Sacramento California-1937: The Cat Is Driving A Man Crazy By Making Him Run

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

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The Cat Is Driving A Man Crazy By Making Him Run — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1937, this vintage home movie captures a surreal animated sequence where a man in a top hat and coat is driven to distraction by a mischievous cat. The black-and-white silhouette animation shows the man running in circles, falling, and collapsing in exhaustion as the cat taunts him. The grainy, high-contrast footage with visible film damage and edge wear reflects its age, creating a nostalgic, early animation style. This archival clip offers a rare glimpse into early 20th-century home movie entertainment and experimental animation.

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: 127255232

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: 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: 1930s 8mm animated insert useful for documentary sequences about home entertainment, early amateur film collecting, or surreal comic interludes.
Period detail: The frames show a black-and-white cartoon scene on aged 8mm film, with a top-hatted figure, a cat, sparse line-drawn scenery, and no visible live-action location detail.
Home-movie behavior: The clip appears to preserve a filmed cartoon segment within a home-movie reel rather than unstaged human behavior, giving researchers evidence of what a household camera owner recorded or collected.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a top-hatted cartoon man, a black cat, a small sack or mound, a question mark, simple background line art, film gate edges, dust, and frame wear.
Film character: The scan has muted monochrome contrast, visible grain, gate shadow, dust specks, scratches, and slight softness consistent with aged 8mm projection or original film material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief comic insert, transition beat, or visual metaphor for confusion, pursuit, fatigue, or early animated entertainment.
Historical context: The scene reflects a 1930s-era filmed cartoon style in a domestic archive context, but the visible frames do not identify the animator, title, or original distribution source.
Research note: No live people, faces, logos, or private property are visible, but copyright in the underlying animated work may require separate review from likeness or property concerns.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1937 8mm cartoon footage, 1930s cat animation, vintage home movie animation insert, and black-and-white comic silhouette cartoon.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other material from the same reel, then Sacramento or 1937 home-movie clips, then 1930s animation, cats, comic chase scenes, or film-damage texture.

Still Frames From This Clip

1937 8mm frame of a line-drawn cartoon man in a hat facing a black cat, with a question mark and visible film wear. — A top-hatted cartoon figure confronts a mischievous black cat in a sparse line-drawn scene.

1937 8mm cartoon frame showing a seated top-hatted man and black cat near a small dark mound, with film edge shadows. — The cartoon man has fallen or sat down as the cat remains nearby with a small dark shape on the floor.

Aged 8mm cartoon frame with a seated man in a hat and a black cat behind him against sparse line-drawn scenery. — The seated cartoon figure looks toward the viewer while the cat stands behind him near a small dark mound.

1937 8mm cartoon frame showing the seated top-hatted man at left and a blurred black cat shape at right, with dust and scratches. — The cat moves away as a dark animated form while the exhausted cartoon man remains seated at left.

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