Table Tennis (1947)

Location Unknown / Unclear. Several shots of Hungarian table tennis player Sido as he beats American Pagliaro in the men’s singles semi-finals of the world table tennis championship. Various shots of the contest between Ms Farkas of Hungary and Ms Blackburn of England in the women’s singles final. Farkas wins and becomes the world champion - she is carried out on shoulders. LS. Farkas is chaired. Various shots of the other men’s singles semi-final between Bohumil Vana (Czechoslovakia) and Leach (England). Vana wins and passes to finals. Various shots of the final of the women’s doubles - Trudi Pritzi and Farkas (Hungary) beat Clouther and Monnes (USA). Men’s doubles final - Vana and Slar (Czechoslovakia) beat Leach and Carrington (England). Note - Natural sound of Ping-Pong ball throughout. FILM ID: 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 E
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