California-1939: Man Riding Bull In Rodeo Falls Off And Gets Out Of The Way

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

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Man Riding Bull In Rodeo Falls Off And Gets Out Of The Way — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1939 captures a dramatic rodeo moment in California. A cowboy in a white hat and dark shirt rides a bucking bull across a dusty arena, the film showing motion blur and classic Super 8 grain. The rider struggles to maintain control before falling off, then quickly gets up and moves away as the bull continues to move. The footage shows the raw, unedited energy of a mid-20th century rodeo, with spectators visible in the background and the yellowed, aged quality of the film adding to its nostalgic, archival feel.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Exterior
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127571316

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 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: 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1930s California rodeo sequences needing brief archival home-movie footage of bull riding, a fall, and arena reaction context.
Period detail: The white cowboy hats, open dirt arena, distant spectators, and 8mm color stock support a late-1930s recreational rodeo setting in California.
Home-movie behavior: The camera follows the action from a spectator position, preserving an unstaged home-movie view as the rider falls and moves away from the bull.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a bucking bull, a cowboy rider, white hats, dusty arena ground, spectators along the edge, film frame borders, and heavy motion blur.
Film character: The scan has yellowed exposure, soft focus, visible grain, dust specks, gate edges, and handheld framing that clearly read as original 8mm home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quick action insert, rodeo cutaway, risk-and-recovery beat, or period recreation transition within a Western or California sequence.
Historical context: The footage shows rodeo as an outdoor public recreation scene, with spectators watching a rider and bull in a simple dirt arena.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are apparent, and copyright status is separate from depicted-person clearance.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1939 California rodeo home movie, 8mm bull riding fall, vintage cowboy arena footage, and 1930s amateur rodeo spectators.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1939 California material, then related rodeo, cowboy, livestock, and outdoor recreation footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1939 California 8mm frame showing a blurred bull and rider crossing a sunlit dirt rodeo arena. — The bull and rider move quickly across the arena, softened by motion blur and aged film exposure.

1939 California rodeo frame with a cowboy in a white hat near the bull as the action continues across the dirt arena. — A cowboy in a white hat is seen close to the bull during the rodeo ride.

1939 California 8mm frame showing the bull in motion across the arena after the rider has lost control or fallen out of view. — The bull continues across the dirt arena, with the action blurred by speed and handheld filming.

1939 California rodeo frame showing a cowboy in a white hat moving away across the dirt arena, with spectators beyond the rail. — The rider runs away from the action while spectators remain visible along the far side of the arena.

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