News on Screen

Series

Series Name

British Movietone News

Issue

Issue No.

247A

Date Released

1 Mar 1934

Stories in this Issue:

• 1. Universities Occupy Sporting Limelight
• 2. Austria Keeps Close Watch on Frontier
• 3. Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: First snapshot is Prince of Wales at Birmingham during visit to British Industries Fair
• 4. Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Dublin - Ireland v Belgium soccer
• 5. Picture Paragraphs in the Week’s News: Spain - Express train wreck
• 6. Joyce Cooper Wins First Race in NSW
• 7. Stalin Reviews Red Troops in Moscow

Story

Story No. within this Issue

1 / 7

Summary

MOVIETONE CARD TITLE: Universities Occupy Sporting Limelight. DESCRIPTION: Heats in athletic meetings at Oxford and Cambridge enable men to be picked for forthcoming events. Sub.1. Meantime, dark and light blue oarsmen embark on final phase of training for the Boat Race. SHOTLIST: Various shots of the two universities and the flat racing and high hurdles. Shots of high jumping and low hurdles. Sub.1. Shots of Oxford taking to the water and rowing. Shots of Cambridge on the Thames at Goring. Team rowing past camera.

Keywords

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

Locations

River Thames; River Isis

Footage sources

Movietone

Card file number

2817

Length of story (in feet)

151

Story extras:

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