News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2305

Date Released

6 Aug 1973

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. London Floods
• 2. Queen Leaves for Canada
• 3. Film Studios Re-Open
• 4. Ex-Snooker Champion in Action
• 5. High Speed Train

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Ex-Snooker Champion in Action. DESCRIPTION: Mr Horace Lindrum, ex Snooker Champion, gives an exhibition in Australia. SHOTLIST: GV shop store pan down to Horace Lindrum showing his snooker talents. SV Horace rolls ball onto snooker table an he bounces it against walls of table and back to him and it rolls down between two cues. SV crowd. SV Horace rolling mass of balls onto table which roll between four billiard cues into pocket. SV Horace taking a shot, it hits wall at other end and comes back to him. SV crowd. SV Horace taking shot with seven balls around shot, he bounces one ball over the other six. CU Horace face about to take a shot. SV Horace taking a shot pan with white ball into pocket pan up to crowd clapping. SV Horace taking a shot he bounces white ball against each wall twice then puts it into front hand pocket. CU Horace’s face zoom out to SV he puts ball into paper bag turns it over and puts it into pocket. SV crowd. SV Horace in action pan with him he walks towards camera and smiles.

Keywords

Sport

Locations

Australia; Blacktown

Footage sources

Australia

Card file number

99086

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

134

Story extras:

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