Long Island New York-1965: Cat's Quick Reflexes Gets The Prey

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Year1965
Decade1960s
LocationLong Island, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1965 Long Island New York

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Cat's Quick Reflexes Gets The Prey — Clip Details

A ginger tabby cat plays energetically on a carpeted floor in a 1965 home movie from Long Island, New York. The cat rolls onto its back, batting at a dangling toy attached to a wooden post with quick, playful reflexes. The scene captures the natural curiosity and agility of a domestic cat in a cozy living room setting, with a patterned armchair and sheer curtains visible in the background. Shot on 8mm film, the footage features warm, slightly faded colors and authentic grain, evoking a nostalgic, vintage feel.

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 and educational productions. Not permitted in advertising, commercial or branded content, or broadcast promotion.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124981707

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news and educational productions. Not permitted in advertising, commercial or branded content, or broadcast promotion.

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

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 1070 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Original reel label: worlds fair
Reel-level year note: 1964-1965
Reel-level location note: new york city
Date: 1965 Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
Location: Long Island, New York, United States Estimated (Based on visual or technical evidence.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no independent reel-level note corroborates it.
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 domestic-life edits needing a brief archival cutaway of a house cat playing indoors in a Long Island home-movie setting.
Period detail: The living room furnishings, carpet, sheer curtains, and warm 8mm color may show mid-1960s American home interior style.
Home-movie behavior: The footage preserves an unstaged pet moment as the cat rolls, paws, and reacts to a dangling toy in a private living room.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a ginger tabby cat, carpeted floor, wooden scratching post or toy stand, red base, patterned chair, sheer curtains, and a plaid object at the side.
Film character: The scan has 8mm home-movie texture with soft focus, warm faded color, visible grain, and slight exposure variation across the contact-sheet frames.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, memory beat, or domestic cutaway to suggest family home life, pets, or playful routine.
Historical context: The clip offers visual context for pet keeping and informal household interiors in a 1965 Long Island home-movie record.
Research note: No people or logos are visible, but the setting is a private interior, so property and copyright review remain separate from likeness concerns.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1965 Long Island 8mm home movie cat, ginger tabby playing indoors, vintage pet footage, or domestic animal cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other 1965 Long Island interiors, then related home-movie clips of pets, living rooms, and family domestic routines.

Still Frames From This Clip

In a 1965 Long Island home-movie frame, a ginger tabby lies near a wooden toy post on a carpet, with chair and curtains behind. — The cat rests beside the toy post before batting at it.

The ginger tabby rolls onto its back near the wooden post in the Long Island living room, with carpet and curtains visible. — The cat turns onto its back while watching the toy post.

In the 1965 home-movie frame, the tabby lies on its back and reaches up toward a small dangling toy on the post. — The cat bats upward at the dangling toy from the carpet.

The tabby continues pawing at the hanging toy beside the wooden post in a 1965 Long Island living room scene. — The cat keeps its paws raised as it plays with the hanging toy.

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