Boat Race - Oxford V. Cambridge (1923)

Item title reads - Varsity Boat Race. Oxford, stroked by American, H. P. Mellen, score their 40th and first victory since war in thrilling race by a length. The Oxford crew carry their boat out to the river and get in, C/U of H. P. Mellen getting ready. L/S as they row away and people rush forward to watch. L/S of Oxford and Cambridge lined up ready to start, they row away and the camera follows them. Various shots as people line the bank to watch them row down the river. M/S of the teams rowing in slow motion. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES. FOR LICENSING ENQUIRIES VISIT British Pathé also represents the Reuters historical collection, which includes more than 136,000 items from the news agencies Gaumont Graphic (1910-1932), Empire News Bulletin (1926-1930), British Paramount (1931-1957), and Gaumont Briti