Wimbledon Opens

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1255A
Date Released
25 Jun 1953
Date submitted
22 Jun 1953
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 3
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wimbledon Opens. DESCRIPTION: The first day of Wimbledon is not only the opening of one of the season’s great sporting events - it’s also a social attraction. A large crowd was there to see the opening games. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Crowds outside. (KS elevated GV of courts). Mrs Seixas with her husband arrives. Mrs Weiss arrives. Three South Africans alight from taxi. Fred Perry stands beside entrance. Mr & Mrs Mottram inside kiss & walk past camera. CU Drobny. Ken Rosewall signs autograph. Crowd shots (audience) Hoad in play. Rosewall playing defeats Davis. Drobny (in shorts) serving & wins match point, over Destremau.
Keywords
Sport; Vehicles; Tennis; Transport
Card file number
59280
Credits:
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Paul Wyand
Length of story (in feet)
122
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Wimbledon Opens', British Movietone News Issue No. 1255A, 25 Jun 1953. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/18598 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)