Joe Davis, OBE (born 15 April 1901 in Whitwell, Derbyshire, England; died 10 July 1978 in Hampshire) was a British professional player of snooker and English billiards.
Joe Davis became a professional billiards player at the age of 18, having won the Chesterfield Championship at age 13. In 1926 he reached his first World Professional Billiards Championship final but was unsuccessful against defending champion Tom Newman. He reached the final again the following year and was runner-up again to the same opponent. It was to be a case of third time lucky for Davis when he defeated Newman in 1928 to become the world champion at English billiards for the first time. He would defend his title for the next three years – against Newman again in 1929 and 1930 and New Zealander Clark McConachy in 1932. He contested the final two more times in 1933 and 1934 losing on both occasions to Australian Walter Lindrum.
Coinciding with his peak as a billiards player, Davis's interests shifted to snooker and he helped to organise the first snooker world championship in 1927 and won the tournament by beating Tom Dennis, for which he won UK£6 10s. He went on to win the world championship every year until 1940. Joe's brother Fred, twelve years his junior, was also a snooker player and multiple World Champion. When Joe met Fred in the world championship final of 1940, Joe won 37–36.
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A thesis picture. James arrives home to West Texas from Iraq. He doesn't remember much about the war, and it's soon clear he has post traumatic stress. He takes a job at an abattoir. After an alcohol-fueled fights with co-workers and his wife, he seeks help at the VA. He returns to find she's leaving him until he can regain control. He leaves his dog with his ailing mother and drives northeast to visit an Army buddy and find out what it is he can't remember. His friend won't say much, so James drives on to Walter Reed Hospital where another friend convalesces. Will James find out what he's repressed, and if he does, will it make anything better? What options does he have?
Keywords: actual-animal-killed, army-buddy, army-doctor, bar, bare-chested-male, combat, coming-home, dead-rabbit, death-of-mother, dream
Badmen gave her a name that the Panhandle spoke only through gunsmoke!
Land Of Lawless Living...And Violence By Vigilantes!
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Traveling incognito to a once-peaceful valley now torn by a murderous conflict between two ranchers, U.S. Marshals Nevada Jack McKenzie and Sandy Hopkins find the dead body of Zane Jenkins, killed by gunman Slade Burnette. Don Graham, part owner of one ranch with the innocent Bill Corey, has started the war with the intent of gaining control of the valley. Corey's daughter Blanche is in love with the owner of the other ranch, Joe, who is suspected of being behind the troubles. Nevada claims to be the brother of the slain Jenkins and is deputized by Sheriff Clancy. Both ranchers warn Nevada to keep out of their business and back up their warnings with violence. Sandy gets a job with Joe, and is able to help Nevada get evidence that Graham is being assisted by town banker Chamers in the plot to take over both ranches.
Keywords: 1880s, b-movie, b-western, bartender, cattle, cattle-ranch, crook, deputy, father-daughter-relationship, frame-up
JOHNNY'S ON A RAMPAGE! (original poster)
COFFINS FOR KILLERS (original poster)
SIX-GUNS vs. FISTS (original poster)
HE-MAN ACTION! (original ad - all caps)
Into The Valley of Outlaws!
He Brings "Gun Justice" to A Gang of KILLERS!
TERROR In The WEST!..and stopping it is Johnny's toughest assignment!
He's Rarin' for ACTION! Johnny blasts his way into a death trap to turn the tables on trigger-mad outlaws!
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Reporter Curt Devlin loves sob sister Ellen Garfield but believes women are "bum newspapermen". When she learns the identity of a murdered arsonist, he calls it luck. When she goes after the murderer he gets enough evidence to have Maitland Coulter arrested. She finds a bunch of "not guilty" ballots and publishes the wrong story; he eavesdrops on the jury and gets the correct verdict. After being fired she gets a confession from the real killer and gets Coulter released.
Keywords: bar, confession-of-crime, courtroom, deception, district-attorney, eavesdropping, editor, execution, fainting, false-accusation
Ellen Garfield: You make me so mad I could... well, I could spit!
[Devlin demands to see a possible witness]::Desk Clerk: She died seven months ago.::Curt Devlin: Ah, the perfect alibi.::Toots O'Grady: We don't want to see her then.
Yowsah! THE MOSTA OF THE BESTA! (original poster)
The Old Mastro himself...in his first picture...leads his lads and lassies in and out of six new song hits! (original poster)