Doug's All-Time Favorite Sports Movie

Doug was a guest on the Saugerties Public Library's "Film Chat" video cast on January 28, 2021. His favorite all-time sports movie might surprise you: 1961's The Hustler​ starring Paul Newman, Jackie Gleason, Piper Laurie, and George C. Scott.

Newman won a Golden Globe for his role as "Fast Eddie," a small-time pool hustler, who takes on the best player in the country, Minnesota Fats, played by Gleason. As Doug said, this classic film's story depicts both "The thrill of victory" and "The agony of defeat" in the sport of billiards and in life.​

A link to Doug's chat will be coming soon.