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Player Turns Painter

Date released

3 Apr 1969

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

2078A

NoS ID

027806

Story no

2 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Player Turns Painter. DESCRIPTION: Where are they now? The question, so often asked of Sporting Personalities of the past, is answered for us by Wimbledon Champion Yvon Petra - in...

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Petra

Date released

30 May 1955

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

022

NoS ID

120036

Story no

3 / 3

Extras

1 film clip

NoS Summary - A travelogue looking at the ancient city of Petra.

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Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: New Champion at Wimbledon

Date released

8 Jul 1946

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

892

NoS ID

013928

Story no

4 / 4

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wimbledon - Petra Beats G Brown (Aust.). DESCRIPTION: Yvon Petra of France met Geoff Brown of Australia in the Men’s Final. It was a tremendous battle with Petra winning in five sets....

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Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: First Impressions at Wimbledon

Date released

26 Jun 1947

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

942A

NoS ID

014504

Story no

1 / 5

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: First Impress at Wimbledon (Tennis). DESCRIPTION: English veteran Don Butler played Yvon Petra, last year’s champion on the Centre Court. SHOTLIST: KS Establishing shot courts. Small...

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Movietone’s News - Reported by Leslie Mitchell: Davis Cup Team Annihilated

Date released

16 May 1946

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

884A

NoS ID

013858

Story no

5 / 7

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Davis Cup - France Beats Britain. DESCRIPTION: France win all five matches to defeat Britain in tennis’ Davis Cup. SHOTLIST: KS Elevated shot Derek Barton (Britain) v Yvon Petra...

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Petra

Date released

Sep 1973

Series name

Roundabout

Issue no

136

NoS ID

328167

Story no

5 / 5

COI synopsis: A visit to Petra, in Jordan, a great city carved out of the natural rock.

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Miss World

Date released

18 Oct 1956

Series name

British Movietone News

Issue no

1428A

NoS ID

021265

Story no

6 / 7

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Miss World. DESCRIPTION: Twenty four countries sent 24 beautiful girls to the Lyceum, in London for the Miss World contest. The winner was Petra Schurmann, of Germany. The prize was a...

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Wimbledon Finals

Date released

5 Jul 1937

Series name

Gaumont British News

Issue no

367

NoS ID

056353

Story no

11 / 13

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet

Budge and Alice Marble defeat Y Petra and Mme Mathieu

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Wimbledon Tennis Stars in Finals

Date released

8 Jul 1946

Series name

Pathe News

Issue no

46/54

NoS ID

101195

Story no

7 / 7

Extras

1 film clip, 1 commentary sheet, 1 shot list

International tennis stars who got through to the final stages at Wimbledon. Petra, Brown, Drobny, Betz and Pails etc seen in action.

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Cave Dwellers of Petra

Date released

12 May 1966

Series name

Colour Pictorial

Issue no

594

NoS ID

121754

Story no

1 / 3

Extras

1 film clip

Pathe synopsis: ‘The rose red city half as old as time’ of Biblical days. Here lived civilisation’s most sophisticated cavemen who carved a whole dynasty of palaces, temples from the rich red sandstone...

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