*Ironside episode "Side Pocket" *

[oldzilla]

http://www.hulu.com/watch/44831/ironside-side-pocket

No streaming yet ? Watch this episode about pool !

 

[Kobachi]

Cool watch, "I bet like the smart people bet"...

Thanks for the link Zilla :thumbup:

Kevin

 

[highrun55]

Cool

Thats one I missed, thank you

Highrun55

 

[George Fels]

Yes, that was the great Jack Albertson...

...and I still have not seen an actor give a more convincing performance as an advanced pool player. Not Gleason, not Ohrbach, nobody. GF

 

[Shaft]

...and I still have not seen an actor give a more convincing performance as an advanced pool player. Not Gleason, not Ohrbach, nobody. GF

Pretty clear Mr. Albertson could play.
Decent story. Reminded me a little of Pool Hall Junkies.
The women's lib and 60's hip dialog was funny.

 

[Billi Ardball]

"The hands, the stick and the eyes does all the work. I'm not even there."
Classic!

 

[oldzilla]

...and I still have not seen an actor give a more convincing performance as an advanced pool player. Not Gleason, not Ohrbach, nobody. GF

Oh yeah, he was the Man in "Chico and the Man".

I knew he looked familiar !

 

[pwd72s]

Didn't Albertson play a hustler in Gunsmoke? Maybe Bonanza?

 

[Mick56]

It was Gunsmoke, the episode was called "Cowtown Hustler". Similiar to the Ironside episode.

 

[oldzilla]

It was Gunsmoke, the episode was called "Cowtown Hustler". Similiar to the Ironside episode.

hmmmm i'll see if hulu has it !

 

[poolcuemaster]

Thanks Oldzilla that was fun and I signed in to hula.--Leonard

 

[Rich93]

...and I still have not seen an actor give a more convincing performance as an advanced pool player. Not Gleason, not Ohrbach, nobody. GF

There's a reason for that. Jack Albertson's obituary, linked below, says he was a former pool hustler. It says he hustled pool throughout New England before shipping out on a freighter that sailed the North Atlantic (top of second column). Thanks, Google.

http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2457&dat=19811126&id=xKszAAAAIBAJ&sjid=9CIIAAAAIBAJ&pg=1451,3968902

 

[JE54]

Thanks for the link.