Ridgefield New Jersey-1961: Man Tries To Hit Golf Ball With A Flexible Cross And

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationRidgefield, New Jersey, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 Ridgefield New Jersey

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Man Tries To Hit Golf Ball With A Flexible Cross And — Clip Details

A man in a white shirt and dark pants attempts to hit a golf ball on a grassy course in this 1961 8mm home movie from Ridgefield, New Jersey. Shot in deep blue and purple tones, the footage captures the golfer mid-swing with a club, his golf bag visible nearby. The grainy, vintage quality and slight camera shake evoke a nostalgic, personal moment of recreation from the early 1960s.

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: 127735022

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: Yes
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 1096 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: christmas,lake
Reel-level year note: 1960-1961
Reel-level location note: new jersey
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: Ridgefield, New Jersey, 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: 1960s 8mm home-movie footage for productions needing a brief recreational golf gag, leisure insert, or amateur sports moment from Ridgefield, New Jersey.
Period detail: The white shirt, dark trousers, soft golf bag shape, and 8mm color palette may show early-1960s casual golf attire and home-movie filming style.
Home-movie behavior: The clip captures an unstaged recreational attempt, with the golfer handling an unusual flexible club or cross-shaped prop near a golf ball as the camera observes from a distance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man on grass, a golf ball, a flexible club-like object, a golf bag with clubs, trees in the background, dark trousers, and soft handheld framing.
Film character: The footage has dense 8mm grain, blue-purple color shift, low exposure, soft focus, and slight handheld instability that read as authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short comic cutaway, leisure-memory beat, or transition into material about amateur sports, suburban recreation, or home-movie humor.
Historical context: The scene visually reflects informal leisure activity on a grassy course, with the action centered on play rather than a formal tournament or identifiable public event.
Research note: People and a possible branded golf bag are visible, so likeness and trademark review may be needed in addition to any copyright or footage licensing checks.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1961 Ridgefield New Jersey golf home movie, 8mm amateur golfer, funny golf fail, flexible golf club, and suburban recreation footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with nearby material from the same reel, then other 1961 Ridgefield footage, then broader 1960s golf, recreation, or humorous home-movie clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1961 Ridgefield, New Jersey footage, a man in a white shirt leans toward a golf ball near a standing golf bag on a grassy course. — Golfer sets up near a ball and golf bag on the grass.

The golfer appears to guide a flexible club or prop toward a ball, with the golf bag and clubs visible at the edge of the frame. — Golfer attempts to address the ball with a flexible-looking club.

The man stands back from the ball after the attempt, with the club or prop raised and the golf bag still beside him on the course. — Golfer pauses after the attempted hit.

The golfer stands on the grass with the club or prop near his shoulder, while the golf bag and clubs remain visible in the 8mm frame. — Golfer resets beside the bag after the brief comic attempt.

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