Learning on ScreenNews in Colour: Oyster Smack Race
Series
- Series Name
- British Movietone News
Issue
Story
- Story No. within this Issue
- 3 / 4
- Section Title
- News in Colour
- Summary
- MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Oyster Smacks Race Colour. DESCRIPTION: The annual Thames Oyster Smack Race from Gravesend to Billingsgate was won by the smack ‘Shamrock’ skippered by architect Brian Thomas. This race re-enacts the upstream dash that used to take place in bygone days to get the oysters to market. SHOTLIST: GV boats at sea. SV CK 174, SV CK 178, MS CK 256 ‘Hyacinth’ BD Newell. LV CK 171. SV CK 46 ‘Gracie’ DJ Green. LV F 76 ‘Game Cock’ R Coleman. SV ditto being passed by another boat. CK 256 comes into view. SBV F 76 & CK 256. CU sails of F 76. LV F 105 ‘Rose and Ada’ AR Winter. LV CK 46 & others. CU pan sail of CK 46. LV CK 174. SV ditto bow. SV ditto stern. CU sail CK 174. CU row boat on tow. LV CK 174 coming through Tower Bridge. LV CK 174 with the ‘Belfast’ in b/g. CU man in crowd. SV CK 174 pulled up at quayside (the winner). CU 2 plates of oysters. SV Brian Thomas receiving cup. MS boats at quayside, crew of CK 174 in view. SCU Thomas with cup. SV girl passed oysters to crew, she eats one. SV Brian holding plate of oysters.
- Keywords
- Ships and boats; Food and cooking; Competitions; Celebrations and festivals; Sailing; Fisheries
- Locations
- River Thames
- Card file number
- 74/164
- Credits:
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- Camera
- David Allan
- Commentator
- Leonard Martin
- Length of story (in feet)
- 192
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