US Wins Davis Cup

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1335A
Date Released
7 Jan 1955
Date submitted
3 Jan 1955
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
7 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Us Win Davis Cup. DESCRIPTION: Twenty-six thousand people packed into the White City, Sydney, to see the battle for the Davis Cup. With a lead of two matches to nil, in the singles, the American pair Seixas and Trabert faced Rosewall and Hoad for the Doubles match. By their victory in the Doubles, the Americans took a winning lead and regained the Davis Cup. SHOTLIST: GV Trabert, Seixas, Rosewall, Hoad. GV packed stadium. GV further shot of players. CU Davis Cup. GV during play. CU players during break. GV further play - Rosewall falls. GV crowd applauding. GV final play. America wins cup. Sir William Slim and Premier Mr Menzies were also present.
Keywords
Sport; Tennis
Locations
Sydney; Australia
Footage sources
Australia
Card file number
62570
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
207
Story extras:
Film clip

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'US Wins Davis Cup', British Movietone News Issue No. 1335A, 7 Jan 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/19757 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)