Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Sport - US Retains Wightman Cup

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
993A
Date Released
17 Jun 1948
Date submitted
16 Jun 1948
Date submitted
14 Jun 1948
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  3. 3Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Sport - America’s Olympic Diving Stars
  4. 4Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Sport - US Retains Wightman Cup
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Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 6
Section Title
Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: America Retains Wightman Cup. DESCRIPTION: At Wimbledon the American ladies retain the Wightman Cup, despite some well fought matches with their British opponents. SHOTLIST: KS Louise Brough and Jean Bostock onto court. GV crowds. GV Brough beating Betty Hilton (far side). Crowds applauding. MS play - doubles Brough and Molly Blair v Pat Dodd and Doris Hart. MS player serving. GV crowds heads turning from right to left and left to right following ball. Panning from court to crowds. MS rally. MS umpire. GV play - Brough and Bostock. CU Mrs Bostock serving. MS Duchess of Kent presenting Wightman Cup to Mrs Wightman, Brough next to Duchess. Cut-ins SCU Joy Gannon receiving.
Keywords
Sport; Women; Tennis
Locations
Wimbledon
Card file number
50353
Credits:
Camera
Alec Tozer
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
161
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