Wimbledon

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2090A
Date Released
26 Jun 1969
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1President Pompidou
  2. 2Four on Ice
  3. 36 Hour Race
  4. 4Dutch Grand Prix
  5. 5Wimbledon
  6. 6Summer Solstice

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wimbledon & Death of Little Mo. DESCRIPTION: For the first time ever, the opening day of Wimbledon was completely washed out by rain; but the start of Wimbledon Week was shadowed by the death of ‘Little Mo’, Maureen Connolly. We see her win her third Wimbledon title in 1954. SHOTLIST: BS women walk with brollies. Pan women walk with brollies to match board. Pan match board to empty covered courts. Pan covered court and puddle. MS players enter. MS crowd watch. MS Laver enters. MS crowd. Pan centre court with covers. MCU Laver looks at court from under umbrella. MS centre court. MS balcony in rain. GV pan empty rain soaked courts. MS spectators run into Wimbledon. MLS Little Mo and Louise Brough walk into court. MS Little Mo (far end) serves. MS Louise Brough (near end) receives. LS crowd. TS game in progress. MS crowd. TS game in progress. MS Little Mo playing. MLS players congratulating at end of match. MS Little Mo receives trophy. MCU Little Mo.
Keywords
Sport; Buildings and structures; Weather; Tennis; Death; Ceremonies
Locations
Wimbledon; United Kingdom
Card file number
94884
Credits:
Commentator
John Braban
Length of story (in feet)
152
Story extras:
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