Snooker Trick Shots (1961)

Clacton, Essex. L/S of an outdoor swimming pool at a holiday camp (although not specified, looks like Butlin’s / Butlins). A swimming race is taking place. Shot of spectator and M/S of redcoat standing beside the pool as a woman swims to the edge. Interior of a snooker hall. Various shots of people at the tables. Expert John Pulman trains some players and then demonstrates some trick shots. Lots of people watch, including a man in a vicar’s outfit with a fag in his hand. Good C/Us of John and the spectators and C/Us of the billiards table as he pots lots of balls in a fancy fashion. 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 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire New