Wightman Cup

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

14

Date Released

9 Sep 1929

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Endurance Flight
2. 2Sir Thomas Lipton
3. 3Wightman Cup
4. 4Typical American Girl
5. 5Amateur Bull Fight
6. 6Schneider Trophy 1929 - Britain Wins

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wightman Cup. DESCRIPTION: Huge New York crowd see their team win after hard game. SHOTLIST: Team lined up. British team being introduced. Mrs?? Captain. Miss Betty Nuthall. The other names are not very distinct. Elevated shot of the play. Betty Nuthall plays game of her life but loses to Helen Wills. Various shots of the play. Shots of the crowds. The two captains with the trophy.

Keywords

Sport; Tennis

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

422

Length of story (in feet)

125

Story extras:

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