''Strikes and Spares'' is a 1934 American

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sports film directed by

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and starring Pete Smith and

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. In 1934, it was nominated for an

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for Best Short Subject (Novelty) at the

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Cast

* Pete Smith as narrator (voice) *

as himself - World's Greatest Bowling Fixture * Buster Brodie as Little Bald-Headed Man (uncredited) * Ray Turner as Pin Boy (uncredited)

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* 1934 films 1934 short films Ten-pin bowling films American black-and-white films Films produced by Pete Smith (film producer) Films directed by Felix E. Feist Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer short films American sports documentary films 1930s sports films 1930s English-language films 1930s American films {{sport-film-stub