Ok, Chief! (1959)

Titles read: “SOUTH AFRICA - OK, CHIEF!“. Bantu, South Africa. Various shots of a procession marching along a country road in Bantu to mark the proclamation of Edward Patrick La bone Molotlegi as the new chief of Ba-Phokeng tribe. A military band marches past followed by soldiers and men in traditional African tribesmen clothes. Soldiers mark time as an officer in a kilt and a fireman’s helmet stands by. Lines of women in skirts and blouses mark time and chant. Crowds of people gather around a dais where the new chief sits, wearing an Admiral’s uniform, with other officials. The new chief talks to people around the dais. Tribesmen perform a traditional dance. 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 m