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:
Film clip

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