Budget Films

Stock Footage

Aftermath Of July 26th Raid

Footage shows the aftermath of Fidel Castro's failed attempt to overthrow Batista in Cuba in 1953. Shots show the military officer who beat back the raiders at his desk. A sign establishes a military hospital. Inside a woman fans a wounded soldier on a cot. Two shots show the funeral for the dead in Batista's army. Other footage show soldiers on patrol in the city of Santiago de Cuba. Soldiers search a car. Shots show Batista's henchman, Salas Canizares displaying weapons seized from Castro's men. Reporters take notes.



IdentifierCLIP-13768
Duration49 sec
GenreDocumentary
DateJuly 26 1953
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