News in Colour: Oyster Smack Race

Series

Series Name
British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.
2362
Date Released
9 Sep 1974
Stories in this 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:
Camera
David Allan
Commentator
Leonard Martin
Length of story (in feet)
192
Story extras:
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'News in Colour: Oyster Smack Race', British Movietone News Issue No. 2362, 9 Sep 1974. https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/newsonscreen/search/index.php/story/30469 (Accessed 03 Mar 2025)