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Why Rock the Boat?

In this film, a young and idealistic journalist falls for a determined and passionate colleague who is secretly working to establish a journalist's union, and he soon finds himself drawn into her fight for fair labor practices.

A young reporter, Harry Barnes, lands his first job at a struggling Montreal newspaper in the 1940s, where he faces a tough reality of dealing with suspicious stories and a tyrannical boss. He meets Julia, a reporter from a rival paper, who is fighting to form a journalist union and struggling to make a name for herself. As Harry gets to know Julia, he falls for her and tries to help her cause, but a life-changing decision awaits him on a fateful night.

Info about Why Rock the Boat?

Studio(s): ONF | NFB

Originally Released: United States, Sep 26, 1974

Production Country: Canada

Genres:Comedy, Romance