A 16mm film ''Little Miss Poker Face'' the career of Helen Wills Moody Roarke, 12 minutes duration, in can; the film has been copied to DVD and is off

A 16mm film ''Little Miss Poker Face'' the career of Helen Wills Moody Roarke, 12 minutes duration, in can; the film has been copied to DVD and is offered in the lot (2) The film commences with action shots of her first final at Forest Hills in 1923 when 17 year old Wills beat Molla Mallory the defending Champion. We see footage of both players rallying during the match. We follow Wills to Wimbledon in 1924 the kings of Spain and Portugal looking on from the Royal Box. The commentator then lists the Championships that Wills had won during her career while we see fine slow-motion footage. There is superb extensive footage of the famous Wills v Lenglen encounter at Cannes in 1926, their only singles meeting, with Lenglen succeeding in two closely fought sets. We see huge crowds, cameramen and many rallies taken during the match. Close-ups of both ladies are shown and huge bouquets of flowers are presented at the conclusion. Victorious American Wightman Cup players are shown and then we meet Helen Jacobs in close-up. Molla Mallory and Spain's Lili D'Alvarez follow with some film of Wills playing exhibition matches against Vini Richards, Bill Tilden and Rene Lacoste. Footage from 1929 is accompanied by commentary on why she received her 'nickname'. We see her outside the church following her marriage to Fred Moody (Close-ups). And then Helen in her studio with her paintings, and brushes being stored inside her trophies! We see her outside Buckingham Palace, having been presented to the King and Queen. Again her victories are listed. We see her with The Bishop of London, King Gustav of Sweden, Japan's Tamio Abe, and once again against Helen Jacobs at Forest Hills. We see her on the ocean liner en-route to England for the Wimbledon Championships of 1935. We see the groundsmen preparing the hallowed courts. We see general ground shots at Wimbledon and then Wills and Jacobs meeting in the final. not illustrated