Ned Hanlan was Canada's most successful sculling champion at the turn of the 20th century. This dramatization of his life begins in his youth, when the wild young man is informally adopted by a gambler who promotes Ned on the sculling circuit, betting on the boy's rowing skills solely to make money off him. Later, a ruthless businessman named Knox takes over Ned's career, but when Ned realizes how dishonest Knox is, he finds another manager. Walter is an inventor and the first honest man Ned has dealt with in his career and, under Walter's guidance, Ned rises to great success in the sculling world.
The Boy in Blue has generally received mixed reviews.
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The Boy in Blue was released in 1986 and has generally received mixed reviews.
Online reviewers have written 10 reviews, giving The Boy in Blue (1986) an average rating of 43%.
Overall, cinema-goers prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 63%, compared to film critics, who gave it a lower average score of 35%. Amateur reviewers were more impressed with The Boy in Blue than critics were.
With a score of 43%, The Boy in Blue is below the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 1986, which stands at 57%.
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