Obstacle Race Issue Title Is Time Will Tell (1943)

Part of issue TIME WILL TELL. South Africa. M/S of black South African soldiers marching in uniform. Various shots of same soldiers; now bare chested, the men do traditional dance holding spears. Various shots of soldiers taking part in obstacle race. M/S of group of soldiers clapping. Cataloguer’s note: some might view the commentary to this item as racist. Lines such as this are typical: “And just to show these coloured men are not off colour there is an obstacle race and nothing short of a steel trap can hold these duskies“. Narrator also refers to the men as “Sambo“. AH 2001. 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)