The Centenary Boat Race - Won by Oxford

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1296A

Date Released

8 Apr 1954

Date submitted

3 Apr 1954

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1The Budget
2. 2The Centenary Boat Race - Won by Oxford
3. 3Soccer - Scotland V England
4. 4The H - Bomb

Story

Story No. within this Issue

2 / 4

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Oxford Win 100th Boat Race. DESCRIPTION: The hundredth running of the Boat Race drew the usual huge crowds to the banks of the Thames. After a good start in rough water, Cambridge got into difficulty. Oxford were able to master the conditions better and went on to win by four and a half lengths. SHOTLIST: Cut story - KS. Very old drawing of 1st boat race. First scene drawing of 1st boat race. Oxford come out with their boats. Various shots of crowds on towpath. Boats off. Various scenes during the race. Two heavy swans take off between the two boats. Oxford win by four and a half lengths.

Keywords

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

Locations

River Thames

Footage sources

Gaumont British News Rota

Card file number

60763

Credits:

Camera

George Richardson

Camera

Godfrey Kenneth Hanshaw

Commentator

Leslie Mitchell

Camera

Martin Gray

Camera

Montague G. Benson

Camera

Terry O’Brien

Length of story (in feet)

200

Story extras:

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