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Sacramento California-1937: Man in Suit with Animated Cat Character

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$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

  • Year1937
  • Decade1930s
  • LocationSacramento, California, United States
  • Duration6s
  • Price$149 USD
  • Collection1937 · Sacramento, California, United States
  • StatusDirect License

$149 · CommercialDirect license: commercial and editorial use

$149 USD flat · royalty-free worldwide · 4K restored master (MP4)

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Man in Suit with Animated Cat Character — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1937, this vintage cartoon clip captures a classic black-and-white animated scene. A man in a dark suit and white pants stands in a simple room, interacting with a small, energetic cat character perched on a cylindrical object. The animation style is bold and expressive, with stark contrasts and minimal background detail. The footage shows natural film grain and slight wear, characteristic of early home movie recordings. The man gestures toward the cat, which responds with lively movements, creating a humorous exchange. This archival 8mm home movie offers a nostalgic glimpse into early 20th-century animation and domestic life.

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
127255295

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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Topics & Keywords

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  • nostalgic footage
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  • domestic scene
  • vintage film footage

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit
1930s 8mm footage of a projected black-and-white cartoon, useful for edits about early animation viewing, home movie collecting, or vintage screen entertainment.
Period detail
The frames may show a 1930s cartoon scene with simple line backgrounds, bold character shapes, and an intertitle-like sign reading "WHY ARE YOU SO EXCITED?"
Home-movie behavior
The value is in the home-movie capture of animated content rather than unstaged human behavior, preserving how a short cartoon appeared on small-gauge film.
What appears in frame
Visible elements include an animated man, a small cat character, a bed at frame edge, a cylindrical stand or container, a speech sign, sparse wall lines, and film-frame borders.
Film character
The scan carries 8mm physical-film texture, with soft focus, uneven exposure, visible grain, dust specks, scratches, and contact-sheet frame separation.
Edit role
An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or memory beat for vintage cartoons, domestic film collecting, or early screen culture.
Historical context
The clip documents a cartoon sequence as preserved on small-gauge film, offering visual context for period animation style without identifying the original work.
Research note
No live people are visible, but the animated work itself may have separate copyright considerations that should be researched before commercial use.
Research search match
Search matches include 1930s 8mm cartoon footage, black-and-white vintage animation, old school cartoon scene, and home movie animation insert.
Archive pairing path
Pair first with other frames from the same reel, then Sacramento or 1937 small-gauge material, then broader clips of vintage cartoons, projection, and home entertainment.

Still Frames From This Clip

1937 8mm frame of a black-and-white cartoon with a suited animated man, small cat, bed edge, cylindrical stand, and question sign.

Animated man addresses an excited cat near a bed and a sign reading "WHY ARE YOU SO EXCITED?"

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1937 8mm cartoon frame with a dark-suited animated man in a simple room and a small cat figure moving from a stand.

The cartoon man turns away as the small cat character moves across the sparse room.

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1937 8mm black-and-white cartoon frame showing a small cat character gesturing toward an animated man near a bed.

The cat character reaches toward the man as the cartoon action continues beside the bed.

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1937 8mm frame of a vintage black-and-white cartoon with a suited man watching a small cat-like figure in motion.

The man watches as the cat character moves back from the stand in the minimal cartoon room.

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