Quebec-1938: British Military Stand At Attention As A Platoon Parades By

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationQuebec, Canada
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 Quebec Canada

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British Military Stand At Attention As A Platoon Parades By — Clip Details

QUEBEC-1938: British military personnel in bright red tunics and tall black bearskin hats stand at attention in precise formation during a ceremonial parade. The soldiers, part of a disciplined platoon, remain motionless under bright sunlight, casting sharp shadows on the ground. Trees line the background, and the 8mm film grain and soft focus lend a nostalgic, archival quality to the footage. This vintage home movie captures a moment of formal military tradition in mid-20th century Canada.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127267715

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: 1938 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: Quebec, Canada 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 documentary or educational edits needing Canadian ceremonial military parade footage with British-style uniforms and formation drill.
Period detail: The red tunics, tall black bearskin-style hats, open parade ground, and soft 8mm color support the supplied 1938 Quebec context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot home-movie perspective, watching soldiers hold formation and parade from a fixed public vantage point.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include uniformed soldiers, red tunics, tall black hats, parade-ground spacing, sharp shadows, trees, spectators or ranks in back, and soft film edges.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows visible grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, gate-edge darkness, and saturated color that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, transition, or contextual cutaway for ceremonial drill, imperial tradition, or prewar public spectacle.
Historical context: The footage visually reflects a formal military ceremony in Quebec, with disciplined ranks and British-style dress uniforms seen in bright daylight.
Research note: People and military uniforms are visible, so likeness, institutional, and context review may be needed; copyright and personality rights should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1938 Quebec 8mm military parade, British-style guards in red tunics, ceremonial soldiers at attention, and vintage Canadian home movie.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent reel material, then other 1938 Quebec scenes, then Canadian ceremonial parade or British-style military uniform footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1938 Quebec home-movie frame showing soldiers in red tunics and tall dark hats standing at attention on a parade ground. — Soldiers stand at attention in a bright parade-ground formation.

Red-uniformed soldiers in Quebec stand in ceremonial formation, with trees and shaded background figures behind them. — A broad line of soldiers holds formation under bright sun.

1938 Quebec parade view with red-coated soldiers in ranks and a foreground figure positioned before the formation. — Ranks of soldiers remain aligned as a figure stands forward.

Quebec 1938 home-movie frame of ceremonial soldiers in red tunics standing in ordered lines under strong daylight. — Ceremonial ranks stand spaced across the parade ground.

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