Leyte Gulf Philippines-1944: Sailor Operating Searchlight on Ship

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Year1944
Decade1940s
LocationLeyte Gulf, Philippines
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1944 Philippines

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Sailor Operating Searchlight on Ship — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1944, this archival footage captures a shirtless sailor operating a large searchlight aboard a vessel in Leyte Gulf, Philippines. The man adjusts the powerful light, its beam cutting through the overcast sky as naval ships anchor in the background. The scene unfolds with authentic wartime grain, faded colors, and natural film imperfections, offering a raw glimpse into Pacific Theater naval operations during World War II. The handheld camera captures the tension and routine of wartime life at sea.

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: 123138124

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: 1944 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: Leyte Gulf, Philippines 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: Useful for 1940s Pacific Theater naval archive requests needing a brief wartime shipboard detail or sailor-at-work insert.
Period detail: The frames show a shirtless sailor handling a large searchlight on a vessel, with anchored ships and open water consistent with the 1944 Leyte Gulf metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The handheld view records a casual shipboard working moment rather than a staged naval portrait.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a sailor, large searchlight, ship railing, rigging or mast lines, open water, distant naval vessels, cloudy sky, and a coastal shoreline.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, faded color, gate edges, visible grain, and handheld framing that preserve the physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a wartime naval cutaway, a shipboard labor insert, or a transition from fleet views to individual service life.
Historical context: The clip visually places an individual sailor within a larger naval anchorage, offering context for daily work aboard a vessel during wartime.
Research note: A visible adult face and military context require likeness and editorial-use review, while copyright and any underlying property issues should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Searches such as 1940s 8mm sailor searchlight, Leyte Gulf naval vessel, World War II home movie shipboard work, or Pacific fleet anchorage may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel shots, then other 1944 Leyte Gulf material, then broader World War II naval shipboard and anchorage scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1944 Leyte Gulf footage, a shirtless sailor operates a large shipboard searchlight with anchored vessels visible across the water. — Sailor handling a large searchlight aboard a vessel near distant ships.

A sailor aboard a naval vessel in the Leyte Gulf footage works at a large searchlight while ships sit in the background. — Sailor adjusting shipboard searchlight with anchored vessels behind him.

The 8mm frame shows a sailor close to a large searchlight on a vessel, with Leyte Gulf water and distant ships beyond. — Foreground searchlight and sailor framed against water and distant ships.

A wide Leyte Gulf view shows open water, small vessels or wakes, and a distant shoreline under a cloudy sky. — Wide view across the water toward a distant shoreline and small vessels.

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