Table Tennis Finals

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1191A
Date Released
3 Apr 1952
Date submitted
31 Mar 1952
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: English Table Tennis Championships. DESCRIPTION: Diane and Rosalind Rowe were again successful in the women’s Doubles final of the English Table Tennis Championships at Wembley. In the Men’s Singles Final, Richard Bergmann beat Johnny Leach. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. MS table tennis comp. pairs championships - Twins Diane & Rosalind Rowe playing against Peggy Franks & Joyce Roberts. Various shots during the game. Twins win. Men’s singles championships - Johnny Leach against Richard Bergmann. General play. CU Leach in play. General play. CU Bergmann in play. Bergmann wins. Bergmann receives trophy from Miss Florence Horsburgh.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Scotland, Liverpool, Newcastle, Manchester or Leeds.
Keywords
Sport; Politics and government; Ceremonies
Locations
London; England; Wembley
Card file number
56998
Credits:
Camera
George Richardson
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Norman Fisher
Length of story (in feet)
150
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Table Tennis Finals', British Movietone News Issue No. 1191A, 3 Apr 1952. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/17714 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)