A Little Fellow from Gambo: The Joey Smallwood Story

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Run time: 56 min
  • Premiere: 1970. January 1.

This feature-length documentary paints a lively portrait of Father of Confederation and first premier of Newfoundland Joseph Roberts Smallwood, or "Joey," as he is known to most Canadians. Following one of Canada’s most colourful political figures during a two-and-a-half-month period that included a stormy Liberal leadership convention, the film reveals a man misunderstood even by his close associates.

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Camera

Paul Leach

Director of Photography

Richard Todd

Assistant Camera

Directing

Julian Biggs

Director

Editing

Bud Neate

Editor

Production

Mary Ratcliffe

Production Assistant

Julian Biggs

Producer

Jenny Steele

Research Assistant

Sound

Ken Page

Sound Editor

George Croll

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Michel Descombes

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Writing

Camera

Paul Leach

Director of Photography

Richard Todd

Assistant Camera

Directing

Julian Biggs

Director

Editing

Bud Neate

Editor

Production

Mary Ratcliffe

Production Assistant

Julian Biggs

Producer

Jenny Steele

Research Assistant

Sound

Ken Page

Sound Editor

George Croll

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Michel Descombes

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Writing