This short film “Miss Poker Face” is part of the series “The Greatest Drama.” It recounts the life and career American Helen Wills (October 6, 1905 – January 1, 1998), also known as by married names Helen Wills Moody and Helen Wills Roark, the preeminent female tennis player of the 1920s-1930s. She held the top position in women’s tennis from 1927-1833, 1935, and 1938. She won 31 Grand Slam tournament titles during her career. Opening credits for “The Greatest Drama” – scenes from a parade, confetti in the air. A motorcade passes and the crowds cheer. 0:31 Helen Wills serves a tennis ball and engages in a rally. She receives a trophy and shakes hands with the presenter. Helen playing tennis. 0:55 The 1923 U.S. National Championships. 1:01 Closeup of Norwegian tennis player and seven-time champion Molla Bjurstedt Mallory. Wills and Mallory rally. Wills defeats Mallory in a straight-sets victory. At the age of 17, she was the youngest champion at the time. Wills received her nickname “Miss Poker Face.” 1:28 Wills facing the camera after the match. 1:30 Exterior shot of England. 1:34 The 1924 Wimbledon Championships. 1:36 King Alfonso XIII of Spain and King Manuel II of Portugal. Wills playing singles against American tennis player Katherine Winthrop McKean. 2:03 Wills smiling at the camera. 2:11 Text reads “U.S. National Singles, 1924,” “U.S. National Singles, 1925,” “U.S. Mixed Doubles, 1925” over a backdrop of Wills rallying. 2:27 A woman’s hand grabs a tennis racket. Slow motion shot of Wills’ forehand smash and backhand. 2:56 The Port of Cannes in the French Riviera. Wills plays French tennis champion Suzanne Lenglen in February 1926 at the Match of the Century, the Carlton Club tournament final. They stand next to each other, shaking hands and smiling. Men sitting on a rooftop. Crowds cheer in the stands. Lenglen and Wills engage in an intense match. They shake hands across the net. Closeup of Lenglen smiling at camera as she is given flowers. 4:03 The Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France. Wills did not have a chance to play Lenglen again due to an emergency appendectomy during the French Championships. 4:11 Surgeon performs an appendectomy. The American Wightman Cup players stand holding a trophy. Montage of Wills’ competitors — 4:30 American tennis player Helen Jacobs. 4:37 Molla Mallory practices. 4:40 Spanish multi-sport competitor Lili Alvarez playing tennis. 4:45 Wills with American tennis player Vincent “Vinnie” Richards. 4:52 “Big Bill” Tilden rallies. 4:57 Wills stands with French tennis player Rene Lacoste. 5:05 The 1929 U.S. Singles Championship. Wills wins the match and championship, receiving her trophies while the crowd boos, little applause. 5:50 Wills marries stockbroker Fred Moody at St. Clement’s Episcopal Church in 1929 in Berkeley, California. Closeup of the couple in front of the church. A yacht sails across the screen. Overhead shot of San Francisco, California. Helen paints in her studio. An array of paintbrushes are stored in her trophy cups. 6:40 Exterior shots of Buckingham Palace in London, England. Wills in formal wear. 6:56 Text “1930” Wills is champion at Wimbledon, text “1931” Wills is U.S. women’s champion, text “1932” and “1933” Wills is champion of England. 7:14 Wills with Bishop of London Arthur Winnington-Ingram. King Gustaf V of Sweden plays tennis. Japanese Davis Cup star Tamino Abe plays tennis. 7:27 The 1933 U.S. National Championship Finals at Forest Hills, Long Island. Wills walks down the stairs with Helen Jacobs. Overhead shots of Wills and Jacobs rallying. Wills had injured her back earlier that season, and surrenders the match. 8:26 Exterior shots of San Francisco streets. Footage of Wills rehabilitating – swimming, walking with her husband, practicing tennis. A steam locomotive chugs forward. A ship leaving a harbor. Wills is aboard the ship, heading to London for the Wimbledon Championships of 1935. 9:30 Workers line the tennis court with chalk and raise the net. Wills and Jacobs pose in front of the net. Wills and Jacobs play an intense match. They shake hands, and Helen Wills Moody is Champion of Wimbledon. She accepts the Wimbledon Cup. Wills poses in front of cameramen.