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 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 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