Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: A Billiard Occasion
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- British Movietone News
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- Story No. within this Issue
- 1 / 7
- Section Title
- Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Billiards Again at Thurston’s. DESCRIPTION: The gala re-opening of Thurston’s Billiards and Snooker Centre. SHOTLIST: CUT STORY: KS MS Interior Joe Davis hitting cue ball. LIBRARY - Exterior shots of old Thurston’s building in ruins, rescue work in progress. Interior Miss Joyce Gardner addresses meeting. SCU Mr Peall (aged 93), listening to Duke of Roxburghe, pan to the latter, addressing meeting. Valerie Hobson stands next to Mary Newman as she breaks the balls on late Tom Newman’s table (her father). CU Tommy Lawton watching. CU Stanley Rous. SCU Joe Davis makes a trick shot (cannon). MS shows Joe Davis making many ‘cannons’ on billiard table. Lind Joyce (of ITMA) takes a shot in women’s match. CU Sid Fields in loud suit watching. GV of snooker game in progress to finish.
- Local distribution only
- Not shown in Leeds.
- Keywords
- Entertainment and leisure; Ceremonies
- Locations
- London; Leicester Square
- Footage sources
- Library
- Card file number
- 49252
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Lionel James Gamlin
- Camera
- Martin Gray
- Camera
- Paul Wyand
- Length of story (in feet)
- 116
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