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Henley Regatta - Eastman Colour

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1831
Date Released
6 Jul 1964
Date submitted
1 Jul 1964
Stories in this Issue:
  1. 1Aintree to Close?
  2. 2Henley Regatta - Eastman Colour

Story

Story No. within this Issue
2 / 2
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: News Events in Colour - Henley Regatta. DESCRIPTION: For five generations now, Henley-on-Thames has been staging its famous regatta. This year the events took place in perfect weather with a pleasant following breeze to help the oarsmen. Open for the first time to schools from overseas the Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup. Main event of the day was the Diamond Sculls. It was won in sensational time by Cromwell - Pan American Champion, - who clipped six seconds off the record. But ashore or afloat Henley provides an occasion which everybody enjoys. SHOTLIST: Scenes. GV Henley. GV looking down the Thames. MS camera down Thames. MLS boats moored. LS oarsmen up Thames. MS camera follows Russian competitors through tunnel. CU girl. MS Russians in boat. LAS blades (3 shots). MS man reading programme. CU man looks through binoculars. MCU pan up girl’s feet to head. MCU group of women. MCU ladies’ hats. CU same (2 shots). MCU group of women. CU hat (2 shots). MS group of women. MS pan group of women past camera. CU hat. MS man puts up sun shade. MS pan up woman preparing meal. MS people having picnic. MCU girl eating. TS boy eating. BS women watching boat race. MLS pan Eton crew in race. MS people in boats. MS more. MS group of people. CU woman’s hat. MS people watching boat race. MS pan college boy past camera. MS group of girls. LAS group of boys. CU cameraman. MS group of girls. CU woman’s hat. LS pan American crew Groton School. MS pan Phillips Exeter (USA) and zoom out. CU woman looks through binoculars. MLS Groton wins Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup. MS pan S Cromwell (USA) in Diamond Challenge Sculls. MS pan MP Watkinson (New Zealand) in same race. CU man looks through binoculars. LS Cromwell wins. MCU group of people. CU woman drinking. LS man in boat. GV Henley.
Keywords
Sport; Rowing; Water sports
Locations
Henley-on-Thames
Card file number
88539
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Ronald E. Collins
Length of story (in feet)
326
Story extras:

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