Pocket Billiards 8/8/7/73
Identifier
F.2012-03-1409
Date Of Production
1973
Abstract
Professional pool players Luther Lassiter and Steve Mizerak play pocket billiards and are briefly interviewed in what appears to be an excerpt from a longer piece.
Description
Professional pool players Luther Lassiter and Steve Mizerak play a game of pocket billiards against each other. Afterwards a reporter asks Steve about how they prepare for a billiards tournament, to which Steve answers "Practice, keep happy, and keep your pockets full of money."
In the background there is a banner for "Viking Cue MFG. Inc." and a sign for "The National Billiards News"
The tournament they are being asked about might be the U.S. Open Straight Pool Championship. In 1973 Steve Mizerak was the winner and Luther Lassiter was the runner up.
In the background there is a banner for "Viking Cue MFG. Inc." and a sign for "The National Billiards News"
The tournament they are being asked about might be the U.S. Open Straight Pool Championship. In 1973 Steve Mizerak was the winner and Luther Lassiter was the runner up.
Run Time
53 sec
Format
16mm
Extent
32 feet
Color
Color
Sound
Mag Stripe
Reel/Tape Number
1/1
Has Been Digitized?
Yes
Element
Color Reversal Intermediate
Genre
Form
Subject
Related Collections
Main Credits
Koza, Frank (is filmmaker)
Participants And Performers
Mizerak, Steve (is interviewee)
Lassiter, Luther (is interviewee)
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