Saint Louis Missouri-1959: Smiling Man in Glasses and Dark Shirt Moves Toward Camera

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationSaint Louis, Missouri, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1959 Saint Louis Missouri

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Smiling Man in Glasses and Dark Shirt Moves Toward Camera — Clip Details

A man in glasses and a dark shirt smiles warmly as he moves toward the camera in this grainy 8mm home movie from Saint Louis, Missouri, 1959. The footage, shot outdoors at night, features a dimly lit brick wall background and a noticeable red color cast typical of vintage film. The subject's friendly expression and slight movement create a candid, nostalgic moment captured on Super 8 film. The image quality shows heavy grain, slight focus issues, and subtle flicker, preserving the authentic look of a personal 1950s home movie. This archival clip evokes a sense of everyday life and personal memory from the late 1950s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: ExteriorNight
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: 124560860

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1959 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: Saint Louis, Missouri, 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports requests for late-1950s Saint Louis home-movie material showing an informal nighttime portrait of an adult man for documentary, museum, or memory-sequence use.
Period detail: The dark shirt, eyeglasses, brick backdrop, and 8mm color cast may show everyday late-1950s personal filming rather than a formal public event.
Home-movie behavior: The man smiles and moves toward the camera, giving the clip an unstaged personal greeting or family-record moment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include an adult man in glasses, a dark shirt, a brick wall, dim nighttime lighting, close framing, film grain, and red-green color shift.
Film character: Heavy grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, flicker, and a reddish cast give the footage a tactile 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, character memory beat, or transition into a personal recollection sequence.
Historical context: The scene reflects casual home filming in Saint Louis in 1959, with the emphasis on a familiar face and informal outdoor setting.
Research note: A recognizable adult face is visible, so likeness and privacy review may be needed in addition to separate copyright assessment.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1959 Saint Louis home movie, smiling man with glasses, nighttime 8mm portrait, and vintage family footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then Saint Louis 1959 material, then similar candid adult portraits or nighttime home-movie scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Adult man in glasses and a dark shirt appears outdoors at night in Saint Louis home-movie footage from 1959. — A man in glasses faces the camera beside a dim brick wall.

The man in glasses is seen closer against the brick background, with low nighttime exposure and strong film grain. — The subject moves within the soft, grainy frame.

Smiling adult man in glasses moves nearer to the camera in the 1959 Saint Louis home-movie scene. — The man smiles as he approaches the camera.

Close, grainy view of the smiling man in glasses and a dark shirt, with the brick wall still visible behind him. — A close frame holds on the man's smiling face.

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