Hurricane Higgins 1970-1979

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Description

Unused / unissued material - Colour material.

Various shots of snooker player Alex 'Hurricane' Higgins playing. This looks like a practice or exhibition match. A bar is seen at one end of the room. Higgins appears to have a small moustache.

Data

Cataloguer:
Mark
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
92632
Sort Number:
UN 4678 C
Time in/Out:
01:58:55:00 / 02:02:48:00
Canister:
UN 4678 C
Film ID:
3406.18
Issue Date:
1970 - 1979

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  • Note that the last 18 seconds of the clip is speeded up.

    jamied 4th May 2012
  • Thanks - we'll check why.

    British Pathé 31st May 2012

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