Houston Texas-1952: Man Being Consoled By Women On Couch

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Year1952
Decade1950s
LocationHouston, Texas, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1952 Houston Texas

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Man Being Consoled By Women On Couch — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1952, this vintage home movie captures a group of people seated on a couch in a dimly lit room with a cinder block wall. A man in a light-colored shirt sits between two women, one in a patterned blouse and glasses, the other in a green top. The woman in green appears to be consoling the man, who looks distressed. The scene shifts as another woman in a black outfit with an orange scarf approaches, offering a handkerchief. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 grain, color shifts, and a handheld feel, evoking a candid moment of emotional support from mid-century America.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
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: 127727413

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 2153 · 8mm · 3″ reel
Original reel label: mr quarles
Reel-level year note: 1952
Reel-level location note: houston texas
Date: 1952 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: Houston, Texas, 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: 1950s Houston home-movie footage for productions needing an intimate domestic scene of adults offering emotional support.
Period detail: The cinder block wall, modest couch, eyeglasses, short-sleeve shirts and orange scarf may show mid-century indoor dress and home interior details.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged body language as seated adults lean close, look toward one another and appear to respond to a distressed man.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dark couch, cinder block wall, seated adults, eyeglasses, a light shirt, green dress, orange scarf and handkerchief.
Film character: The 8mm scan has low-light grain, blue-green color shift, soft focus, rounded frame edges and slight handheld instability typical of home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, memory beat or cutaway for private grief, consolation or family conversation in a mid-century setting.
Historical context: The scene provides social context for adult interaction in a private Houston interior without confirming the occasion or identities of the people shown.
Research note: Faces and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property permissions should be reviewed separately from any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1952 Houston 8mm home movie, adults on couch, man consoled by women, private interior and mid-century family footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with neighboring shots from the same reel, then other 1952 Houston interiors, then broader home-movie scenes of consolation or family support.

Still Frames From This Clip

1952 Houston home-movie frame of adults on a couch, with a man in a light shirt seated between two women in a dim private interior. — Adults sit close together on a couch as the man in the light shirt looks subdued.

1952 Houston frame showing a woman with glasses, a man in a light shirt and another adult leaning toward him on a couch. — A seated adult leans toward the man in the center while another woman watches from the couch.

1952 Houston home-movie frame of a woman in dark clothing with an orange scarf holding a handkerchief near seated adults. — A woman in dark clothing and an orange scarf steps in with a handkerchief near the couch.

Two women remain near the couch as the woman in green turns toward the camera.

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