The Good years of jazz | Bernard Rubin | 1962 | ACMI collection

In the early 1960’s, the Goodyear tyre company comissioned five short jazz films, featuring a handful of the leading musicians of the day in a move that was not purely philanthropic, but which also acted as part of a promotional campaign.

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Credits

director

Bernard Rubin

producer

Mike Bryan

production company

Storyville Films

Duration

00:25:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1962

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

S01037

Language

English

Subject categories

Music & Performing Arts → Jazz music

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

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