'Varsity Crews at Putney

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1240A

Date Released

12 Mar 1953

Date submitted

10 Mar 1953

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Eden & Butler in America
2. 2'Varsity Crews at Putney
3. 3Cockell Beats Farr
4. 4News Briefs: Ike and Bobby Jones
5. 5News Briefs: Alaska Volcano
6. 6News Briefs: Bristol Rag
7. 7Russian History - A New Chapter?
8. *Dumfries Freedom for Kosbies

* Story has local or special distribution

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Boat Race Crews Practice on Tideway. DESCRIPTION: The Oxford crew were first on the tideway this year, but they were soon followed by Cambridge eight who are obviously out to reverse last year’s victory by Oxford. SHOTLIST: Cut story - Various shots of Oxford & Cambridge practising individually on river Thames.

Keywords

Sport; Rowing; Students; Education and training; Environment; Water sports

Card file number

58687

Credits:

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Samuelson

Length of story (in feet)

80

Story extras:

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