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Directed by | Jamison Handy |
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Distributed by | Brunswick |
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Running time | 14 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Golden Years is a 1960 American sponsored film promoting bowling as a family sport. It features a populuxe bowling alley with a family of four having fun. It is a notable populuxe film. It was made by the Jam Handy Organization. It is in the public domain.
This short, along with many others considered to be time-capsule chronicles of their period, has been frequently classified as camp and shown as filler within Turner Classic Movies' Saturday night–Sunday morning film showcase series, TCM Underground. [1] [2]
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Promotional film which demonstrates Brunswick Gold Crown line of bowling alley recreational seats, ball returns, foul buzzers, subway returns and inline units, hand dryers, power lifts and overhead projectors, classic beauty and twin line masking units and automatic pinsetter machines.
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