Ontario Canada-1940: Soldiers Marching in Formation

$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.

Year1940
Decade1940s
LocationOntario, Canada
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1940 Canada

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$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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Soldiers Marching in Formation — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1940, this vintage home movie captures a military procession in Ontario, Canada. Soldiers in uniform march in formation along a street, their disciplined movements reflected in a nearby bus window. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and natural motion blur, with a strong sense of historical authenticity. The scene is framed through a window, adding depth and a personal, observational perspective. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into wartime life and military presence in mid-20th century Canada.

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: 124763582

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.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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: 1940 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: Ontario, Canada 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

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 1940s Canadian wartime-era street-life edits needing brief home-movie views of uniformed military personnel in motion.
Period detail: The uniforms, peaked caps, 8mm color stock, and street-side window reflection support a 1940 Ontario home-movie context from the supplied metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes from behind or beside glass, catching marching soldiers as a passing civilian glimpse rather than a staged newsreel view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include uniformed men, peaked caps, a dark street edge, window reflection, warm flare, trees, and heavy motion blur.
Film character: The clip has dense 8mm grain, uneven exposure, gate edges, warm color shifts, and handheld blur that preserve the physical texture of the source film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for military presence, wartime public life, or civilian observation.
Historical context: The scene shows a public military procession or march as seen from close range, without enough visible detail to identify a unit or specific event.
Research note: People and military uniforms are visible, so likeness and contextual review may be needed even where copyright licensing is separately addressed.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1940 Ontario 8mm military march, Canadian soldiers street procession, and wartime home movie window reflection.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby footage from the same reel, then other Ontario 1940 material, then broader 1940s Canadian military or street-procession scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1940 Ontario home-movie frame showing uniformed soldiers in peaked caps passing near a reflective bus or street window. — Soldiers pass close to a reflective window during a brief street-side military scene.

Uniformed men appear in motion near a window reflection in this 1940 Ontario street-march frame. — Motion-blurred soldiers move past the camera, their caps and faces partly reflected in glass.

1940 Ontario frame with orange film flare over blurred soldiers and reflective street-side glass. — A warm flare crosses the frame as soldiers continue moving through the street view.

The final 1940 Ontario frame shows a dim window reflection, orange exposure flare, and a partial uniformed figure. — The shot ends in dark reflection and flare with only a partial figure still visible.

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