Sacramento California-1937: Old Man Angrily Storming Out Of The Room While The Cat Watches

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Year1937
Decade1930s
LocationSacramento, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1937 Sacramento California

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Old Man Angrily Storming Out Of The Room While The Cat... — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1937, this vintage home movie captures a classic animated sequence featuring a grumpy old man storming out of a room while a curious cat watches. The black-and-white silhouette animation, with its distinct early cartoon style, shows the man angrily exiting as the cat, marked by a question mark, observes from a doorway. The footage displays authentic 8mm film grain, scratches, and a soft, aged aesthetic, evoking nostalgia for early 20th-century animation. This archival clip offers a charming glimpse into mid-century home movie culture and early cartoon artistry.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
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: 127255180

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: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1937 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: Sacramento, California, 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: Useful for 1930s 8mm archive requests needing a brief early-animation insert, comic reaction beat, or vintage home-movie cartoon excerpt.
Period detail: The frames may show a photographed or projected black-and-white cartoon with simple silhouette-style figures, sparse room drawing, and visible 8mm frame edges.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the home-movie capture of an animated scene, preserving how a short cartoon moment appeared on small-gauge film rather than staged live action.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a bed, an older male cartoon figure, a black cat, a question mark, a cane or umbrella in a pail, frame borders, dust, and tint shifts.
Film character: The scan shows strong 8mm texture, soft focus, gate edges, dust, scratches, uneven exposure, and color cast from aged film or transfer.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short comic cutaway, memory beat, transition into animation history, or visual shorthand for confusion and irritation.
Historical context: The clip documents a cartoon scene within a 1937 8mm home-movie context, but the animation source and original copyright status require separate research.
Research note: No live people or brands are visible, but copyright in the underlying animated work may remain distinct from likeness or property issues.
Research search match: Search phrases include 1937 8mm cartoon footage, vintage cat animation, old man storming out cartoon, early home-movie animation, and Sacramento archive film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent material from the same reel, then other Sacramento or 1937 8mm clips, then broader vintage animation or comic animal reaction footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

A mostly blank portion of the 1937 8mm frame, with a dark vertical edge, soft exposure, and visible dust and scratches. — Blank or transitional film area with visible 8mm texture and gate edge.

In the 1937 8mm cartoon scene, an older male figure stands beside a black cat marked by a question mark in a sparse room drawing. — Cartoon man and confused black cat in a simple interior setting.

The 1937 8mm frame shows the black cat following the older cartoon man as he moves across the sparse drawn room. — The cat trails the older cartoon figure as he exits the room.

The final 1937 8mm cartoon frame leaves the black cat standing alone near a pail and cane or umbrella in the simple interior. — The cat remains in the room after the older figure has left.

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