Columbia World of Sports: Tennis Rhythm with Bobby Riggs's primary photo
  • Columbia World of Sports: Tennis Rhythm with Bobby Riggs (1942)
  • Short | 8 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
Columbia World of Sports: Tennis Rhythm with Bobby Riggs (1942)
Short | 8 min | Documentary, Short, Sport
This Columbia "World of Sports" short (Columbia production number 3809) features tennis champion Bobby Riggs, when he was in his prime, and three decades before he beat Margaret Court in a "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match, and then ...See moreThis Columbia "World of Sports" short (Columbia production number 3809) features tennis champion Bobby Riggs, when he was in his prime, and three decades before he beat Margaret Court in a "Battle of the Sexes" tennis match, and then mouthed off so much about it that Billie Jean King, then in her prime, took him on and wiped up the court with him and put his old bones into retirement. There are those that think she could have beaten him in 1942 also, when she was still a baby. Riggs got more milage and attention out of playing against two women in the 70's then he did out of the many titles he won when he was younger. Written by Les Adams See less
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Director
Harry Foster
Writer
Bill Stern
Producer
Harry Foster
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Updated Mar 26, 1942
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Mar 26, 1942 (United States)

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2 cast members
Name Known for
Bill Stern's primary photo
Bill Stern
Self - Narrator Self - Narrator   See fewer
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Bobby Riggs's primary photo
Bobby Riggs
Self - Professional Tennis Player Self - Professional Tennis Player   See fewer
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