Wimbledon. The New Champion

Series

Series Name

Topical Budget

Issue

Issue No.

880-2

Date Released

9 Jul 1928

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Dumbarton. The First of Five
2. 2The Hendon of the North
3. 3Isle of Man. Down the Ages!
4. 4Launch of New Cruiser
5. 5There’s a Catch in It!
6. 6Wimbledon. The New Champion

Story

Story No. within this Issue

6 / 6

Summary

Tennis. King George V and Queen Mary at the Wimbledon lawn tennis championships, where René Lacoste beats Henri Cochet in the Men’s final.

Keywords

Royalty; Sport

Length of story (in feet)

93

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Film Archive

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British Film Institute (BFI)

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Address

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Notes

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