Martial Law In Cuba (1933)

Full title reads: “Martial Law in Cuba. Deserted by his Army and Navy, President Machado fled by plane to Nassau in the Bahamas.“ Cuba. Shots of large civic building in Havana. Crowds of people some holding banners fill the streets. Troops on the streets to enforce Martial Law. They stand with their rifles in front of lorries. Shot of the National Palace. Interior shots of President Gerado Machado y Morales meeting with loyal Army officers in state room. Travel shots of various parts of Havana. The streets are very empty due to martial law. More shots of National Palace. Machado comes down steps surrounded by large group of body guards. Voiceover describes him as ’a President threatened by his own people’. 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 rep