Burbank California-1961: Monkey Behind Fence Scratching and Yelling

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationBurbank, California, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 California

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Monkey Behind Fence Scratching and Yelling — Clip Details

BURBANK CALIFORNIA-1961: A dark-furred primate, likely a monkey or ape, is seen behind a chain-link fence in a zoo enclosure. The animal moves restlessly, scratching itself and opening its mouth in what appears to be a yell or howl, revealing its teeth. Shot on 8mm film, the footage has a grainy, nostalgic quality with warm color tones and visible film grain, capturing a candid moment of a captive animal in a mid-century American zoo setting.

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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127403780

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 1740 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: indian pow wow
Reel-level year note: 1961-1966
Reel-level location note: san bernardino,california,slaton sea
Date: 1961 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: Burbank, 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1960s 8mm zoo footage useful for documentary or educational requests needing a brief cutaway of a captive primate behind a fence in a mid-century California setting.
Period detail: The chain-link zoo barrier, soft color 8mm stock, and metadata-supported 1961 Burbank location place the scene in an early-1960s visitor-filmed animal enclosure.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the feel of a visitor pausing on an animal's restless behavior rather than a staged wildlife scene, with the fence and unstable framing kept in view.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dark-furred primate, chain-link fencing, pale enclosure wall, open mouth and teeth, scratching or raised limbs, and heavy frame borders from the film scan.
Film character: The 8mm image shows soft focus, visible grain, warm exposure shifts, gate edges, and contact-sheet registration that give the animal moment an original home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, cutaway, or uneasy memory beat for zoo visits, captive animals, animal behavior, or vintage family travel footage.
Historical context: The footage visually documents a public-facing animal enclosure from a visitor perspective, with the primate separated from the camera by chain-link fencing.
Research note: No people, logos, or audible music are indicated, but animal welfare context, location claims, copyright status, and any zoo property permissions should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1961 Burbank 8mm zoo footage, monkey behind chain-link fence, captive primate yelling, vintage animal enclosure, and Super 8-style home movie zoo cutaway.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1961 Burbank or California zoo footage, then broader vintage captive-animal or visitor-filmed enclosure material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Burbank zoo footage frame showing a dark-furred primate partly obscured behind chain-link fencing and warm 8mm exposure flare. — The primate is partially hidden behind the fence as warm film flare washes the left side.

1961 Burbank frame of a dark primate close to a chain-link fence, its mouth partly open against a pale enclosure wall. — The animal turns near the fence, with its mouth and teeth briefly visible.

1961 Burbank zoo frame showing the primate facing forward through chain-link fencing, with raised head hair and a dim enclosure background. — The primate faces the camera through the fence, its head and shoulders filling the frame.

1961 Burbank frame of the captive primate behind chain-link fence, mouth wide open as if calling or yawning. — The animal opens its mouth wide behind the chain-link barrier.

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