New York-1955: Man Playfully Pushes Shy Man Through Door While Woman Cooks

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Year1955
Decade1950s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Man Playfully Pushes Shy Man Through Door While Woman Cooks — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1955, this vintage home movie captures a candid moment in a retro kitchen with pink walls and wood cabinetry. A woman in a black dress stands near the doorway as another woman in a plaid sleeveless top and apron works at the counter. A man in a light shirt enters the frame, playfully interacting with the other man, who appears shy. The scene unfolds with natural, unposed movement, showcasing mid-century domestic life and the warm, slightly faded color palette characteristic of Super 8 footage.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Interior
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: 125503741

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 1038 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: rockefeller center rockettes, baby grag, sylvia,mom,jack,stuart,robert,toni
Reel-level year note: 1955
Reel-level location note: new york city
Date: 1955 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: New York, 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 1950s New York domestic-life requests needing candid home-movie footage of adults moving through a small kitchen interior.
Period detail: The pink walls, wood cabinetry, curtain panels, apron, and informal dresses may show mid-century apartment kitchen details.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves unstaged social movement as adults pass through a doorway while one woman works at the sink or counter.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a pink-walled doorway, wood kitchen cabinets, patterned curtains, a sink area, two women, two men, an apron, and cups or containers.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, warm faded color, uneven exposure, and handheld framing that support its home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, domestic cutaway, or memory beat for family life, kitchens, or informal mid-century gatherings.
Historical context: The scene offers visual context for everyday indoor social life without identifying the people, address, or occasion shown.
Research note: People, faces, private interiors, and private property are visible, so likeness and property review may be needed separate from copyright status.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1955 8mm New York kitchen home movie, mid-century domestic interior, adults in apartment kitchen, and candid family footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel interiors, then other 1955 New York home movies, then broader mid-century kitchen or family gathering scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In a 1955 New York home-movie frame, two women stand by a pink-walled kitchen doorway as a man appears in the background. — Adults gather at the kitchen doorway while one person is partly visible inside.

A woman stands beside the doorway of a small 1955 New York kitchen while a man leans in near wood cabinets and a sink area. — A woman watches from the doorway as a man enters the kitchen space.

Two women stand near a pink-walled kitchen doorway while a man in a light shirt sits or crouches close to the cabinet area. — The group shifts positions around the kitchen doorway and counter.

A woman in a black dress moves past a pink-walled doorway, with a small 1955 New York kitchen visible behind her. — A woman passes the doorway as the kitchen interior remains visible in the background.

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