This program is styled as a 1939 newsreel tracing the life of Sir Henry Pellatt. Born in Kingston, Ontario in 1859, Sir Henry Pellatt was the most dramatic Canadian of his day. He was a visionary - the first to bring electric lights to the streets of Toronto and the first to invest in a Canadian air service. At his height, Sir Henry sat on dozens of corporate boards comprising fully 25% of Canada's economy, a feat unmatched today. When he commissioned the construction of Casa Loma, it was the largest home in Canada. But the demands of maintaining his castle, combined with a series of ill-advised investments and the fall of the Home Bank of Canada, undid Sir Henry. He and his beloved wife Mary were forced to leave Casa Loma and auction off their possessions to pay off his debts. But Sir Henry's many legacies live on, as does his magnificent castle on the hill.

Container and disc label title: The Pellatt newsreel: the man who built Casa Loma ; Sir Henry Mill Pellatt documentary.

1DVD features: Chapter selection, Quiz.