Sportin' Life 1945

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Sporting celebrities playing a game of billiard at Cheltenham for charity.
Description

Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.

Horace Lindrum and Sidney Smith doing a few trick shots on the billiard table at Cheltenham Town Hall. This is a charity event organised by Red Cross in aid of Cheltenham General Hospital. Gerry Wilson, Gordon Richards, boxer Len Harvey and Jimmy Wilde playing a game of snooker. Crowd looking on. Jack Watson is the M.C.
Tags
- Cheltenham
- Gloucestershire
- Horace
- Lindrum
- Sidney
- Smith
- billiards
- sports
- tricks
- Cheltenham
- Town
- Hall
- General
- Hospital
- Red
- Cross
- charity
- Gerry
- Wilson
- Gordon
- Richards
- Len
- Harvey
- Jimmy
- Wilde
- sports
- personalities
- Jack
- Watson
Data

Film ID:

1384.21

Media URN:

45276

Group:

New pictorials

Archive:

British Pathé

Issue Date:

10/12/1945

Sound:

Sound

HD Format:

Available on request

Stock:

Black & White

Duration:

00:01:12:00

Time in/Out:

01:47:45:00 / 01:48:57:00

Canister:

NP 65

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