The Kid Who Couldn't Miss
Synopsis
Paul Cowan's feature-length film combines fiction and reality to tell the story of how William Avery (Billy) Bishop became one of the leading fighter pilots of World War I. By no accounts a biography of Billy Bishop, the film uses a 'docu-drama' approach to show how one person goes from being a brash kid from Ontario to Canada's most decorated military figure.
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Principal cast & crew: 13
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Edited by Paul CowanScored by John Gray
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13 unique people credited
Top billed cast
William Hutt
as Narration read by
H H Asquith
as Self (with other politicians)
Eric Peterson
as Walter Bourne
Albert Ball
as Self (British flying ace)
W A Bishop
as Self - with Pilots, WWI and WWII
Robert Borden
as Self - Speech in Front of Union Jack
Paul Cowan
as Self - Interviewer
John Gray
as Piano Accompanist
Georges Guynemer
as Self - French Flying Ace
Kaiser Wilhelm Ii
as Self - Hunts
Paul Cowan Nm0184612
as Self - Interviewer
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