Sacramento California USA-1966: The Man Showing His Magic In The Room

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Year1966
Decade1960s
LocationSacramento, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1966 California

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The Man Showing His Magic In The Room — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Sacramento, California, 1966, showing a man in a tuxedo costume with a red hat performing magic in a retro living room. The scene features a classic television set, a potted plant, and mid-century furniture including a brown sectional sofa and a wooden end table with a lamp. The grainy, color-bleached film quality captures authentic 1960s domestic life with warm lighting and nostalgic decor, including a green circular wall hanging and patterned curtains. The man gestures as if demonstrating a trick, creating a charming, personal moment of mid-century Americana.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Interior
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: 121300937

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 1106 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: wedding,vacation
Reel-level year note: 1966
Reel-level location note: danville,illinois,california
Date: 1966 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Sacramento, California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s domestic-life requests needing brief home-movie footage of a costumed magic performance inside a Sacramento living room.
Period detail: The room shows mid-century furnishings, a console-style television, patterned curtains, a sectional sofa, and table lamps consistent with a 1960s private interior.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has an informal home-movie feel, with the camera observing a man in magician-like costume and then drifting across the living room furnishings.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a tuxedo-costumed man, red hat, television set, potted plant, brown sectional sofa, curtains, end table, lamp, ashtray, and small decorative objects.
Film character: The 8mm footage has soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, slight color fading, and handheld framing that read as original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, domestic memory beat, or transition into themes of home entertainment, family gatherings, or 1960s interiors.
Historical context: The scene documents a private Sacramento interior in 1966 with leisure performance and household decor visible, without showing a public event or landmark.
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 1966 Sacramento home movie, 8mm living room magician, 1960s home entertainment, and mid-century interior family footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then Sacramento or 1966 domestic footage, then broader 1960s home entertainment and interior decor scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1966 Sacramento home-movie frame showing a costumed man in a living room with a television, curtains, potted plant, and sofa. — A costumed man stands near the television and plant in a private living room.

1966 Sacramento living room detail with a brown sofa, side table, lamp, curtains, ashtray, and decorative objects. — The camera frames the living room furnishings and side table.

1966 Sacramento home interior showing a sectional sofa, white pillow, curtains, and shadowed wall area in soft 8mm color. — The shot lingers on the sofa and curtains in the living room.

1966 Sacramento frame with a partial adult face in glasses below a living room sofa, curtains, floor lamp, and household objects. — A partial face enters the lower frame as the camera looks across the sofa area.

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