Lahaina Maui Hawaii-1968: Two Puppet Characters A Seated Male And A Standing

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Year1968
Decade1960s
LocationLahaina Maui, Hawaii, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1968 Lahaina Maui Hawaii

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Two Puppet Characters A Seated Male And A Standing — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1968 captures a charming puppet show set against a painted backdrop of palm trees and a tropical landscape. A male puppet in a blue outfit with an orange collar sits on a red drum, while a female puppet in a tan grass skirt stands and gestures dramatically. The puppets move in a playful, animated sequence, suggesting a theatrical performance. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain and warm, slightly faded colors, evoking a nostalgic mid-century family entertainment scene.

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: 124333641

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: 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: 1968 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: Lahaina Maui, Hawaii, United States 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: Useful for 1960s Hawaii home-movie requests needing a brief puppet-show insert, family entertainment cutaway, or archival performance detail.
Period detail: The clip shows 8mm-era color footage of a staged puppet scene with handmade costumes, a painted tropical backdrop, and warm faded color typical of mid-century home movies.
Home-movie behavior: The viewpoint appears to be a visitor-shot record of a small puppet performance, preserving the casual framing and timing of home-movie spectatorship.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a seated blue-clad puppet, a red drum or platform, a standing skirted puppet, palm-tree backdrop, painted landscape, grass-like stage edge, and film gate borders.
Film character: The footage has soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, rounded frame edges, and warm color fading that reads as original 8mm archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short cutaway, playful memory beat, transition into tourist entertainment, or visual insert for mid-century Hawaii travel material.
Historical context: The scene suggests a small theatrical puppet or marionette-style performance presented with tropical imagery, without enough visual evidence to identify a venue or troupe.
Research note: No people, children, logos, or private property are visible, but puppet design, performance rights, and underlying copyright should still be reviewed before reuse.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1968 Lahaina Maui 8mm puppet show, vintage Hawaii home movie entertainment, tropical stage backdrop, and mid-century puppet performance footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1968 Lahaina Maui material, then broader Hawaii travel, family entertainment, or puppet-show footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1968 Lahaina Maui 8mm frame showing a seated blue-clad puppet and a standing grass-skirted puppet before a painted palm backdrop. — Two puppets perform on a small stage with a painted tropical backdrop.

1968 Lahaina Maui 8mm frame with a blue seated puppet gesturing near a standing skirted puppet and tropical painted scenery. — The seated puppet raises its arms as the standing puppet gestures toward the backdrop.

1968 Lahaina Maui 8mm frame showing the puppet pair mid-performance on a simple stage with palm-tree scenery. — The puppet pair continues the performance against the tropical painted set.

1968 Lahaina Maui 8mm frame with a standing grass-skirted puppet gesturing beside a seated blue puppet in a painted tropical set. — A standing puppet gestures upward beside the seated character on the small stage.

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