Sport: Tennis - Wimbledon Opens

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1307A
Date Released
24 Jun 1954
Date Other
Jun 1954
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 10
Section Title
Sport
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wimbledon Opens. DESCRIPTION: The Wimbledon fortnight has begun and the first match on the Centre Court, by tradition, was between Victor Seixas, the holder, and Cass of Great Britain. SHOTLIST: Cut story - GV people queuing. GV Wimbledon. Victor Seixas & Trabert arrive. Lew Hoad arrives. GV courts. Cut-ins crowds. Seixas and Geoffrey Cass onto court. Various shots of the game, Seixas winning straight sets.
Keywords
Sport
Locations
Wimbledon
Card file number
61275
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Peter Brown
Length of story (in feet)
75
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'Sport: Tennis - Wimbledon Opens', British Movietone News Issue No. 1307A, 24 Jun 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19302 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)