The Boat Race: Description by Alan Howland

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

407A

Date Released

25 Mar 1937

Stories in this Issue:

1. 1Reports: Amelia Earhart’s flight venture
2. 2Reports: Final tributes to a Great Statesman - The funeral of Sir Austen Chamberlain
3. 3Reports: Circus Wedding
4. 4Reports: Fen floods
5. 5Prodigy
6. 6Rugby
7. 7The Boat Race: Description by Alan Howland
8. 8Names and News: Il Duce
9. 9Names and News: Haile Selassie
10. 10Names and News: King Leopold in Britain
11. 11Names and News: The Duchess of Bedford is missing
12. 12Names and News: The "Normandie"

Story

Story No. within this Issue

7 / 12

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Oxford Win at Last. DESCRIPTION: Oxford win at last. SHOTLIST: Towing path scenes of crowds. The boats being brought out. Shot of false start. Shot of the actual start. Shot of the two crews racing side by side. Close shots of Oxford drawing away. Shots of the finish. Crew after victory.

Keywords

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

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

5256

Credits:

Commentator

Alan Howland

Length of story (in feet)

197

Story extras:

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