Budget Films

Stock Footage

Skirmish In The 1920s

Citizens march across a field and crowd around a man standing on a soapbox. A violent skirmish takes place on a hillside. Military troops arrive. In another shot, a man gives a speech from a balcony. Armed men peer from a window. Men lay down their rifles in a pile, and a man is handcuffed by a guard.



IdentifierCLIP-10669
Duration1 min, 4 sec
GenreDocumentary
Date20's/1920's/1910's
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