Moline Illinois USA-1962: Man Screaming in Dark Room with Blue Light and Open Window

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationMoline, Illinois, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 Illinois

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Man Screaming in Dark Room with Blue Light and Open Window — Clip Details

A grainy 8mm home movie from Moline Illinois USA in 1962 captures a tense, shadowy close-up of a man's face in near darkness. His mouth is open in a silent scream or shout, illuminated by a flickering blue light that casts deep shadows across his features. The scene shifts to a dark, indistinct view of a window frame, suggesting a confined interior space. The footage exhibits heavy film grain and low-light characteristics typical of vintage Super 8 home movies, creating a haunting, atmospheric mood.

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: 124624890

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 2325 · 8mm · 3″ reel
Original reel label: glenn t evans
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: moline illinois
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: Moline, Illinois, 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: Useful for 1960s home-movie requests needing a brief, unsettling interior reaction shot or abstract nighttime mood beat from Moline, Illinois.
Period detail: The frames may show a low-lit domestic interior with a window or wall panels, with the 1962 period supported by reel metadata rather than visible dated objects.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged-feeling close-up of a man reacting dramatically in darkness, followed by an uncertain handheld view of the room.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man's shadowed face, open mouth, blue light on skin, dark wall surfaces, window-like framing, vertical edges, and heavy grain.
Film character: The clip has dense 8mm grain, underexposed blue-black tones, soft focus, and handheld instability that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, dreamlike transition, suspense cutaway, or memory beat suggesting fear, shouting, or nighttime unease.
Historical context: As visual context, it shows a private 1960s home-movie moment staged or captured in very low light, without enough detail to identify the room or activity.
Research note: A visible adult face creates likeness review needs, and the dark interior should be checked for privacy context even though no logos or brands are apparent.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1962 8mm home movie, Moline Illinois interior, man screaming in dark room, blue light face, and open window at night.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1962 Moline material, then broader 1960s home-movie interiors or dramatic low-light reaction shots.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Moline home-movie frame showing a man's partially visible face in darkness with his mouth open and blue light across his features. — A man appears in a dark, grainy close-up with his mouth open.

Very dark 1962 home-movie frame from Moline showing faint rectangular framing that may be a window, door, or wall panel in blue light. — The shot shifts to a nearly black interior with faint rectangular structure.

Underexposed 1962 Moline frame showing dark vertical and horizontal shapes that appear to form a window or interior paneling. — Faint window-like shapes are visible in the blue-black room.

Dark 1962 home-movie frame from Moline showing indistinct interior geometry, including angled light lines and blocky wall or window shapes. — The final frame holds on abstract dark interior shapes and angled light.

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