Learning on ScreenMovietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin: Oxford Win First Post-War Boat Race
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 5 / 5
- Section Title
- Movietone’s News - Reported by Lionel Gamlin
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Oxford Win First Peacetime Boat Race. DESCRIPTION: It was a hazy morning in London for the first post war University Boat Race. Oxford went ahead almost from the start and maintained the lead for a three lengths victory. SHOTLIST: KS GV crowds on towpath, Putney. GVs towpath, people wearing comic hats, rosettes, ribbons, eating ice creams etc. Cambridge and Oxford Presidents; coin tossed. Cambridge win and choose Surrey side, natural sound. Oxford carry out boat, followed by Cambridge. Cut-in of crowds, both crews paddle to starting post. Crowds line bank. Boats at ready and off. SV of same; as seen from launch following boats, SV panning gives impression that Cambridge are pulling ahead. Crews approach Harrods Depository seen on left bank, approaching Hammersmith Bridge, shot from Bridge, boats shooting Hammersmith Bridge. Approaching Chiswick Eyot, Oxford gaining all the time, cut-in of launches following. Shot of Umpire’s launch. GV Oxford well ahead. Cambridge not even in picture; camera pans back to Cambridge. Shot from launch - Shooting Barnes Bridge. Cut-ins of crowds cheering (natural sound), swan nearly hits boats, camera pans to MS of swan. Oxford pass first post, past finishing post with three lengths to spare. Cambridge passing winning post, small launch in foreground. Crews flop, and pan to result being written on board of a launch, also the time - 19 minutes 54 seconds. Finish at Mortlake. Most of the race is shot in mist.
- Keywords
- Sport; Rowing; Students; Education and training; Water sports
- Locations
- River Thames; Putney; Mortlake
- Card file number
- 46725
- Credits:
-
- Camera
- Alfred A. Tunwell
- Camera
- David Prosser
- Camera
- Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw
- Camera
- J. L. Ramsden
- Commentator
- Lionel James Gamlin
- Camera
- Montague G. Benson
- Camera
- Norman Fisher
- Camera
- Paul Wyand
- Camera
- Richard Harris
- Camera
- William G. Carrington
- Length of story (in feet)
- 221
-
Film clip
• The first time you use this link in a session, you will need to log on at the British Movietone website and then click this icon again to see the film. For the remainder of the session, this link will take you directly to the film.
This series is held by:
Film Archive
- Name
- AP Archive
- info@aparchive.com
- Web
- http://www.movietone.com
- Phone
- +44 (0)20 7482 7482
- Series held
- View all series held by AP Archive
Record Stats
This record has been viewed 180 times.
