Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: A Billiard Occasion

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

957A

Date Released

9 Oct 1947

Date submitted

6 Oct 1947

Stories in this Issue:

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

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:

Commentator: Lionel James Gamlin
Camera: Martin Gray
Camera: Paul Wyand

Length of story (in feet)

116

Story extras:

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