Nobody Waved Good-bye

Nobody Waved Good-bye is a 1964 National Film Board of Canada production directed by Don Owen, starring Peter Kastner, Julie Biggs and Claude Rae. A sequel, Unfinished Business, was released in 1984. Plot In Toronto, Ontario, Peter is an 18-year-old boy who dislikes the middle-class comfort of his family life, headed by his father, who sells cars for $300 per commission, and what he perceives as society's general fixation on profit. He has a girlfriend, Julie, whose parents dislike him, and his own parents feel he spends too much time with her, at the expense of his school work. Peter steals his father's company car and rides with Julie, only to be arrested for dangerous driving without a licence. He starts meeting with a probation officer weekly, and also leaves home to rent his own place, and finds work. Unable to make much money, he pressures Julie to find a job. She comes to his residence after a fight with her parents and demands they leave Toronto, telling Peter to borrow money from his father. Peter meets his father at the car dealership, only to find him incensed with Peter's appearance. His father tells him he is a bad investment and he does not want to see him any more. Peter subsequently steals money and a car to leave with Julie. When Julie realizes the truth about Peter's theft, she tells him she is pregnant and that she cannot raise her baby with him. Cast Peter Kastner as Peter Julie Biggs as Julie Claude Rae as Father Toby Tarnow as Sister Charmion King as Mother Ron Taylor as Boy friend Robert Hill as Patrolman Jack Beer as Sergeant Sean Sullivan as Probation Officer (credited as John Sullivan) Lynne Gorman as Julie's mother Ivor Barry as Interviewer Sharon Bonin as Waitress Norman Ettlinger as Landlord John Vernon as Lot Supervisor