Chelan Washington-1939: Two Angry Men Lose Patience and Attack Each Other

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Year1939
Decade1930s
LocationChelan, Washington, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1939 Chelan Washington

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Two Angry Men Lose Patience and Attack Each Other — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1939, this grainy black-and-white home movie captures a tense physical altercation between two men in a dimly lit indoor setting. The footage shows one man in a dark jacket aggressively grabbing and restraining the other, who appears to be struggling. Their hands are clasped tightly, and the struggle intensifies across the frames, culminating in a blurred, chaotic close-up. The raw, unfiltered quality and visible film grain evoke a sense of urgency and historical authenticity, offering a rare glimpse into a moment of conflict from the late 1930s.

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: 127498606

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 1674 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1939
Reel-level location note: mt washington,quebec
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: Chelan, Washington, 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 8mm home-movie footage from Chelan, Washington, useful for documentary scenes needing a brief domestic conflict or interpersonal tension beat.
Period detail: The dim interior, dark jackets, white shirt cuffs, and black-and-white 8mm texture may show late-1930s informal indoor social footage.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has unstaged value because the camera stays close as two adult men grapple, restrain hands, and move unpredictably in a private-feeling moment.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include two adult men, clasped hands, dark clothing, a light shirt sleeve, a chair or upholstered surface, dim walls, and heavy frame shadow.
Film character: The footage carries dense grain, uneven exposure, soft focus, and handheld blur that give the confrontation a physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, memory flash, tension cutaway, or visual punctuation for conflict, impatience, or strained domestic relations.
Historical context: The scene documents a tense interpersonal exchange in an indoor setting without enough visible detail to identify the occasion or relationship between the men.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness and contextual use should be reviewed separately from any copyright or source-format questions.
Research search match: Researchers may find this under 1939 Chelan Washington 8mm home movie, men fighting indoors, vintage altercation footage, or Depression-era domestic tension.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Chelan or 1939 Washington material, then broader home-movie scenes of arguments, social friction, or indoor gatherings.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1939 Chelan, Washington home-movie footage, two adult men appear to grapple or restrain each other in a dim indoor setting. — Two men lean into a close physical struggle with their hands locked together.

A blurred 8mm frame shows clothing and arms pressed close together as the indoor altercation continues. — Motion blur obscures the figures as the struggle shifts close to the camera.

A man in a light shirt appears in a soft, unstable close-up as the Chelan home-movie altercation moves out of clear view. — A blurred close-up catches one figure leaning across the frame.

The final frame shows an adult man in a light shirt bent over a dark-clothed figure in the continuing 1939 indoor struggle. — One figure bends forward over another as the close physical confrontation continues.

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