Los Angeles California USA-1962: Matador Cape Bullfighting Run Horse Riding Conflict

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationLos Angeles, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 California

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Matador Cape Bullfighting Run Horse Riding Conflict — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a dramatic bullfighting event in Los Angeles, California. A matador in a traditional pink and white costume wields a yellow and red cape, engaging a powerful black bull in the sandy arena. The action intensifies as the bull charges, and a mounted rider on a decorated horse enters the fray, attempting to control the animal. The footage, framed by the characteristic 8mm film border, shows the raw energy of the spectacle with authentic period costumes and a red-walled arena, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century American entertainment.

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: 123686975

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: Yes
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 1236 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: disneyland
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1962 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: Los Angeles, 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 archival requests involving Los Angeles arena entertainment, bullfighting-style performance, animal spectacle, or mid-century leisure footage.
Period detail: The 1962 metadata is supported by the clip record, while the visible matador costume, sandy arena, red barrier, and 8mm color scan reinforce a mid-century event setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a spectator-shot home-movie viewpoint, watching fast arena action from above with handheld framing and brief glimpses of performers, bull, and horse.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a black bull, matador cape, sandy arena, red arena wall, mounted rider, decorated horse covering, spectators or attendants, and 8mm frame borders.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, handheld motion, and contact-frame edges that give the footage clear physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, conflict beat, animal-performance cutaway, or transition into a sequence on mid-century public entertainment.
Historical context: The footage documents a staged arena spectacle with bull, cape work, and mounted control, reflecting a public performance environment rather than everyday street life.
Research note: People, possible faces, visible signage or brands, and animal-performance subject matter should be reviewed for copyright, likeness, trademark, venue, and context concerns.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1962 Los Angeles 8mm bullfighting event, vintage home movie arena bull and horse, and mid-century matador cape footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1962 Los Angeles arena footage, then related vintage animal-performance or public-entertainment clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Los Angeles home-movie frame showing a matador with a bright cape facing a black bull inside a sandy arena. — A matador and black bull are seen in the arena, with red barrier walls and signage in the background.

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame showing a black bull moving through the arena, with blurred figures near the lower edge. — The bull moves through the sandy ring as the handheld camera follows the action.

1962 Los Angeles home-movie frame showing a mounted rider and decorated horse close to a black bull in the sandy arena. — A rider on a decorated horse moves alongside the bull during the arena performance.

1962 Los Angeles 8mm frame showing a mounted rider controlling a decorated horse near a black bull during the arena event. — The mounted rider and horse remain close to the bull as the arena action continues.

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