Serpentine Regatta

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1158

Date Released

13 Aug 1951

Date submitted

9 Aug 1951

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Serpentine Regatta
2. 2Dublin Horse Show
3. 3Niagara Plunge
4. 4Berlin Youth Rally
5. 5Lagos Vacation
6. 6Edinburgh Degree for Prince Philip
7. *Princess Margaret at Carlisle
8. *Rotherham Greets Own Channel Swimmer

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 6

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Serpentine Regatta. DESCRIPTION: The Serpentine Festival Regatta (sponsored by the Evening News) was the first ever to be held on the Hyde Park water-way. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. MS oarsmen by boat. Doggatt’s Coat & Badge watermen row along Serpentine. Various angle shots of Serpentine. Races of eights. Bathing in Lido, foreground with race of eights in progress in background. Finish of heat of eights.

Local distribution only

Not shown in Newcastle.

Keywords

Sport; Rowing; Mass media; Entertainment and leisure; Environment; Swimming; Water sports

Locations

London; Hyde Park

Card file number

55900

Credits:

Camera

Alec Tozer

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Martin Gray

Length of story (in feet)

63

Story extras:

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