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Two very rare reels of 35mm. film containing twenty-one minutes of newsreel film spanning the tennis career of Helen Wills from 1923 to the mid 1930's. In addition to the matches at Forest Hills and Wimbledon, there is also rare footage of the match in Cannes, France, between Helen Wills and Suzanne Lenglen, their only singles meeting. Among Helen Wills' other opponents depicted are Molla Mallory, Kitty McKane, Lili de Alvarez, Didi Vlasto, Eileen Bennett and Helen Jacobs. The film is stored in its original cases and is in excellent condition. (2)