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A Game Of Pool (1913)
A Game of Pool may refer to: * ''A Game of Pool'' (film), a 1913 American silent film by Mack Sennett * "A Game of Pool" (''The Twilight Zone'', 1959), a 1961 episode of ''The Twilight Zone'' (original 1959 series) * "A Game of Pool" (''The Twilight Zone'', 1985), a 1989 episode of ''The Twilight Zone'' (revived 1985 series) See also * Pool game (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Game Of Pool (film)
A Game of Pool is an extant American silent film from 1913. It is the first American movie about the game of pool ever made and includes special effects. It stars Edgar Kennedy, Fred Mace Fred Mace (August 22, 1878 – February 21, 1917) was a comedic actor during the silent era in the United States. He appeared in more than 150 films between 1909 and 1916. Mace worked for Mack Sennett at Keystone Studios. Shortly after he left, ..., Ford Sterling, and Mack Sennett (who also directed and produced the movie). It was a Keystone comedy film. The cast also includes Wilfred Lucas, Fred Gamble, Billy Gilbert, and Edgar Kennedy. The film was released on August 7, 1913. The 1912 Frank Wilson film from Britain, '' Billiards Mad'', preceded it. See also *'' Pool Sharks'', a 1915 silent film References {{DEFAULTSORT:Game of Pool 1913 films 1910s sports comedy films American sports comedy films 1910s American films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Game Of Pool (The Twilight Zone, 1959)
"A Game of Pool" is episode 70 of the American television anthology series ''The Twilight Zone''. It originally aired on October 13, 1961, on CBS. According to Rod Serling, it is "the story of the best pool player living and the best pool player dead." Opening narration Plot Pool shark Jesse Cardiff stays after hours at Lister's Pool Room in Chicago, practicing. Jesse bitterly muses that he would be considered the greatest pool player of all time, if it were not for the memory of the late James Howard "Fats" Brown overshadowing him. He says he would give anything to play one game against Fats, prompting Fats himself to wearily rise from a pool table in the afterlife. He appears in the pool room and offers to play against Jesse, with a wager attached. If Jesse wins, he will be acknowledged as the greatest pool player ever; if he loses, he forfeits his life. Jesse accepts these conditions and the two begin to play. Throughout the game, Fats laments that Jesse has done nothing w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Game Of Pool (The Twilight Zone, 1985)
"A Game of Pool" is the fifty-fifth episode and the twentieth episode of the third season (1988–89) of the revived television series ''The Twilight Zone''. It is a remake of the original series 1961 episode of the same name, dealing with a pool match between an up-and-coming player and a deceased pool legend. Plot In a pool hall after closing time, a young pool player named Jesse Cardiff practices his shot and complains about being compared to pool legend Fats Brown. He boasts that if Fats were alive he could beat him. He turns around to see Fats Brown sitting in the bar. Fats tells Jesse that because he is legendary, in a sense he lives forever. Fats goads him into a match in which if Jesse loses, he will die, but if he wins, he lives - seemingly gaining nothing from victory. They play and the match is fairly even. With Jesse needing to sink only one more ball to win, Fats distracts him by scuffing his pool chalk, making him miss. Fats then sinks all but the last ball he need ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |