The Golden Years (1960 film)

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The Golden Years
Directed byJamison Handy
Production
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Distributed by Brunswick
Release date
  • 1960 (1960)
Running time
14 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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.

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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]

Plot summary

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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