The Life Of Jack Hobbs Reel 1 (1926)

This item is a duplicate of check for best quality. c 1926 Reel 1. New Era Films Ltd presentation. Produced by Charles Barnett. An production. Film begins with a typed letter from Jack Hobbs detailing his agreement that can produce a film dealing with incidents in his life and show his technique in slow motion. He states that this is the only authentic film of his career. Crowds entering cricket ground. C, U of Jack Berry Hobbs the world s greatest batsman. Parker s Piece in Cambridge cricket match in progress. Shots of Jesus College where Jack s father had charge of the cricket ground. Fenner s Cambridgeshire County Ground. Kennington Oval high shot of the ground, match in progress. Jack shakes hands with Andrew Sandham and Tom Hayward. C, Us of Sandham and Hayward. Hobbs, Sandham, Tom Hayward, Strudwick and Bill Hitch pose in a group and fool around with the stumps. Hobbs practices his strokes and we see them in slow motion. C, U of his grip on th