14 Year Old Wins Billiards Title

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1074A
Date Released
5 Jan 1950
Date submitted
Jan 1950
Date submitted
2 Jan 1950
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Boys’ Billiards Championship. DESCRIPTION: The Boys’ Billiards Championship, fought out in Soho, London, produced remarkable talent, it was won by Welsh born Marcus Owen, a fourteen year old schoolboy from Great Yarmouth. SHOTLIST: KS. CU billiard balls hitting a cannon. Various shots of children playing billiards. CU balls hitting one another on table. Winner Marcus Owen making his winning shots. Kisses his mother. SCU score-board. SCU winner holding trophy.
Keywords
Sport; Youth
Locations
London; Soho Square
Card file number
53014
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Martin Gray
Length of story (in feet)
120
Story extras:
Film clip

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'14 Year Old Wins Billiards Title', British Movietone News Issue No. 1074A, 5 Jan 1950. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/16131 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)