Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Wimbledon opens

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
420A
Date Released
24 Jun 1937
Date submitted
21 Jun 1937
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
8 / 11
Section Title
Sports: Reported by Alan Howland
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Wimbledon Open. SHOTLIST: Close shots Bunny Austin playing. Lines being marked out on the course. Close shots of the machine. Groundsmen alter the nets. Spectators walk round the grounds. Close shot of Helen Jacobs and CU Alice Marble (not in tennis kit). Elevated shot of the courts. Players on same. Names being placed in rack. HW Austin and CL Rogers. CU together. Balls being taken from box. Austin playing. CU Shots of play. Austin changes shoes and plays in hat. Play. Spectator shots. Roderick Menzel of Czechoslovakia plays Jack Crawford. Spectators. CU of Budge with partner. Also exteriors of the buildings and grounds.
Keywords
Sport; Buildings and structures
Footage sources
Local
Card file number
5458
Credits:
Commentator
Alan Howland
Length of story (in feet)
71
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Sports: Reported by Alan Howland: Wimbledon opens', British Movietone News Issue No. 420A, 24 Jun 1937. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/7732 (Accessed 01 Feb 2025)