Light Blues Win Another Boat Race

Series

Series Name: British Movietone Gazette

Issue

Issue No.

250

Date Released

19 Mar 1934

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 2

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Light Blues Win Boat Race. DESCRIPTION: Movietone offers a film of 1934’s record-breaking classic, commentated by Mr GO Nickalls. SHOTLIST: Shot of teams coming out, Oxford leading led by their stroke, Sutcliffe. Close shot of the Cambridge boat being lowered into water. Elevated shot of crowds congregating on the banks of the river. Close shot of Punch and Judy show in progress with few people around same. Close shot of man in street selling rosettes. Elevated shot of the start. Crowds line banks. Elevated shot of the crowds waving and shouting. Close elevated shot of the race and Cambridge boat. Long shot of the race from both sides of Hammersmith bridge. Close shot of the judges boat following the others. Elevated close shot of the crowds. Camera follows Cambridge boat under Barnes bridge. Cambridge win in record time of eighteen minutes three seconds. Close shot of crews exhausted in boats. Crowds on the bank cheering.

Keywords

Sport; Rowing; Students; Education and training; Buildings and structures; Entertainment and leisure; Water sports

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

2840A

Credits:

Commentator: Guy Oliver Nickalls

Length of story (in feet)

327

Story extras:

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