Camera Interviews - Mr J. Earlam The Amateur Billiards Record Breaker (1926)

Mr J. Earlam demonstrates his billiards skills. C/U of the young player at the table. Camera pans down and he lines up a shot. He taps the balls with his cue. Intertitles describe Mr Earlham’s techniques. High angle shot of Mr Earlam potting a ball. “Proficiency in billiards used to be considered evidence of a misspent youth, but not today.“ reads an intertitle. The umpire stands at the end of the table as Mr Earlam takes a shot. C/U of Mr Earlam taking shots from various sides of the table. Top shots of some of Mr Earlam’s trick shots. We then see two balls going down a pocket in slow motion. Was item in Pathe Pictorial issue 415. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 item