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Pool Sharks (1915)

TV_G 10 min  -  Comedy | Short  -   19 September 1915 (USA)
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Two romantic rivals play a game of pool for the hand of their lady love.

Director:

Edwin Middleton

Writer:

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Stars:

W.C. Fields
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Cast

Cast overview:
W.C. Fields ...
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Storyline

This is Fields' first movie. a one-reeler (10-15 minutes depending on frames per second), it stars Fields performing the pool game routine which he had performed often in vaudeville. Written by Ed Stephan <stephan@cc.wwu.edu>  

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Plot Keywords:

Pool | Picnic | Billiards | Romantic Rivalry | Stop Motion  | See more »

Genres:

Comedy | Short

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Country:

USA

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Filming Locations:

Flushing Meadows Park, Queens, New York City, New York, USA See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Gaumont Company See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

USA: (Raymond Rohauer print)

Sound Mix:

Silent

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

Film debut of 'W. C. Fields'. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: On the fourth trick shot, the position of the balls on the close-up and master shots do not match. See more »

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Featured in 100 Years of Comedy (1997) See more »