Films for classroom use (1954)

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BADMINTON GOOD BADMINTON 1 reel-B&W (Warner Bros.) 10 minutes An explanation of the game and a brief discussion of its history accompany an exhibition match in which champions Jess Willard and Cliff Sawyer demonstrate correct timing, fast foot work and accurate placement. GYMNASTICS *GYMNASTICS (MGM) 1 reel-B&W Sports Parade Series 9 minutes Champions of the Amateur Athletic Union perform various exercises with gymnasium apparatus. SOCCER KING SOCCER (Paramount) 1 reel-B&W Grantland Rice Sportlight 9 minutes This sport travelogue shows a soccer game in Buenos Aires, with out- standing plays executed in slow motion. SWIMMING * AQUATIC ARTISTRY (MGM) 1 reel-B&W Sports Parade Series 8 minutes A diving exhibition by Olympic champion, Harold (Dutch) Smith, show- ing his technique in normal and slow motion. TABLE TENNIS *TABLE TENNIS (MGM) 1 reel-B&W Sports Parade Series 10 minutes Experts demonstrate table tennis in detail. TENNIS *THE TECHNIQUE OF TENNIS (Columbia) 1 reel-B&W News World of Sports Series 9 minutes A demonstration by Lloyd Budge of tennis fundamentals for the be- ginner. TENNIS RHYTHM (Columbia) 1 reel-B&W News World of Sports Series 9 minutes Sequences of Bobby Riggs winning national tennis championship and later explaining his technique. *TENNIS TACTICS (MGM) 1 reel-B&W Pete Smith Specialties Series 11 minutes Fred Perry illustrates the service and stance, pivot shots, short placement and volleys in slow motion. 75