Kansas USA-1958: Man in Doorway with Concerned Expression

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Year1958
Decade1950s
LocationKansas, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1958 Kansas

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Man in Doorway with Concerned Expression — Clip Details

Vintage 8mm home movie footage from Kansas USA in 1958 shows a man in a dark cap and light jacket standing in a dimly lit doorway. His face, captured in close-up, displays a range of expressions from concern to a faint smile, suggesting a moment of personal reflection or conversation. The grainy, slightly faded color and soft focus are characteristic of mid-century amateur film, with natural lighting creating deep shadows. The man's subtle movements and shifting gaze convey a candid, unposed moment of human emotion.

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: 122640588

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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1958 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: Kansas, 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Serves 1950s American everyday-life briefs — a candid close-up reaction moment from period home-movie footage useful in documentary character sequences or personal-memory segments.
Period detail: The man's flat cap and layered work jacket are consistent with mid-1950s working-class American dress; no datable objects or signage are otherwise visible in the frames.
Home-movie behavior: The subject appears caught mid-conversation or in an unguarded reaction, addressing someone off-camera in the unposed manner typical of impromptu amateur home-movie recording.
What appears in frame: A middle-aged man in a dark flat cap, dark shirt, and light jacket fills the frame, with a dim doorway behind him, deep lateral shadows, a wooden door edge at one side, and visible 8mm grain throughout.
Film character: Characteristic 8mm grain, a slightly greenish-muted color shift, soft focus, and uneven natural side-lighting create authentic mid-century amateur film texture across all four frames.
Edit role: Works as a character reaction insert, emotional cutaway, or memory-beat close-up in a 1950s American domestic or social-history documentary sequence.
Historical context: The candid portrait of an ordinary man in work clothing at a doorway may reflect the informal, impromptu close-up filming style common in late-1950s American home-movie culture.
Research note: An adult male face is clearly identifiable across all frames; likeness rights should be assessed before editorial or commercial use, as the subject is unidentified and no release is documented.
Research search match: Likely researcher queries include 1950s American man candid reaction, home movie face close-up, vintage 8mm portrait, mid-century working man expression, and 1958 Kansas home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same Kansas 1958 reel; then with 1950s American domestic or outdoor footage; then with candid portrait or emotional reaction close-ups from the same decade.

Still Frames From This Clip

Close-up of a middle-aged man in a flat dark cap and light jacket looking off-camera left, 8mm home-movie footage from Kansas, circa 1958. — Man in flat cap looking off-camera left; Kansas, 1958.

Close-up of man in dark flat cap facing right with a possible cigarette at his lips, wooden door frame at the frame edge, 8mm home-movie footage from Kansas, circa 1958. — Man in cap facing right, door frame at edge of frame; Kansas, 1958.

Close-up of a man in a flat dark cap beginning to turn toward camera, wearing a light jacket over a dark shirt, 8mm home-movie footage from Kansas, circa 1958. — Man in cap turning to face the camera; Kansas, 1958.

Close-up of a middle-aged man in a dark flat cap looking toward camera with a mild expression, dark doorway background, 8mm home-movie footage from Kansas, circa 1958. — Man in cap looking toward camera, mild expression; Kansas, 1958.

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