1949 film short "Bowling Aces" features trick shot artist Joe Falcaro, one of bowling's early superstars. Check out the pin boys! I love seeing these old bowling lanes and equipment. What a hoot!
Bowling Aces (1949)
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Thanks so much for posting these videos I love all of them!!! And please post more!!!!
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Those special effects are amazing!
That little girl at the end was the best!
Earl Smith I know
I like the mom at 7:23, cranking her backswing like Pete Weber. Now that’s a real woman!
Looks like she says ” DAMN “
She was the only one who had a decent follow through!
Yes! She had great form and follow thru at the line.
man the pins in this video were LOUD!
I’m sure they were dubbed, yet still an authentic sound. Solid wood, man.
@John Seal — Sound was recorded along with the film, usually on a secondary recorder and synched back up in post-production. Not that different from today, except nowadays we do it digitally.
Yea i think they played the same pin sound every time someone got a strike.
Always a hoot to see the old-timers bowling in long sleeve dress shirts and ties.
I couldn’t help but notice the “Flying Eagle” trick shot (Chris Barnes favorite) along with the 7-10 2-man trick shot that Norm Duke seems to love to perform (at least I think it was him). But what really caught my eye were the old school pin-boys and the long above-ground ball returns. This was a really cool video. Thanks for sharing!
I love bowling period!!! These vids are awesome!!! <3 keep em coming!! Plus I'm a bowler for Special Olympics and League Bowling as well!
I to bowl with special Olympics
no lane courtesy…lol
The most surprising moment for me in this video is the flying eagle. I had no idea the trick was that old.
Now, you know… Chris Barnes DIDN’T come up with this. Guys like Falcaro and Andy Varipapa practiced these tricks for forever and a day, before we were ALL born.
@steven mckay I love Andy Varipapa videos.
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Ok soooo, This just poped up on my recomended for you in 2020…. Creepy
Imagine bringing these people back to see what bowling is like today. Everyone throws big hooks with reactive balls, automatic pinsetters, most scratch bowlers averaging over 200. It would probably look like witchcraft lol
2 handers as well
Most scratch bowlers average under 200—well under.
terminat1 Maybe it depends on where you’re from. Where I live though you have to be averaging at least around 200 to be competitive in scratch leagues. If you’re under 190 then your money is better spent in a handicap league. I live in a pretty crowded area though so maybe it’s a different situation in places where bowling is less popular and there’s less talent.
@terminat1 this is patently false. Most leagues set scratch at 220 or 230. I have a 205 average and get 15-25 pins depending on which league.
@Todd Hoyer I misunderstood what was meant.
Ironically, the young girl at the end threw it far better than anyone else in the film. Wayyyy better.
She had an excellent form and release.
They did say at 0:57 in that women tend to have better technique and form
When Bowling Brooklyn is a trickshot
Uhhh I do that at least 10 times every tournament
Love the guy standing at the end of the alley ready to set up the pins after they fall… Lol
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Definitely a cool old video. Love this kind of stuff.
watching humans set the pins reminds me of watching my dad bowl.
Revised edition of original 1941 film. This was available through Castle’s catalogs until 1953.
Best video on YouTube. Hands down.
It’s not just the bowlers with ties – even the pin boys are wearing them!