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Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

264A

Date Released

28 Jun 1934

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Lawn Tennis Stars Meet at Wimbledon
• 2. Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: First snapshot is Steve Donoghue’s brilliant win in French Grand Prix on ‘Admiral Drake’
• 3. Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Swinemunde - British destroyers visit
• 4. Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Sandwich - Open Golf Championship
• 5. Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Versailles - The Bleriot Celebrations
• 6. England Win Second Test at Lord’s

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Lawn Tennis Stars Meet at Wimbledon. DESCRIPTION: Beginning of All England Championships finds best "racket-eers" arriving for early rounds. SHOTLIST: General shots of Wimbledon panning to the court and the grounds. Fred Perry talking to group of people. Bunny Austin arrives. Jack Crawford and Vivian McGrath. Suzanne Lenglen. Betty Nuthall. Shot of play. Wood playing. Wins. The players arriving are not in tennis kit, only those actually playing.

Keywords

Sport; Buildings and structures

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

2980

Length of story (in feet)

79

Story extras:

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