Wimbledon - The Feminine View Point

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1308
Date Released
28 Jun 1954
Date Other
Jun 1954
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
1 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wimbledon. Feminine Viewpoint. DESCRIPTION: Women come into their own at Wimbledon - apart from the stars of the Centre Court and entries from all over the World, there’s always the Ladies’ fashions. On Court Number One, large crowds gathered to see the struggle between Bobby Wilson and Tony Trabert of America. SHOTLIST: Cut story - GV Wimbledon Stadium. Little Mo ‘Maureen Connolly’ and Miss Joan Scott onto court. Play. Miss Brough, Mrs Du Pont, Miss Mortimer, Miss Sachino Kamo (Japanese), Senorita Ramirez (Mexico). Various shots of fashions. People in restaurants around the courts. Men. Robert Wilson and Tony Trabert playing. Trabert wins. Wilson and his mother talk to Fred Perry.
Local distribution only
Not shown in Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle or Scotland.
Keywords
Sport; Food and cooking; Tennis; Fashion and costume; Youth
Locations
Wimbledon
Card file number
61292
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
George Richardson
Camera
Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
Camera
Martin Gray
Length of story (in feet)
191
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Wimbledon - The Feminine View Point', British Movietone News Issue No. 1308, 28 Jun 1954. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19311 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)