Los Angeles California USA-1962: Bull Escapes Matador But Cowboy Rides to the Rescue

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

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Bull Escapes Matador But Cowboy Rides to the Rescue — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage footage captures a dramatic bullfighting scene in Los Angeles, California. A matador in a traditional pink and white suit attempts to engage a charging black bull with a yellow cape, while a cowboy on horseback, wearing a red patterned jacket and yellow pants, maneuvers to control the animal. The action unfolds in a dirt arena with red barriers and spectators visible in the background. The footage shows the bull charging, the matador dodging, and the horse-mounted rider intervening, all captured with the authentic grain and color palette of a classic home movie.

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: 123756122

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

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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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Serves documentary and educational requests on 1960s Southern California spectator culture or corrida-style arena events; useful as period B-roll or an action insert in sports-history and Americana productions.
Period detail: A magenta matador cape, red painted arena barriers, advertising banners along the back wall, and the warm color palette of early Kodachrome stock are consistent with a mid-1960s arena entertainment event.
Home-movie behavior: Hand-held spectator framing tracks unpredictable animal action across the ring, with improvised panning typical of an amateur filmmaker shooting live arena action from the stands.
What appears in frame: Black bull with horns, matador in pink/magenta cape, second performer with yellow cape, dirt arena floor, red barrier walls, spectator stands with banners, padded horse, and mounted rider in red patterned jacket and pale trousers.
Film character: 8mm grain and warm Kodachrome-era saturation render arena reds and magentas vividly against sandy earth tones; fast-action frames carry motion blur that anchors the footage as authentic early-1960s handheld amateur material.
Edit role: Functions as an action cutaway or documentary B-roll on mid-century arena spectacle; the wide opening frame establishes the setting while close-ups of the padded horse and rider serve as detail inserts.
Historical context: Corrida-style and bloodless bullfighting exhibitions were staged at Southern California venues in the 1960s; this footage may document such an event, reflecting the era's appetite for exotic sporting spectacle.
Research note: Identifiable performers are visible throughout; advertising signage appears on the arena barriers but specific text is not fully legible; copyright rests with the original filmmaker and all uses require rights-holder clearance.
Research search match: Researchers may query: 1960s California bullfighting, Los Angeles arena event 1962, matador 8mm home movie, corrida-style performance, or mid-century arena-animal spectacle.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other clips from the same 1962 reel; then with 1960s Los Angeles sporting or spectacle events; then thematically with corrida, rodeo, or arena-animal performance footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

8mm footage from 1962, likely Los Angeles: matador in pink costume faces a black bull in a dirt arena with red barrier walls, spectators, and advertising banners in the background. — Matador with pink cape squares off against a black bull in a dirt arena; advertising banners visible along the back barrier wall.

Blurred 8mm frame of a black bull in motion during a 1962 Los Angeles arena event; heavy motion blur is characteristic of fast handheld 8mm capture. — Black bull in motion across the arena floor, horns visible; heavy motion blur from the 8mm camera tracking fast animal action.

8mm close-up of a padded arena horse and mounted rider in a red patterned jacket and pale trousers, from a 1962 Los Angeles corrida-style performance. — Mounted rider on a padded horse maneuvers in the dirt arena; blue-grey polka-dot horse armor and patterned red jacket detail clearly visible.

Tight 8mm close-up of a mounted rider in a red patterned jacket atop a padded arena horse, from a 1962 Los Angeles arena event; costume and tack detail visible. — Close-up of the mounted rider showing patterned red jacket, pale trousers, and ornamental dark hat; polka-dot horse padding fills the lower frame.

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