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Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1675

Date Released

10 Jul 1961

Date submitted

8 Jul 1961

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Kuwait - Border Build-Up
• 2. Vigilant is the Word!
• 3. Royal Regatta
• 4. Wimbledon - The New Champions

Story

Story No. within this Issue

4 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wimbledon Finals. SHOTLIST: Key scene. MLS Rod Laver and Chuck McKinley (singles finalists). LS crowd. LS Laver serves - rally. MS McKinley returning ball. GV Laver. MS McKinley returns ball. GV crowd. LS rally. GV crowd. LS rally - Laver’s point also match. MS crowd. GV Princess Marina presents trophy to Laver. CU Laver holding trophy. GV crowds. Slip pan. LS Dorothy Round v Mrs Jedrzejowska (1937) final. BS returning ball. MLS rally - Dorothy Round’s point and also match. CU Dorothy Round. Slip pan. GV Angela Mortimer and Christine Truman. BS Mortimer serving. GV Christine Truman. LS crowd. GV Truman serving. LS rally. GV crowd (umbrellas up). LS ground staff covering court with tarpaulin. GV crowd. LS Mortimer serving. BS same returning ball. LS players waiting for ball boy. MLS Christine Truman. MCU crowd. MLS Mortimer serving. BS Mortimer returning ball. HAS crowd. LS rally - Mortimer’s point also match. LS crowd. GV Princess Alice presents trophy to Angela Mortimer. CU Angela Mortimer.

Keywords

Sport; Tennis

Locations

London; Wimbledon

Card file number

82817

Credits:

Camera

A. R. Edmonds

Commentator

Jeffrey K. Shearley

Camera

Norman Fisher

Length of story (in feet)

260

Story extras:

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