Preparing for Wimbledon

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1514A
Date Released
12 Jun 1958
Date submitted
10 Jun 1958
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
5 / 7
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Preparing for Wimbledon. DESCRIPTION: At a Technical Training School, near Hertford, youngsters are preparing for Wimbledon. They are all from Dr Barnardo’s Homes. At Bockenham, Russia’s senior state tennis coach keeps an eye on 17-year-old Anne Dimitrieva, who’s been making her appearance in the Kent Championships. Anna, and Andrei Potanin, another 17-year-old, may be seen at Wimbledon, probably in the Junior event. SHOTLIST: MS ball boys doing exercises. CU same. MS ball boy picks ball off court. Same. CU same. MS same. CU same. MS same. MS coach. MS coach & Anna Dimitrieva. MS Anna Dimitrieva playing. MS Andre Potanin playing. Same.
Keywords
Social conditions; Youth
Locations
Kent; England; Hertfordshire
Card file number
74033
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
Ken Taylor
Camera
Len Waldorf
Camera
Terry O’Brien
Length of story (in feet)
71
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Preparing for Wimbledon', British Movietone News Issue No. 1514A, 12 Jun 1958. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/22432 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)