Burbank California-1961: Gorilla Isolated In A Cage Eating His Lunch

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

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Gorilla Isolated In A Cage Eating His Lunch — Clip Details

BURBANK CALIFORNIA-1961: A gorilla is seen behind a chain-link fence in a dimly lit enclosure, its dark silhouette visible through the mesh. The animal appears to be eating or holding food, with its face and hands occasionally coming into focus. Shot on 8mm film, the footage has a grainy, nostalgic quality with warm, faded colors and soft focus, capturing a quiet moment of the primate in captivity. The scene evokes a sense of isolation and historical observation, typical of mid-century wildlife footage.

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: 127403844

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: Useful for 1960s documentary or educational edits needing visitor-shot footage of a captive gorilla in a zoo-like enclosure in Burbank, California.
Period detail: The chain-link barrier, dim enclosure, warm faded color, and 8mm handling may show a mid-century public animal display environment.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has the feel of a visitor pausing on one animal behind fencing, observing quietly rather than staging a performance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a gorilla, chain-link mesh, dark enclosure opening, pale wall panels, vertical cage bars, and possible food held near the animal.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, warm color fading, uneven exposure, and slight handheld framing consistent with home-movie capture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief cutaway, captivity insert, zoo visit detail, or reflective memory beat within a sequence about animals in display settings.
Historical context: The footage documents a period visitor perspective on a captive primate, with the barrier dominating the frame and emphasizing separation from the animal.
Research note: No people, logos, or brands are visible, but animal welfare context, location identification, and any venue-related property or copyright questions should be reviewed.
Research search match: Searches such as 1960s 8mm gorilla in cage, Burbank captive primate footage, vintage zoo animal home movie, or gorilla eating behind fence may match this clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1961 Burbank animal footage, then broader vintage zoo or captive wildlife material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1961 Burbank 8mm frame showing a gorilla partly obscured by chain-link fencing in a dark enclosure. — A gorilla is seen through chain-link mesh inside a dim enclosure.

A gorilla looks forward from behind chain-link fencing in the 1961 Burbank home-movie footage. — The gorilla's face is partly visible through the fence pattern.

The gorilla remains close to the chain-link barrier, with its face and body softened by focus and film grain. — A closer, soft-focus view shows the gorilla behind the mesh.

The gorilla appears in silhouette beside vertical cage bars.

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