Wimbledon Opens

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

2142A

Date Released

25 Jun 1970

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The New Cabinet
2. 2Biggin Hill Air Fair
3. 3Wimbledon Opens
4. 4Great Stone Race
5. 5News in Colour: Ascot - ‘Gold Cup’

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wimbledon Opens. DESCRIPTION: The first day of Wimbledon heralds a fortnight of top class tennis. None of the seeded players beaten in the first round of the Mens Singles and Australian champion Rod Laver confidently disposes of an American opponent. 1970 could give him his third successive victory in the Singles event. SHOTLIST: 3 CUs Wimbledon programme pan out to people arriving. Pan 2 fashion girls past. Elderly woman with bowler type hat. SV group of schoolgirls. CU Kramer signing autographs. 2 SVs players unloading baggage & rackets, from car another play ditto. GV crowd on lawn eating strawberries. SV two girls eating strawberries. GV tennis courts. CU pan Rod Laver walks to centre court. LV crowd applaud. SV pan Rod Laver walks to centre court. CU racket pan up to Laver. CU Seewagen, SV Laver & Seewagen. GV crowd watching. SV Laver serves from far end. SV Seewagen returns serve. GV play & Laver’s point. SV crowd applaud. GV match point Seewagen serving Laver wins at 121’. Zoom in to both shake hands.

Keywords

Sport; Food and cooking; Fashion and costume

Locations

London

Card file number

96094

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Norman Fisher

Length of story (in feet)

132

Story extras:

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