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Old 09-03-2012, 10:20 PM
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Spotted a Willie Mosconie exhibition poster in the background of the Hustler with Paul Newman and Jackie GLeason...I picked up the same poster last May at Brimfield....Also there was a trophy case in the background one of the pool halls.

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At May 2011 Brimfield

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The Hustler could be one of the greatest sports movies of all time.
I like how Mosconi himself is the person racking up the balls in the big match between "Fast Eddie" and "Minnesota Fats". If you listen close, Gleason calls him, "Willie". Classic cinema. Btw, was there a find of that poster as I have seen it many times in the past. I saw its not dated in the advertising date area.
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