Cambridge Win - Easily

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1138A

Date Released

29 Mar 1951

Date submitted

Mar 1951

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

3 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Cambridge Win - Easily. DESCRIPTION: After seeing Oxford sink in the first attempt to row the Boat Race, they saw the Dark Blues finish twelve lengths behind them in the second attempt - the most comfortable win for fifty years. SHOTLIST: CU programme. GV crowd. LS start of 2nd attempt. LS crews row away from camera. Pan with crews Cambridge leading slightly. GV at Hammersmith Bridge with Cambridge four lengths in front. GV Cambridge pan to Oxford. LS Cambridge approaching finish 12 lengths ahead. GV Cambridge past finish pan to show how far behind Oxford are. GV crowd (x2). CU little girl handed rosette. GV mass of rosettes. MS woman buying a rosette. GV Bishop of Willesden (Umpire) sees toss with Oxford win. CU Bishop. GV start of 1st attempt to row race. Pan with Oxford boat shipping water pan to Cambridge. GV Oxford getting lower & lower in water (actual sinking not seen). LS spectator boats. GV tug. GV Oxford boat floating down river. CU Bishop of Willesden. GV Cambridge row in. GV launch with Oxford crew onboard & towing their boat. MS Oxford crew jump from launch. MS swell of river. GV river washing over promenade. 2 shots crowd edging away from rising water. 3 shots crowd wade through rising tide. GV Movietone camera car surrounded by water.

Keywords

Sport; Rowing; Students; Education and training; Accidents and disasters; Water sports; Religion and belief

Locations

London; River Thames

Card file number

55211

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

320

Story extras:

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