Wimbledon Finals

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1414
Date Released
9 Jul 1956
Date submitted
6 Jul 1956
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1The Royal
  2. 2Henley Regatta
  3. 3The Open Golf Championship
  4. 4Wimbledon Finals
  5. *The Royal Tour

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wimbledon Finals - Mens Finals and Womens Finals. DESCRIPTION: The climax of the Wimbledon Tennis fortnight is reached as the finalists struggle for the coveted trophies. SHOTLIST: Shots of the crowd running into the ground. Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall walk towards the camera. LS Lew Hoad and Ken Rosewall bowing to the Royal box. CU Hoad and Rosewall. MLS of the Royal box including Duchess of Kent. Back shot of Rosewall serving. Various shots of play. Crowd clapping. Shots of play. Crowd clapping. Play. Crowd clapping. Play. Crowd clapping. Play. Hoad wins. Hoad shakes hands with the Duchess of Kent. Rosewall shakes hands with the Duchess of Kent. Duchess of Kent presents cup to Hoad. CU Hoad with the cup. Exterior of Wimbledon. Shirley Fry and Angela Buxton onto the court. CU of both. Crowds. Buxton serves. Various shots of the play. Good CUs of both players whilst playing. MLS umpire. Shots of play. Shirley Fry gets a drink. Good CUs of Buxton playing. Crowd. Play. Royal party clapping including the Duchess of Kent. Play. Shirley Fry wins. Crowds. Fry with the Duchess of Kent and the trophy. CU of Buxton and Fry.
Keywords
Sport
Locations
Wimbledon
Card file number
67547
Credits:
Commentator
David Lewis Jacobs
Camera
Norman Fisher
Camera
Samuelson
Length of story (in feet)
258
Story extras:

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