Wimbledon - Women’s Title for Australia

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1779A
Date Released
11 Jul 1963
Date Other
Jul 1963
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wimbledon - Women’s Title for Australia. DESCRIPTION: The Women’s Singles match between Billy Jean Moffitt and Margaret Smith. It’s the first time since 1927 that the Championships had entered a third week. The winner - Margaret Smith is the first Australian to win the Women’s Singles at Wimbledon. Princess Marina presented the trophy to a very happy champion. SHOTLIST: Key scene. GV pan - rain-soaked crowds on Saturday. MS same. GV same. CU rain dripping from covers. MS Miss Margaret Smith (Australia) and Miss Billy Jean Moffitt (USA) come out onto centre court. GV crowds. CU the two finalists. GV crowd. GV Miss Moffitt serves far end and point to her. CU crowd. CU same serves. GV rally and point to Miss Smith. CU crowd. GV Miss Smith serves and point to Miss Moffitt. CU crowd. GV Miss Moffitt serves and point to Miss Smith. GV crowd. GV Miss Moffitt serves and point to Miss Smith. CU crowd. MLS wipe down change over. GV crowd. GV Miss Moffitt serves - 1st fault. GV crowd. GV Miss Moffitt serves and double fault. CU crowd. GV Miss Smith serves and point to her. GV crowd. GV Miss Moffitt serves. CU Miss Smith receives. CU Miss Moffitt returns. GV Miss Smith receives. GV crowd. GV Miss Moffitt serves - match point and point to Miss Smith. GV crowd. TS Miss Smith receives trophy from Princess Marina. CU crowd. CU Miss Smith and Miss Moffitt.
Keywords
Royalty; Sport; Tennis
Locations
Wimbledon
Footage sources
Movietone
Card file number
86882
Credits:
Commentator
Jeffrey K. Shearley
Length of story (in feet)
237
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Wimbledon - Women’s Title for Australia', British Movietone News Issue No. 1779A, 11 Jul 1963. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/25169 (Accessed 07 Mar 2025)