Goldenrod (film)

Goldenrod, also retitled Glory Days in some releases, is a Canadian drama film directed by Harvey Hart and released in 1976.[1] Based on the novel by Herbert Harker,[2] 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.[1]

Goldenrod
Directed byHarvey Hart
Written byLionel Chetwynd
Produced byGerry Arbeld
Lionel Chetwynd
StarringTony Lo Bianco
Gloria Carlin
Patricia Hamilton
CinematographyHarry Makin
Edited byRalph Brunjes
Peter Shatalow
Ron Wisman
Music byFranklyn Boyd
Production
companies
Talent Associates
Film Funding Canada
Distributed byAmbassador Film Distributors
Release date
September 22, 1976
Running time
118 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

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

The film had a brief theatrical run in Toronto in 1976, but was withdrawn from theatres after the filmmakers secured a deal with CBS, which aired it as a television film in 1977.[3] Hart won the Canadian Film Award for Best Director in 1976.[3]

References
  1. "Canadiana on film: a busted cowboy and a vaguely familiar painter: Goldenrod fresh and compelling". The Globe and Mail, September 25, 1976.
  2. "Coming attractions!: The following Canadian films are in production or are about to be shown". The Globe and Mail, July 24, 1976.
  3. "Canada's Cannes committee deliberates". The Globe and Mail, January 22, 1977.


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