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SNOOKER

Snooker (1910-1920)

Men play snooker in a club.

SNOOKER

Snooker (1960-1969)

Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins playing snooker. Small crowd of people standing watching.

JOE DAVIS SNOOKER

Joe Davis Snooker (1939)

Joe Davis demonstrates several snooker shots.

ONE HANDED SNOOKER

One Handed Snooker (1933)

Demonstration of Geoffrey Benstead's one handed snooker technique.

LADIES' SNOOKER

Ladies' Snooker (1953)

Women playing snooker at a club in London.

SNOOKER HINTS

Snooker Hints (1947)

Snooker champion Sidney Smith demonstrates various shots and gives handy tips.

SNOOKER BATTLE OF THE BROTHERS

Snooker Battle Of The Brothers (1940)

Joe Davis beats his brother Fred for snooker championship.

 

 

SNOOKER SNIPPETS - JOE DAVIES

Snooker Snippets - Joe Davies (1927-1928)

Joe Davis demonstrates his prowess with a snooker cue - various...

SNOOKER TRICK SHOTS

Snooker Trick Shots (1961)

John Pulman demonstrates some of his trick shots in a holiday camp snooker...

JOE DAVIS issue title - CHORDS, CUES AND COSTERS

Joe Davis Issue Title - Chords, Cues And Costers (1936)

Snooker player Joe Davis shows us some...

NEWMAN MOND

Newman Mond (1940)

Snooker player Newman Mond demonstrates some handy shots in a tight corner.

HURRICANE HIGGINS

Hurricane Higgins (1970-1979)

Various colour shots of snooker player Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins playing.

JOE DAVIS issue title is ON THE SPOT

Joe Davis Issue Title Is On The Spot (1940)

Joe Davis, snooker ace, demonstrates some trick shots.

JOE DAVIS

Joe Davis (1950)

Snooker expert Joe Davis shows us some snooker tricks at Leicester Square Hall.

NEWMAN MOND

Newman Mond (1943)

Newman Mond performs some snooker tricks and explains how they are done.

TRICKS AT BILLIARDS

Tricks At Billiards (1963)

Two German snooker champions give demonstration in Dusseldorf.

'HOLIDAY' FOR JOE DAVIS

'holiday' For Joe Davis (1946)

Snooker champion Joe Davis relaxes on holiday and takes a golf lesson.

JOE DAVIS issue title is THE VERY IDEA

Joe Davis Issue Title Is The Very Idea (1939)

Snooker champ Joe Davis does tricks shots and gives us...

A BREAK FOR JOE DAVIS

A Break For Joe Davis (1946)

Snooker ace Joe Davis plays golf, he then demonstrates trick shot in...

WIDE WIDE WORLD

Wide Wide World (1947)

Various plane crashes, a Greek boat hits a mine and Sid Field plays snooker with...

TRAINING FIREMEN

Training Firemen (1961)

Training techniques and ladder exercises for firemen

FOOTBALLING BUDGERIGAR

Footballing Budgerigar (1938)

A budgerigar plays a scaled down version of football with its beak. No...

JOE DAVIS issue title is CALLING ALL STARS

Joe Davis Issue Title Is Calling All Stars (1939)

Billiards ace Joe Davis demonstrates various ways...

BILLIARDS WITH SIDNEY SMITH

Billiards With Sidney Smith (1947)

Champion player Sidney Smith demonstrates how to play billiards...

REVELER JUGGLER  aka REBLA

Reveler Juggler AKA Rebla (1938)

Rebla combines comedy and juggling in his act.

GASTON PALMER issue title SEE HOW THEY RUN

Gaston Palmer Issue Title See How They Run (1937)

Gaston Palmer jugglers with various objects -...

BANTAM PACK - SPORTING TYPES

Bantam Pack - Sporting Types (1950)

Quirky stuff - probably designed for children - a silly indoor...

NEWMAN MOND aka NORMAN BOND item title is ANCIENT AND MODERN

Newman Mond AKA Norman Bond Item Title Is Ancient And Modern (1939)

Conjuror Newman Mond does...

MISS JAPAN TAKES UP BILLIARDS

Miss Japan Takes Up Billiards (1929)

Japanese women have a game of billiards - quite cute.

TODAY'S LIGHT BRIGADE!

Today's Light Brigade! (1940)

Good footage of the work and recreation of a searchlight battalion.

JOBURG CLUB

Joburg Club (1942)

A soldier's club in Johannesburg provides beds, meals and dancing for servicemen.

BILLIARDS CHAMP ENTERTAINS

Billiards Champ Entertains (1945)

Billiards champs, Willy Masconie & Ralph Greenleaf, entertaining...

BOUYANT BELLES

Bouyant Belles (1933)

Nice little film showing a bunch of girls having fun at Droitwich Spa.

PUNCHING ALONG

Punching Along (1945)

A day with boxing champion Eddie Phillips.

WHEN JACK COMES ASHORE

When Jack Comes Ashore (1942)

Nice item showing how sailors spend a day ashore in Plymouth.

TRICK SHOTS!

Trick Shots! (1940)

Billiards experts trade trick shots.

HONOURED AT PALACE

Honoured At Palace (1963)

Joe Davis and Alicia Markova are amongst those honoured at Buckingham Palace....

CAMERA INTERVIEWS - CLAPHAM & DWYER THE FAMOUS RADIO STARS

Camera Interviews - Clapham & Dwyer The Famous Radio Stars (1929)

Comedy golf routine by Clapham...

THE LIFE OF JACK HOBBS reel 3

The Life Of Jack Hobbs Reel 3 (1926)

Biopic about the great cricketer Jack Hobbs. c. 1926

CAMERA INTERVIEWS - MR J. EARLAM THE AMATEUR BILLIARDS RECORD BREAKER

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

Mr J. Earlam...

OPENING OF THE POPLAR BOYS CLUB

Opening Of The Poplar Boys Club (1951)

Kids with noses pressed up against a window, celebrities...

OUT TAKES / CUTS FROM CP 372 - reel 1 OF 2 - STATELY STROLLERS aka STATELY...

Out Takes / Cuts From Cp 372 - Reel 1 Of 2 - Stately Strollers AKA Stately... (1962)

Cuts...

DARBY & JOAN CLUB

Darby & Joan Club (1942)

Various shots of a social club for the Old Aged Pensioners of Streatham.

PATHETONE PARADE OF 1941 reel 3

Pathetone Parade Of 1941 Reel 3 (1932-1941)

Ronald Frankau introduces turns compilation - Sandy McPherson,...

THE LIFE OF JACK HOBBS reel 3

The Life Of Jack Hobbs Reel 3 (1926)

Biopic about the great cricketer Jack Hobbs.

STATELY STROLLERS aka STATELY SINGERS [DANNY STORM]

Stately Strollers AKA Stately Singers [danny Storm] (1962)

Danny Storm and the Strollers go...

BOAT RACE-RS READY aka CAMBRIDGE CREW AT R.A.C. COUNTRY CLUB, EPSOM - OXFORD...

Boat Race-Rs Ready AKA Cambridge Crew At R.A.C. Country Club, Epsom - Oxford... (1953)

Crews...

CHANNEL 99 - reel 2

Channel 99 - Reel 2 (1963)

Fantastically funny film - chimps make a news film about aviation.

R.A.F.A. - UNITED IN PEACE  aka RAFA

R.A.F.A. - United In Peace AKA Rafa (1947)

Appeal film for "Battle of Britain Week" - Royal Air...

JERRY THE TROUBLESOME TYKE - GOLF

Jerry The Troublesome Tyke - Golf (1925)

Our doggy pal Jerry has a go at golf with comic results.