Sacramento California-1937: Black And White Cartoon Of A Man Mistaking A Cat For A Cow

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Year1937
Decade1930s
LocationSacramento, California, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1937 Sacramento California

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Black And White Cartoon Of A Man Mistaking A Cat For A Cow — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1937 captures a black-and-white animated cartoon sequence. A man in a top hat and suit enters a room, mistaking a cat for a cow. The cat, perched on a bucket, reacts with surprise as the man attempts to milk it. The animation features simple line art with bold silhouettes and exaggerated expressions, characteristic of early 20th-century cartoons. The footage shows natural film grain and slight flicker, preserving the authentic look of a classic home movie.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127255217

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: 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

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: 1930s 8mm cartoon footage useful for documentary or educational edits needing a brief comic animation insert from a home-movie reel.
Period detail: The frames show simple black-and-white line animation with a top-hatted figure, cane, bucket, cat, and sparse room drawing that may reflect early cartoon styling.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in a collector or household recording of projected animation, preserving what a viewer chose to film rather than an unstaged live event.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a top-hatted man, a small black cat, a bucket, a bed frame, a cane, sparse wall lines, bold silhouettes, and film-frame borders.
Film character: The scan carries soft focus, visible grain, flicker, dust specks, and contact-sheet framing that emphasize its 8mm physical-film source.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short comic cutaway, memory beat, transition, or visual example of animation appearing within a 1930s home-movie context.
Historical context: The clip visually documents domestic viewing or collecting of animated comedy on small-gauge film without identifying the original cartoon or rights holder.
Research note: Review is needed for possible underlying cartoon copyright and character identification, while likeness and private-property concerns appear limited in the visible frames.
Research search match: Likely search matches include 1930s 8mm cartoon footage, vintage black-and-white animation, comic cat gag, and home-movie cartoon insert.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent material from the same reel, then Sacramento or 1937 home-movie clips, then other vintage animation and comic animal footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In this 1937 Sacramento home-movie cartoon frame, a black cat sits on a bucket beside a simple line-drawn bed and wall. — A black cat perches on a bucket in a sparse cartoon interior.

A top-hatted cartoon man reaches toward a bucket holding a small black cat in the 1937 animated home-movie footage. — The top-hatted figure moves toward the cat on the bucket.

The 1937 Sacramento cartoon frame shows the suited figure beside the small black cat, with sparse line art and visible film wear. — The figure stands beside the cat after approaching it.

A top-hatted cartoon man holds the black cat by its tail in a comic gag from the 1937 Sacramento home-movie animation. — The man lifts the cat by the tail as it reacts in the gag.

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