Harrisburg Penn-1946: Life Is Color All Persons Fictitious Disclaimer

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Year1946
Decade1940s
LocationHarrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1946 Harrisburg Penn

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Life Is Color All Persons Fictitious Disclaimer — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, in 1946, featuring typewritten title cards with a classic film aesthetic. The clip displays a series of black-and-white text overlays, including a disclaimer stating 'Any resemblance to persons, dead or alive..is just what we were striving to do.' and a title card listing 'James and Margaret in "The Kiss" and Selected shorts: PennState 1003 The Golfers.' The footage exhibits natural film grain, slight flicker, and a soft vignette, capturing the authentic look of mid-20th century amateur cinema. This archival material offers a nostalgic glimpse into personal filmmaking of the era, ideal for historical documentaries, editorial content, or retro-themed projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125874810

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.

No recognizable people, logos, or music are flagged. Lower-risk for commercial use, subject to your own review.

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1946 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: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports requests for 1940s amateur-film title cards, comic disclaimers, and self-aware home-movie openings for documentary, educational, or editorial use.
Period detail: The visible typewritten cards, 1946 date, and phrasing tied to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania suggest mid-1940s amateur production practices.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves the maker's playful framing device, using typed credits and a joking resemblance disclaimer instead of showing people on camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include typewritten title text, a 1946 date, a fictitious-persons disclaimer, soft paper texture, dark frame edges, and heavy film grain.
Film character: The scan carries dense 8mm grain, flicker, soft focus, uneven exposure, and a rounded vignette that give the title cards physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as an opening insert, legal-disclaimer cutaway, ironic transition, or memory beat before family or amateur narrative footage.
Historical context: The cards show how a home-movie maker borrowed theatrical and studio-style disclaimer language for a personal 1940s film presentation.
Research note: No people, logos, or property are visible, but the text itself and any linked reel context should still be reviewed for copyright and identification issues.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1946 8mm title card, Harrisburg home movie disclaimer, fictitious persons card, and amateur film opening credits.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent cards or scenes from the same reel, then with 1946 Harrisburg footage, then with amateur-film titles and comic disclaimer material.

Still Frames From This Clip

Soft 8mm frame of a 1946 Harrisburg title card listing James and Margaret in The Kiss and selected shorts. — A blurred typewritten title card introduces names, a short film title, and selected shorts.

Soft 8mm frame showing a typed 1946 disclaimer about resemblance to persons, dead or alive. — The card begins a joking fictitious-persons disclaimer under a 1946 heading.

Close 8mm view of the 1946 typed disclaimer stating resemblance was what the makers were striving to do. — A closer view makes the punch line of the resemblance disclaimer more legible.

Another soft 8mm frame of the 1946 Harrisburg disclaimer card, with typed text and heavy vignette. — The disclaimer card remains on screen, framed by the dark rounded edges of the film scan.

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