Canoe Marathon is Murder

Series

Series Name: British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

1947

Date Released

26 Sep 1966

Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue

5 / 5

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Canoe Marathon Is Murder. DESCRIPTION: On the St Maurice River in Quebec, a three day canoe race, one of the toughest water-sports events in the world. SHOTLIST: Key Scene. GV start of vanoe marathon on St Maurice River, in Quebec. BS couple watching. CU leap zoom out to canoe passing. Pan canoe number 14 passes. GV canoes pass along river. LS ditto. GV cars move slowly along highway beside river. MS from inside car. MS trees as car passes. MLS canoe No 40. MS from water level as canoes pass. MS canoe No 14 approaches on the dams. MS one of the judges. MS pan canoe No 14 carried across dam. MS canoe No 27 along river. MLS canoe lifted out of river. MS canoe No 120 carried across dam. LS canoe carried through streets. MS canoe No 121 carried through street. MS No 12, No 13, No 121 lowered into water. MS canoes along river. MS the winning canoe No 15 passes. MS man looks through binoculars at finish. GV canoe No 15 approaches finish. Pan ditto. LS ditto.

Keywords

Sport; Ships and boats

Locations

Quebec; Canada; St Maurice

Footage sources

National Film Board of Canada

Card file number

91581

Credits:

Commentator: Leslie Mitchell

Length of story (in feet)

167

Story extras:

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