Unused / unissued footage - dates and locations may be unclear / unknown.
American newsreel titles read: ’BATISTA REVOLT SEIZES CUBA’.
Havana, Cuba.
L/S of Government building, pan to steel-helmeted rebels. L/S of armoured car driving past crowds. M/S of troops manning armoured car. M/S of machine gun in position. M/S of armed rebels turning people away from building. M/S of machine gun in position. L/S of crowds being shepherded by armed rebels. M/S of Colonel Batista speaking. Commentator says he cancelled June elections. L/S of armed rebels patrolling.
FILM ID:2589.1
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9 months ago 00:19:06 1
Beautiful Cuba and especially Havana around 1950 in color! [AI enhanced & Colorized]