Basutoland Mourns A Chief (1939)

Full titles read: “BASUTOLAND MOURNS A CHIEF“ Various shots of natives crossing desert on foot and on horseback for the funeral of Chief Griffiths in the Basutoland, Africa. L/S of natives assembling outside church. Various shots of the burial of the chief. Large crowds surround the grave and the army contingent fires a volley over the crowd. Original negative exists. 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 British (1934-1959), as well as Visnews content from 1957 to the end of 1984. All footage can be viewed on the British Pathé website.