Wimbledon Opening (1951)

Item title reads - Wimbledon opening. Wimbledon Tennis Tournament. Greater London. M/S people passing through gates. M/S stand at Wimbledon. M/S programmes. C/U as programmes are sold. M/S man carrying armful of racquets. M/S Gottfried Von Cramm standing at office door. M/S Nancy Chaffee arriving. M/S Tea Gardens. C/U zoom in to Mrs George Melachrino in large hat. M/S order of play board. L/S Budge Patty v D.A. Lurie with Patty receiving at far end. C/U Patty walking up to net. M/S crowd applauding. C/U Patty and Lurie. M/S programme being removed to reveal playing courts. C/U Deyro taking picture. C/U pan up Nancy Chaffee’s flowered dress to her face. C/U Miss Gibson, first black female to play at Wimbledon. C/U Frank Sedgman. C/U Joy Gannon (Mrs Mottram), pan to Tony Mottram. M/S Von Cramm serving. M/S Drobny chasing ball. He hits return but Von Cramm smashes into net. M/S Von Cramm chasing across court. L/S as Drobny beats Von Cramm, they run to net, pan to crowd applauding heartily. C