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- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
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- Story No. within this Issue
- 2 / 2
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Women’s Tennis Final. DESCRIPTION: Mrs Billie Jean King, veteran of the Centre Court, takes her sixth Singles Title. Her opponent Mrs Evonne Cawley, (née Goolagong) just could not put her game together and Mrs King was the victor, 6 - 0, 6 - 1In the Mens Final, reigning champion, Jimmy Connors, took on fellow American Arthur Ashe. Contrary to expectations Connors won only one set and it was Ashe who received the trophy from the Duke of Kent. SHOTLIST: GV Wimbledon main entrance. SV man buying programme. GV people seated in garden eating strawberries. CU bowl of strawberries. SV women seated at table eating. FV Billie Jean King & Evonne Cawley (née Goolagong) walking out onto court, they bow to Duke. CU Billie Jean King. SV crowd. SV King waiting to receive service. LV Cawley serving. SV King returning. SV crowd. FV Cawley returning. BV King returning. SV Cawley returning. BV King returning. SV Cawley failing to return. FV crowd applauding. SV Cawley serving. SV King returning. GV rally which ends because Cawley lobs ball out of court. SV crowd applauding. GV Cawley picks up towel & sits down by umpire stand. CU Cawley wiping face. CU King saying silent prayer. CU Cawley taking a drink. SV Duke of Kent in Royal Box with VIPs. FV Cawley serving at far end. GV rally. SV applauding crowd. GV Cawley serving at end, close to camera King returns, wins point, she throws racket into air and walks over to shake hands with Cawley. SV Duke of Kent walking over to present shield to King. GV crowd applauding. SV Duke presented shield to King, she hold aloft. CU shield zoom back to show King. (180’). MENS SINGLE FINAL - CARD 75/275 FV Ashe and Connors walking out on court. CU Connors pulls back to show Ashe. GV crowd. SV Ashe out on court awaiting service from Connors. SV Connors serving right to left. SV Ashe returns. SV Connors returns. FV Ashe returns. BV Connors returning, he nearly falls over, he returns again but loses point & scolds himself. SV crowd. SV Ashe serving himself. SV crowd. SV Ashe serving right to left. FV Connors returning. GV rally Ashe wins point. GV applauding crowd. CU Ashe at umpire stand. BV CU Connors drinking. CU Ashe. SV crowd. BV Connors serving & returning, Ashe hits ball in net and Connors walks off applauding himself. SV applauding crowd. GV Ashe serving (away from camera). Connors returns, Ashe wins point. FV applauding crowd. SV Connors serving left to right. FV Ashe returns and again score first set 1-6 to Ashe, 2nd set Ashe leads 1-0. FV Connors returning twice at 611’ he hits ball into net, point to Ashe. SV crowd applauding score sets 1-1-7 Connors, 6-6-5 Ashe (Ashe 2 sets Connors 1). Score 5 games to 3 Ashe winning 4th set & 15 love to Ashe. SV Ashe serving. GV rally, Connors does a great run & hits ball into far corner of Ashe’s court. BV judge. GV Ashe serving, Connors returns & Ashe scores final point, crowd applauding. SV Duke of Kent presenting Ashe with cup. SV pan Connors walk up to receive his runners up medal. SV photographers. FV Ashe with cup.
- Keywords
- Royalty; Sport; Buildings and structures; Mass media; Food and cooking; Ceremonies; Religion and belief
- Locations
- Wimbledon
- Card file number
- 75/274
- Credits:
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- Camera
- Denis White
- Commentator
- Leonard Martin
- Camera
- Norman Fisher
- Length of story (in feet)
- 386
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