The Boat Race - A Complete Movietone Record from Start to Finish

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

45

Date Released

14 Apr 1930

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Foremost British Sportsmen Bid Farewell to Walter Lindrum at Tom Webster’s Party
2. 2Duchess of Bedford Bound for the Cape
3. 3Prince George at Stoke Newington Opens New Swimming Bath
4. 4Kensington Canine Society Show Champions at Crystal Palace
5. 5The Boat Race - A Complete Movietone Record from Start to Finish

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Boat Race. 1930. SHOTLIST: Oxford win toss and choose Surrey side. Cambridge win. Long shot of boats on water. Elevated view of crowd on banks. Long shot of the start. At Hammersmith bridge Oxford lead by about half a length. Boats past camera mast of ship in foreground. By Barnes Cambridge lead by about a length. Elevated long shot of the race with boats in foreground and crowds watching from same. Shot of the finish. Cambridge wins by a two lengths lead in a record time of nineteen minutes nine seconds. Elevated shot of various boats in foreground. Steamship past camera.

Keywords

Sport; Rowing; Students; Education and training; Buildings and structures; Water sports

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

643

Length of story (in feet)

176

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