Wimbledon Opens
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 8 / 8
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wimbledon Opens. DESCRIPTION: Wimbledon’s famous fortnight is a world-wide draw. Miss Reynolds, South Africa, arrived. Candy, Australia, who beat Knight in his first match. Mr and Mrs Contreras, Mexico, and Althea Gibson, America, last year’s Ladies’ Champion. Cooper, Australia and Owen, Great Britain, made their bow to the Duchess of Kent, and the centre court was packed with tennis fans. SHOTLIST: GV Wimbledon (3). CU Miss Reynolds (South Africa) arrives. CU Candy (Australia) MS Mr & Mrs Contreras. CU Wimbledon. MS girl in chinese jacket. CU French girl and hat. Same. MS Miss A Gibson (America). GV tea gardens. CU notice ‘Strawberries and Cream’. CU plate of same. MS couple eating same. MS girl in new dress. CU hat (2). MS girl. MS Cooper and Owen bow to Royal Box. MS Duchess of Kent. GV centre court. MS player in action. GV court. MS spectators and umbrellas. MS centre court being covered. Extra for BTS - Miss Truman & Miss Rook walk on. GV crowd. MS Miss Truman in play. MS Miss Rook in play. MS Miss Truman in play. Crowd. GV court. MS Miss Truman in play. MS Miss Rook in play. MS Miss Truman. CU same.
- Keywords
- Royalty; Sport; Food and cooking; Weather; Fashion and costume; Youth
- Locations
- Wimbledon; England
- Card file number
- 74177
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Geoffrey Sumner
- Camera
- Samuelson
- Camera
- Terry O’Brien
- Length of story (in feet)
- 105
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