The Boat Race
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 3 / 5
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: The Boat Race. DESCRIPTION: Oxford took the water at Putney to challenge their old adversary for the 104th time. The light blues went ahead from the start, rowing with the measured precision which was to keep them well ahead of Oxford. Cambridge won by 3 1/2 lengths in the third fastest time ever recorded. SHOTLIST: MS people with umbrellas. MS same. MS Oxford crew carry boat to water. CU crowd. MS Cambridge put boat into water. CU crowd. LS start of race. CU person with binoculars. MS Cambridge pull away from Oxford. CU same. LS approaching Hammersmith Bridge. CU people in boat. MS Cambridge. LS end of race. CU people with umbrellas. CU boy in cap and cape.
- Keywords
- Sport; Rowing; Students; Education and training; Buildings and structures; Water sports
- Locations
- Putney; England; Mortlake
- Footage sources
- Pathe
- Card file number
- 73375
- Credits:
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- Commentator
- Geoffrey Sumner
- Camera
- Len Waldorf
- Camera
- Robert Turner
- Camera
- Terry O’Brien
- Length of story (in feet)
- 99
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