Cuban Volunteers Embarking (1898) Early Edison short shows us pretty much what the title says. We see a dozen or so Cubans walking a plank onto a ship. Yes, that's all we get to see here in this 30-second short. Needless to say, you really shouldn't come to this thing looking for your normal bit of entertainment. Those interested in real history will like seeing this as the people we're watching were obviously getting ready to embark on something that many probably didn't return from. It's always fun watching these old films just to see what the people are wearing and we also get to see some guns from this period of time.