San Francisco California-1963: Siamese Cat Sits, Walks, and Rolls in Garden

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

Year1963
Decade1960s
LocationSan Francisco, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1963 San Francisco California

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Siamese Cat Sits, Walks, and Rolls in Garden — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1963, this vintage home movie captures a Siamese cat in a quiet garden. The cat, with its distinctive cream-colored fur and dark points, sits among green leafy plants before standing and walking across the dirt ground. It then rolls playfully on its side, showcasing natural feline behavior. The footage features the warm, slightly faded color palette and soft grain typical of Super 8 film from the era, offering a nostalgic glimpse into a peaceful backyard moment. Ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or nostalgic projects.

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: 123774880

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 1112 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: knotts berry farm,zoo,san diego,mary,park,phillip
Reel-level year note: 1963
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1963 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: San Francisco, 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 home-movie footage for productions needing a quiet domestic animal cutaway in a San Francisco garden setting.
Period detail: The clip may show early-1960s color home-movie texture, with a Siamese cat filmed beside simple garden planting and a low masonry wall.
Home-movie behavior: The value is an unstaged pet moment, as the cat sits, walks through dirt, and rolls naturally while the camera watches from close range.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a Siamese cat, leafy plants, dirt and gravel ground, a masonry wall, dark film borders, and soft garden light.
Film character: The footage has 8mm grain, slight color fading, soft focus, handheld framing, and contact-print edge darkness that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as an animal insert, domestic-memory cutaway, gentle transition, or brief natural-behavior beat.
Historical context: As a home-movie pet scene, it reflects everyday leisure filming rather than a public event or identifiable San Francisco landmark.
Research note: No people, faces, logos, or audible music are indicated, but copyright and any property-related permissions should still be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1963 8mm Siamese cat garden, 1960s home movie pet footage, San Francisco backyard cat, and vintage animal cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby shots from the same reel, then other San Francisco 1963 material, then broader 1960s pet or garden home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

A Siamese cat sits in a San Francisco garden beside leafy plants and a masonry wall in 1963 8mm home-movie footage. — Siamese cat seated among garden plants near a masonry wall.

The Siamese cat walks across a dirt garden area near a masonry wall in the 1963 San Francisco home-movie clip. — Cat moving through the garden along the dirt ground.

A close handheld 8mm view shows the Siamese cat crossing garden soil, partly cropped by the frame edge. — Close, cropped view of the cat crossing the garden ground.

The Siamese cat lies on its side or rolls on the dirt and gravel garden ground in this 1963 San Francisco 8mm frame. — Cat on its side during a playful roll on the garden ground.

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