News in Colour: Henley Royal Regatta

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2353A
Date Released
11 Jul 1974
Stories in this Issue:

Story

Story No. within this Issue
4 / 4
Section Title
News in Colour
Summary
MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Henley Regatta Colour. DESCRIPTION: Henley Royal Regatta 1974. The rowing is dominated by foreign contestants, but the scene of shore is fashion as usual. SHOTLIST: GV River Thames at Henley & landing stages. SV (4) pan people on river in punt. Pan start of race, 12 people walking around on shore. CU pan fashionable lady in hat. LV pan race in progress, people following on shore with bikes. 4 SVs pan umpire’s boat, man & woman in bathing gear rowing in dinghy, pan finish of race, Porcellian Club win. Couple in dinghy. LV finished race, men relax in boats. SV fashionable women. SV woman in fashionable hat. SV crowd. SV Grand Challenge Cup. CU plaque in front of cup. SV pan end of race, Dynamo Club (USSR) won. CU Sir John Hunt. SV 8 boat being lowered in water by team. LV steam boat on river. CU Sir John Hunt’s son in law & grandson. SV steamboat. SV fashionable women. LV end of race. CU man wearing boater. SV winner of race 36, Ken Dwan is winner. LV Eights race, progress race Thames Challenge Cup. SV & CU crowd. SV pan 3 Securicor men. SV pan race, 30 finish Thames Challenge Cup. SV zoom into tired men in boat, winners Quinton Boat Club.
Keywords
Sport; Organisations; Rowing; Social events; Fashion and costume; Water sports; Military
Locations
Henley-on-Thames; England; Oxfordshire
Card file number
74/53
Credits:
Commentator
Leslie Mitchell
Camera
Pat Whitaker
Length of story (in feet)
192
Story extras:
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'News in Colour: Henley Royal Regatta', British Movietone News Issue No. 2353A, 11 Jul 1974. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/30407 (Accessed 15 May 2025)