Goldenrod (film)

{{Infobox film

| name = Goldenrod

| image = Goldenrod_film_Theatrical_release_poster_(1976-2).png

| alt =

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| native_name =

| director = Harvey Hart

| writer = Lionel Chetwynd

| story =

| producer = Gerry Arbeld
Lionel Chetwynd

| starring = Tony Lo Bianco
Gloria Carlin
Patricia Hamilton

| cinematography = Harry Makin

| editing = Ralph Brunjes
Peter Shatalow
Ron Wisman

| music = Franklyn Boyd

| studio = Talent Associates
Film Funding Canada

| distributor = Ambassador Film Distributors

| released = {{Film date|1976|09|22}}

| runtime = 118 minutes

| country = Canada

| language = English

| budget =

| gross =

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Goldenrod (also known as Glory Days) is a Canadian drama film directed by Harvey Hart and released in 1976.{{Cite web |title=Goldenrod |url=https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150180743 |access-date=19 September 2024 |website=British Film Institute Collections Search}}"Canadiana on film: a busted cowboy and a vaguely familiar painter: Goldenrod fresh and compelling". The Globe and Mail, September 25, 1976. Based on the novel by Herbert Harker,"Coming attractions!: The following Canadian films are in production or are about to be shown". The Globe and Mail, July 24, 1976. the film stars Tony Lo Bianco as Jesse Gifford, a former rodeo champion who must take responsibility for raising his two sons as a single parent after his wife Shirley (Gloria Carlin) leaves him.

The film's cast also includes Patricia Hamilton, Ed McNamara, Donald Pleasence and Donnelly Rhodes.

Release

The film had a brief theatrical run in Toronto in 1976, but was withdrawn from theatres after the filmmakers secured a deal with CBS, which aired it as a television film in 1977."Canada's Cannes committee deliberates". The Globe and Mail, January 22, 1977. Hart won the Canadian Film Award for Best Director in 1976.

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