Tennis Film (1920-1929)

Tennis Film - famous tennis personalities. Location of events unknown. Possibly the 1928 French Championships? Unidentified tournament; 1920s; could include well-known players such as Bill Tilden; Suzanne Lenglen; etc. Opens w/ shot of row of men posing. Then larger group shot; 2 rows. Pairs for mixed doubles match walking onto court; spectators in BG. Match in progress. Pan on spectators in stands; trees in BG. Women’s doubles players walk onto court. Pan on 4 female & 2 male players posing in front of stands. CU woman player. Shots from women’s doubles. MS teams stand at net talking. Various shots of crowd in stands. Men’s singles: switches from 1 player returning volleys to the other. Similar shots women playing; CUs 2 men. More shots of women’s matches from various angles. Note: the players seen here are not recognised by this cataloguer, but if anyone knows who they are, please let us know! Jan 2011 Amendment: Donn Gobbie of The University of Indiana pointed out that this could be the mens single