News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1204A

Date Released

3 Jul 1952

Date submitted

1 Jul 1952

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Her Majesty’s Scottish Visit
• 2. Wimbledon Continues
• 3. World News Items: Olympic Flame
• 4. World News Items: Behind the Iron Curtain
• 5. World News Items: Walking Towers
• 6. World News Items: Sultan at Prayer
• 7. World News Items: Pilgrimage to Lourdes
• 8. World News Items: Racing & Fashion
• 9. The Heat Wave
• *Her Majesty’s Scottish Visit (Long Version)
• *Pitmen’s Derby

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 9

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wimbledon Continues. DESCRIPTION: Spectators at Wimbledon saw ‘Little Mo’ Connolly make more progress, when she beat Miss Susan Partridge. Drobny beat Ken McGregor of Australia to reach the semi-finals for the third time. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Crowds. Spectators with protection from the sun. Little Mo & Susan Partridge in play. CU of both in action. Drobny v. McGregor, various shots of play with both in close-ups. Drobny wins. Cut-ins of crowds watching.

Local distribution only

Not shown in Scotland.

Keywords

Sport; Weather; Tennis; Youth

Card file number

57442

Credits:

Camera

David W. Samuelson

Commentator

Lionel James Gamlin

Camera

Norman Fisher

Length of story (in feet)

165

Story extras:

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