Czech Tennis Stars Defy Government

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1051
Date Released
25 Jul 1949
Date submitted
21 Jul 1949
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 6
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Czech Tennis Stars Defy Government. DESCRIPTION: In defiance of their Communist government, Drobny and Cernik compete against German opponents in the tennis finals in Switzerland. SHOTLIST: KS, GV of tennis play. CU Drobny & Cernik. CU Jaroslav Drobny. CU Vladimir Cernik. GV of play in doubles against German couple. Czechs win. Crowds applaud.
Keywords
Sport; Tennis
Locations
Switzerland
Footage sources
France
Card file number
52290
Credits:
Commentator
Lionel James Gamlin
Length of story (in feet)
54
Story extras:

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'Czech Tennis Stars Defy Government', British Movietone News Issue No. 1051, 25 Jul 1949. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/15853 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)