• Short Summary

    Cambridge University crew win annual boat race against Oxford on River Thames.

  • Description

    Full title reads: "The Boat Race 1936".

    London.

    Various shots of crowds on banks of River Thames between Mortlake and Putney. L/S of Cambridge University and Oxford University rowing crews in their eights at start of race. Various shots of boat race. The eights are followed by flotilla of river vessels containing more cheering crowds. At first Oxford lead, but Cambridge over takes and wins this years boat race.

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  • Data

    Film ID:
    879.15
    Media URN:
    12919
    Group:
    Pathe newsreels
    Archive:
    British Pathe
    Issue Date:
    06/05/1936
    Sound:
    Sound
    HD Format:
    Available on request
    Stock:
    Black & White
    Duration:
    00:02:06:00
    Time in/Out:
    01:28:44:00 / 01:30:50:00
    Canister:
    36/28

Comments (1)

  1. jamied says

    Is this clip's issue date correct? I suspect the issue date should read 06/04/1936, for as the attached original poster will confirm, the race was run on 4 April 1936.......

    http://shop.tfl.gov.uk/kitchen-and-home/posters/produc
    t/poster-boat-race-by-walter-goetz-1936.html

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