Wimbledon Opens in Great Style

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1046A
Date Released
23 Jun 1949
Date submitted
21 Jun 1949
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
6 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wimbledon Opens in Great Style. DESCRIPTION: There was a record crowd for the first day at Wimbledon, when Falkenburg, the Men’s Singles holder, won his first round match. The main attraction was the first match between Gardnar Mulloy and Ted Schroeder, the favorite for this year’s title. SHOTLIST: KS. Exterior shot of grounds surrounding centre court. Queues outside grounds. Name outside grounds. Tennis tickets: passing through turnstiles. Crowds. Elevated GV crowds. Arrival Pat Todd & Miss Maguire of USA. South African players arrive. Irish players arrive. Jean Borotra arrives. Falkenburg & his wife arrive. Falkenburg serves & receives. Crowds. Ted Schroeder (USA) & Gardner Mulloy (USA) in action. GV play. Cut-in umpire. Mulloy falls on court. Schroeder affected with cramp. Walk off court at finish of set.
Locations
Wimbledon
Card file number
52149
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Martin Gray
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
216
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Wimbledon Opens in Great Style', British Movietone News Issue No. 1046A, 23 Jun 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15797 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)