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Series

Series Name

British Movietone Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

269A

Date Released

30 Jul 1934

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Dr Dollfuss is Laid to Rest at Vienna Mourns
• 2. Great Britain Retains Davis Cup

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 2

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Great Britain Retains Davis Cup. DESCRIPTION: At Wimbledon, Perry beats Shields and Austin beats Wood. SHOTLIST: HW Austin v. Shields. America Elevated shot of play. Elevated shot of spectators. Close shot of Austin serving. Close shots playing. Other elevated shots of play. Austin dons cap and drinks refreshment. Other shots of play. Close shots of Shields serving. Close shots and others of play. Play over. Perry v Wood (USA) Perry and Wood enter onto the court. Elevated shot of play. Ballboy gets ball from court. Elevated shot of play. Various elevated shots of play. Elevated shots of crowd panning round. Pan from play to crowd. Other shots of play. The pair walk off. Play shots. Perry wins and shakes hands with Wood. Perry drinks refreshment. Perry also Beats Shields so the Cup is still ours. The pair walk onto the court. Shot of racquet spinning onto ground. Close shot of the pair. Close shots of the services and play. Elevated shots of play. Crowds. Good rally shot. Princess Helena Victoria presents the cup to Mr Roper Barrett. The captain.

Keywords

Royalty; Sport; Food and cooking; Tennis; Ceremonies

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

3051

Length of story (in feet)

746

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