St Paul Minnesota USA-1962: Woman Performing Magic Trick With Green Sheet

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationUnited States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Woman Performing Magic Trick With Green Sheet — Clip Details

A vintage 1962 home movie clip from St. Paul, Minnesota, showing a woman in a light-colored sweater performing a magic trick with a bright green sheet. She stands in a living room with patterned wallpaper and a curtain, holding the sheet taut before dramatically pulling it down to reveal herself. The footage has the characteristic grain and color saturation of 8mm film, capturing a playful moment of illusion and surprise. The scene evokes mid-century Americana nostalgia with its classic home movie aesthetic and cheerful mood.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 120814827

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1962 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This 1962 8mm home-movie clip supports archive requests for mid-century American domestic leisure, amateur performance, or playful family-room magic moments.
Period detail: The light sweater, patterned upholstered chair, curtains, and compact living-room setting may show early-1960s domestic decor consistent with the supplied St. Paul, Minnesota metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal, likely family-filmed performance as a woman uses a bright green sheet for a simple reveal trick in a private interior.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a woman, a bright green sheet or blanket, a patterned chair, curtains, wallpaper or wall decor, and a dim living-room interior.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm color, visible grain, uneven exposure, and slight handheld framing that give the brief action a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, memory beat, domestic cutaway, or playful transition within a sequence about home entertainment or family performance.
Historical context: The scene visually reflects private mid-century home recreation without documenting a public event, landmark, or identifiable institution.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property review may be needed separately from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1960s 8mm home movie woman magic trick, St. Paul Minnesota home movie living room, green sheet illusion, and mid-century family entertainment footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then with other 1962 St. Paul home interiors, and then with broader 1960s family recreation or amateur performance clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

A bright green sheet is held across a living room interior, with a patterned chair and curtains visible in this 1962 home-movie frame. — Green sheet raised before the trick.

A woman in a light-colored sweater holds a bright green sheet in a private living room, with patterned seating and curtains behind her. — Woman holding the sheet mid-performance.

The woman stands in front of a patterned chair after lowering or dropping the green sheet, continuing the playful home-movie trick. — Reveal after the sheet is lowered.

The woman bends or leans while holding the green sheet near a patterned chair in the same private living-room setting. — Sheet gathered at the end of the trick.

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