Racquet Action
Identifier
F.2005-01-0126
Date Of Production
1951
Abstract
Castle Films release in which an amusing narrator gives a brief description of tennis and other sports that stemmed from the game, including ping pong, badminton, jai alai, and lacrosse. Footage of matches.
Log
00:15 - VS reenactment game, first tennis players in England, wearing formal historical dress
01:04 - CU racquet, ball, regulation net, woman in tennis attire
01:23 - VS women’s doubles tennis match
02:11 - VS men’s singles tennis match
03:28 - VS women’s double match, slow motion to show form
04:05 - VS men’s singles match, narrator explains tactics
04:51 - VS table tennis, or ping pong games, singles, doubles, tricks, ping pong with an egg
06:20 - VS badminton game
06:36 - VS indoor jai alai game
07:40-08:47 - VS outdoor lacrosse game
01:04 - CU racquet, ball, regulation net, woman in tennis attire
01:23 - VS women’s doubles tennis match
02:11 - VS men’s singles tennis match
03:28 - VS women’s double match, slow motion to show form
04:05 - VS men’s singles match, narrator explains tactics
04:51 - VS table tennis, or ping pong games, singles, doubles, tricks, ping pong with an egg
06:20 - VS badminton game
06:36 - VS indoor jai alai game
07:40-08:47 - VS outdoor lacrosse game
Run Time
8 min 47 sec
Format
16mm
Extent
320 feet
Color
B&W
Sound
Optical
Reel/Tape Number
1/1
Has Been Digitized?
Yes
Language Of Materials
English
Element
Print
Genre
Form
Subject
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Related Places
Distributor
Additional Credits
Castle Films (is contributor)
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