The Sporting Scene: Tennis

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1360A
Date Released
30 Jun 1955
Date submitted
28 Jun 1955
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Royal Visit
  2. 2Mr Macmillan and UNO
  3. 3What, No Passport?
  4. 4The Sporting Scene: Tennis
  5. 5The Sporting Scene: Boxing
  6. 6The Sporting Scene: Racing
  7. 7The Sporting Scene: Racing

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 7
Section Title
The Sporting Scene
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wimbledon Tennis - Drobny V Trabert & Rosewall V Davidson. DESCRIPTION: At Wimbledon, Tony Trabert, the favourite, beat Drobny, the holder, in three straight sets. Ken Rosewall went one stage further by disposing of Sven Davidson of Sweden. SHOTLIST: Tony Trabert and Jaroslav Drobny pose for the press. CU of match. GV of crowd. GV of match. Drobny and Trabert shake hands over the net. Sven Davidson and Ken Rosewall match. GV Davidson and Rosewall shake hands. Davidson and Rosewall. CU walking from the court.
Keywords
Sport; Tennis
Locations
Wimbledon
Card file number
63922
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Soundman
George E. Collings
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
78
Story extras:
Film clip

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