The Boat Race

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1191

Date Released

31 Mar 1952

Date Other

Mar 1952

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Freak Weather Hits Biggest Sports Week
2. 2FA Cup Semi Finals
3. 3FA Cup Semi Finals
4. 4Rugby International
5. 5The Boat Race
6. *Film News Items: Haylift
7. *Film News Items: Tornado Hits USA
8. *Film News Items: Oil Fire in Italy
9. *Film News Items: Wonder Car

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Boat Race - Oxford Win. DESCRIPTION: Movietone’s complete record of the Oxford and Cambridge struggle. SHOTLIST: Various shots of snow on the ground. Man handing out programmes whilst snowing. Various shots of people standing in the snow. Various shots of children spectators. Shots of policemen. Various shot of Oxford rowing on the Thames. Shots of Cambridge rowing on the Thames. Panning shot along the spectators on the bank of the river. TPS of the crews lined up at the starting line. Crowd. Start of the race. Various shots of the race. Shots of a couple of boats filled with spectators moving along the river. Various shots of the race. Oxford win the race. TPS of the two teams seated in their boats on the Thames.

Keywords

Sport; Rowing; Students; Education and training; Weather; Police; Water sports

Footage sources

Gaumont
Pathe

Card file number

56980

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

275

Story extras:

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