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The Hustler (Episode 82) - Hot Date with Dan and Vicky
To get an authentic pool hall feel for his second to last feature The Hustler (he would only make 1964's Lilith before passing away in 1966), director Robert Rossen shot in two actual pool halls in New York City. New York also stood in for other parts of the country --everything from a Pittsburgh bar to a Kentucky mansion was shot in the city. And when his lead Paul Newman couldn't master certain pool trick shots, he cut in the hands of pool technical advisor Willie Mosconi. Though Jackie Gleason's character Minnesota Fats was created by Walter Tevis for the novel on which the movie is based…
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