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Wimbledon Opens.

British Newsreels, 1911-1930: Culture and Society on Film Available online

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Format:
Video
Contributor:
British Film Institute, owner.
Topical Film Co., production company.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Athletes.
Crowds.
Spectators.
Sports.
Sports--Competitions.
Women.
England--London.
Wimbledon Championships.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (1 video file (1 minute, 23 seconds)) : silent, black and white.
Place of Publication:
[Great Britain] : Topical Film Company, 1927.
Summary:
Snapshots of famous players of many nations who are competing for the World Championship. Miss Helen Wills (USA); Gwenn Sterry (GB); Betty Nuthall looking at camera; Senorita De Alvarez (Spain); Mrs Godfree (Miss Kitty McKane) looking to-camera; "Big Bill" Tilden (USA) playing; René Lacoste (France); and "15-year-old Sidney Wood" (USA). Shots of the spectators at Wimbledon watching the women's match; individual shots of the other players either smiling to the camera or mid-play.
Notes:
Issue number: 826-1 ; Story number within issue: 4 of 5
Series: Topical Budget.
With intertitles.

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