Player Turns Painter

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2078A
Date Released
3 Apr 1969
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 5
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Player Turns Painter. DESCRIPTION: Where are they now? The question, so often asked of Sporting Personalities of the past, is answered for us by Wimbledon Champion Yvon Petra - in Paris. SHOTLIST: MS pan up Yvon Petra. MLS Yvon playing tennis. 2 shots paintings by Yvon. 2 shots MS Yvon Petra drawing with his wife beside him. CU ditto. MCU ditto pan to tennis cups. 3 shots Petra winning Wimbledon in 1946. MS Petra walks from court. 3 shots Petra instructing woman on tennis. 2 shots ditto. 2 shots Petra looking at one of his paintings.
Keywords
Sport; Arts and crafts
Locations
France; Paris
Footage sources
France
Card file number
94582
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Length of story (in feet)
84
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Player Turns Painter', British Movietone News Issue No. 2078A, 3 Apr 1969. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/27806 (Accessed 08 Feb 2025)