Wimbledon Opens

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1255A

Date Released

25 Jun 1953

Date submitted

22 Jun 1953

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Wimbledon Opens
2. 2Russian Tanks in Berlin Riots
3. 3Everest Conquered

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 3

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wimbledon Opens. DESCRIPTION: The first day of Wimbledon is not only the opening of one of the season’s great sporting events - it’s also a social attraction. A large crowd was there to see the opening games. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Crowds outside. (KS elevated GV of courts). Mrs Seixas with her husband arrives. Mrs Weiss arrives. Three South Africans alight from taxi. Fred Perry stands beside entrance. Mr & Mrs Mottram inside kiss & walk past camera. CU Drobny. Ken Rosewall signs autograph. Crowd shots (audience) Hoad in play. Rosewall playing defeats Davis. Drobny (in shorts) serving & wins match point, over Destremau.

Keywords

Sport; Vehicles; Tennis; Transport

Card file number

59280

Credits:

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Paul Wyand

Length of story (in feet)

122

Story extras:

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