San Francisco California-1939: Three People Playfully Interacting With A Prop Gun In Park

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationSan Francisco, California, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 California

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Three People Playfully Interacting With A Prop Gun In Park — Clip Details

SAN FRANCISCO CALIFORNIA-1939: A man in a suit holds a prop gun as he playfully interacts with two women in a park-like setting. One woman wears a plaid dress and a white hat, while the other is in a floral dress. They laugh and gesture animatedly, clearly enjoying a lighthearted moment. The scene is shot on 8mm film, with visible grain and soft focus, capturing a candid, nostalgic slice of mid-1930s American life. The background features dense foliage and a metal structure, suggesting a fairground or amusement park. The footage exudes a cheerful, vintage charm, perfect for historical or nostalgic projects.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127270132

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: 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 1166 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: may
Reel-level year note: 1939
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1939 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: San Francisco, California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
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: 1939 San Francisco home-movie footage suited to requests for playful prewar leisure, informal park scenes, or light comic interaction among adults.
Period detail: The clothing, hats, 8mm source, and metal park structure support a late-1930s setting, with the San Francisco location supplied by clip metadata.
Home-movie behavior: Three adults appear to stage a playful bit for the camera, laughing, posing, raising hands, and using a prop gun in a casual home-movie manner.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a suited man, two women in patterned dresses, a white hat, a prop gun, leafy shrubs, paths, and a tall metal framework.
Film character: The clip has a high-contrast black-and-white 8mm look with visible grain, soft focus, uneven edge exposure, and handheld framing.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, comic memory beat, or transition within sequences about leisure, amateur performance, or 1930s social life.
Historical context: The scene shows adults using exaggerated gestures and costume-like posing, suggesting informal amusement rather than a documented public event.
Research note: Faces are visible and the prop gun should be reviewed for context; copyright, likeness, and any location permissions require separate assessment.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1939 San Francisco 8mm home movie, adults playing with prop gun, women in hats, park amusement scene, and prewar leisure footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent material from the same reel, then other 1939 San Francisco clips, then broader home-movie scenes of playful adult leisure.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1939 San Francisco home-movie footage, a suited man playfully points a prop gun while two women in patterned dresses stand nearby. — A man and two women pose playfully near shrubs and a metal framework.

In the San Francisco park setting, the woman in a floral dress raises her arms as the suited man and hat-wearing woman continue the playful scene. — One woman lifts her hands while the others watch and pose.

The suited man leans into the playful exchange as both women hold their hands up in the 1939 San Francisco home-movie scene. — The group continues a staged comic gesture with hands raised.

A close playful moment shows the suited man smiling beside two women with raised hands, with foliage and metal supports behind them. — The three adults smile and gesture together at the end of the short scene.

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