Los Angeles California USA-1962: Matador Goads Bull With Red Cape In Dusty Arena

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

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Matador Goads Bull With Red Cape In Dusty Arena — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1962 captures a matador in a traditional white and pink suit provocating a bull in a dusty arena. The matador kneels and stands, using a vibrant red cape to lure the animal, which charges and dodges with visible intensity. Shot on 8mm film, the footage shows natural grain and color fading, with a dark border framing the scene. The bull, marked with a purple bandana, moves slowly but powerfully, its horns catching the light. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century entertainment and Spanish-style bullfighting traditions.

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: 123687198

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 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: 1960s 8mm footage for requests needing bullfighting-style arena action, matador performance, animal spectacle, or mid-century recreation inserts.
Period detail: The white-and-pink costume, red cape, dusty ring, and 8mm color palette may show a staged bullfighting-style attraction in Los Angeles in 1962.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a spectator-shot home-movie viewpoint, watching the performer kneel and stand as the bull reacts inside the arena.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a matador, red cape, gray bull with horns, dusty arena floor, red ring barrier, dark film border, and handheld framing.
Film character: The scan shows 8mm grain, faded color, soft focus, gate edges, and slight handheld instability that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, reaction cutaway, or memory beat for mid-century entertainment, animal performance, or arena spectacle.
Historical context: The footage documents a public-looking arena performance with Spanish-style bullfighting imagery, while the exact venue and event are not identified in the frames.
Research note: A performer is visible, so likeness and event rights may need review; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright status is separate from those checks.
Research search match: Useful matches include 1962 Los Angeles 8mm matador footage, vintage bull arena home movie, red cape bullfighting-style performance, and mid-century animal spectacle.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1962 Los Angeles arena material, then broader bullfighting-style or animal performance footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1962 Los Angeles home-movie footage, a matador in a pale costume holds a red cape beside a horned gray bull in a dusty ring. — Matador presents a red cape as the bull stands close in the arena.

The matador appears kneeling with a red cape while the horned bull faces him on the dusty Los Angeles arena floor. — Kneeling matador draws the bull toward the red cape.

A matador in a pale pink and white outfit stands near the red cape as the bull lowers its head in the 1962 arena scene. — The performer stands off to the side while the bull turns toward the cape.

Seen from behind, the matador faces the moving gray bull with the red cape low near his legs in the dusty arena. — The bull moves away as the matador follows with the cape lowered.

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