Montreal Canada-1950: Man in Suit Laughing on Grassy Field

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Year1950
Decade1950s
LocationMontreal, Canada
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1951 Canada

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Man in Suit Laughing on Grassy Field — Clip Details

A man in a light-colored suit and white shirt laughs joyfully on a grassy field in Montreal, Canada, in 1950. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures him from multiple angles—facing the camera, turning away, and observing others on the green. The background features rolling hills, trees, and other people enjoying the outdoors, suggesting a leisurely day at a park or golf course. The film exhibits natural grain, slight color fading, and authentic vintage imperfections, evoking a nostalgic 1950s home movie aesthetic.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
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: 127475850

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 1216 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Original reel label: st. lawrense river,tadoussac
Reel-level year note: 1950
Reel-level location note: montreal canada
Date: 1950 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: Montreal, Canada 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: 1950s 8mm home-movie footage suited to documentary or education edits needing a brief outdoor leisure moment in Montreal with an adult man on a green lawn.
Period detail: The light suit, white shirt, 8mm color stock, and relaxed outdoor setting may show mid-century leisure dress and amateur filming style in 1950 Montreal.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged interaction as the man smiles, turns, and walks across the grass while other visitors continue their own quiet outdoor activity.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a light suit, green lawn, distant people, wooded edges, rolling hills, pale sky, and a few small course-like objects on the grass.
Film character: The clip has soft 8mm color, visible grain, dust specks, mild fading, and handheld framing that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short memory beat, leisure cutaway, or transition into mid-century Canadian outdoor recreation or family-travel material.
Historical context: The scene suggests casual outdoor recreation or a park-like green space, with adults dispersed across the lawn and hills visible beyond the grounds.
Research note: Faces are visible and may require likeness review; no logos or audible music are indicated, but copyright, location, and personal-identification checks remain separate.
Research search match: Useful searches include 1950s Montreal home movie, 8mm man in suit on grass, vintage Canadian outdoor leisure, and mid-century park or golf course footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1950 Montreal footage, then broader 1950s Canadian leisure, park, lawn, or golf-course scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1950 Montreal home-movie footage, a man in a light suit smiles near the camera on a green lawn with hills in the background. — A suited man smiles close to the camera on an outdoor lawn.

The man turns away from the camera on a grassy Montreal outdoor setting, with distant hills, trees, and other visitors visible. — The man is seen from behind while looking across the green lawn.

The suited man laughs while walking or turning across the lawn.

The suited man walks away across the grassy field in Montreal, with scattered people, trees, hills, and a pale umbrella at the edge of frame. — The man walks away from the camera across the open green.

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