pearson
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