Racquet Action
Film Identifier: F.2005-01-0126
Run Time
0h 8m 47s
0h 8m 47s
Format
16mm
16mm
Color
B&W
B&W
Sound
Optical
Optical
Date Produced
1951
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.
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
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
Distributors
Additional Credits
Castle Films (is contributor)
Genre
Form
Subject
Related Place
United States (production location of)