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:
Film clip

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'Canoe Marathon is Murder', British Movietone News Issue No. 1947, 26 Sep 1966. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/26600 (Accessed 31 Jan 2025)