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, Ford Sterling, and Mack Sennett (who also directed and produced the movie). It was a Keystone comedy film.[1]
The cast also includes Wilfred Lucas, Fred Gamble, Billy Gilbert, and Edgar Kennedy.[2]
The film was released on August 7, 1913. The 1912 Frank Wilson film from Britain, Billiards Mad, preceded it.[3]
See also
edit- Pool Sharks, a 1915 silent film
References
edit- ^ "The Moving Picture World". Chalmers Publishing Company. August 17, 1913 – via Google Books.
- ^ Walker, Brent E. (January 13, 2010). Mack Sennett's Fun Factory: A History and Filmography of His Studio and His Keystone and Mack Sennett Comedies, with Biographies of Players and Personnel. McFarland. ISBN 9780786457076 – via Google Books.
- ^ "A Century Ago: Billiards Mad, A Game of Pool, and Pool Sharks". www.billiardsmovies.com. Retrieved 2020-10-02.