Leyte Gulf Philippines-1944: Speedboat and Anchored Vessel at Leyte Gulf

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

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Speedboat and Anchored Vessel at Leyte Gulf — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1944, this vintage footage captures a naval scene in Leyte Gulf, Philippines. A speedboat cuts across the water, leaving a white wake, while a larger vessel remains anchored in the distance. The backdrop features a hazy coastline with rolling hills under an overcast sky. The image shows natural film grain, slight color fading, and surface imperfections typical of wartime home movies. This archival clip offers a rare glimpse of maritime activity during World War II, evoking a sense of historical urgency and wartime nostalgia.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123138159

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

People 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: 1940s 8mm maritime footage for documentary, museum, education, or editorial sequences needing wartime-era naval activity in Leyte Gulf.
Period detail: The small fast boat, distant naval vessel, hazy shoreline, and 8mm color stock support a 1944 Philippine maritime setting from the supplied metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the value of an observer-shot home movie, watching activity across open water without staging, narration, or posed action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a speedboat wake, a larger vessel offshore, calm blue-gray water, hazy hills, overcast sky, and dark 8mm frame borders.
Film character: Soft focus, muted color, visible grain, gate edges, and surface marks give the footage a physical 8mm archive texture.
Edit role: Editors can use it as a brief naval cutaway, geographic transition, wartime memory beat, or establishing insert for Philippine waters.
Historical context: The view shows maritime movement against a coastal landscape, but the frames alone do not identify the vessels, unit, mission, or exact event.
Research note: No people, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright status and vessel or military-use context should still be checked for the intended use.
Research search match: Useful search language includes 1940s 8mm Leyte Gulf naval footage, Philippines wartime harbor scene, speedboat wake, and distant naval vessel.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1944 Leyte Gulf or Philippines clips, then broader 1940s naval and wartime maritime footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1944 Leyte Gulf 8mm frame showing a small fast boat on blue-gray water, a distant vessel, hazy hills, and dark film borders. — A small boat leaves a bright wake in front of a distant vessel and hazy coastal hills.

1944 Leyte Gulf 8mm frame with a speedboat and white wake crossing in front of a distant naval vessel and soft shoreline. — The fast boat continues across the water while the larger vessel remains near the hazy coast.

1944 Leyte Gulf 8mm frame showing a low speedboat track, distant offshore vessel, muted water, and cloudy hills. — A low, blurred speedboat wake cuts across the foreground beneath a distant vessel.

1944 Leyte Gulf 8mm frame with the speedboat near the right edge, a distant vessel, hazy coastal hills, and visible film wear. — The boat reaches the right side of the frame, trailing a bright wake below the hazy shoreline.

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