Henley Champions

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
1361
Date Released
4 Jul 1955
Date submitted
2 Jul 1955
Stories in this Issue:

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Story

Story No. within this Issue
3 / 4
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Henley Regatta. DESCRIPTION: Competitors from all over the world take part in the famous rowing events. SHOTLIST: GV of rowing through the trees. Shots of crowd, fashions. GV of the trophies on display. Finish of the Grand Challenge Cup won by University of Pennsylvania. Crowd applaud. Russians beat the Swiss in the Double Sculls. Crowd applaud. Kocerka wins from Rand. Crowd applaud. Russians winning the Silver Goblets. America beating the RAF in the Thames Cup. Crowd. American crew throw their cox, coach and member of the crew in the water.
Keywords
Sport; Rowing; Water sports
Locations
Henley-on-Thames
Card file number
63960
Credits:
Commentator
Geoffrey Sumner
Camera
George Richardson
Camera
Montague G. Benson
Camera
Peter Brown
Length of story (in feet)
120
Story extras:
Film clip

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'Henley Champions', British Movietone News Issue No. 1361, 4 Jul 1955. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/20174 (Accessed 28 Feb 2025)