Sport - Table Tennis Finals

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1029A
Date Released
24 Feb 1949
Date submitted
21 Feb 1949
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 8
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Table Tennis Championship. DESCRIPTION: At Wembley, Peggy McLean of the USA defeats Helen Elliot, Scotland in three straight sets. In the Men’s Doubles, Johnny Leach and Jack Carrington win against Viktor Barna and Richard Bergmann. Men’s Singles saw Martin Reisman of USA beat Barna, now an English International. SHOTLIST: KS GV 2 girls playing. Peggy McLean (USA) playing Helen Elliot (Scotland). MS of same. Cut-in CU McLean playing. General play. LS Doubles Championship, Johnny Leach & Jack Carrington v Viktor Barna & Richard Bergmann, won by latter. Various shots of play. Two men playing - Martin Reisman & Barna. Reisman won, several shots of rallies & general play.
Keywords
Sport
Locations
London; England; Wembley
Card file number
51521
Credits:
Camera
Alec Tozer
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
158
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Sport - Table Tennis Finals', British Movietone News Issue No. 1029A, 24 Feb 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15594 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)