The Boat Race

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1505A

Date Released

10 Apr 1958

Date submitted

7 Apr 1958

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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:

Commentator: Geoffrey Sumner
Camera: Len Waldorf
Camera: Robert Turner
Camera: Terry O’Brien

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