Ladies Tennis (1946)

Cuts for an unidentified ladies tennis match from the 1940s. Various shots show the two female players coming onto the court (Centre Court at Wimbledon?) and posing with their bouquets of flowers. Several shots of the match. L/S of Queen Mary arriving and taking her seat in the royal box. The women mop their brows. FILM ID:728.2 A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.