United States-1940: Young People Talk Beside a 1930s Sedan as Its Rear Door Opens

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Year1940
Decade1940s
LocationUnited States
Duration4s
Price$149 USD
Collection1940 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1940 · United States · Reel 92f7f4aa contains 3 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

youth
social gathering
prewar America
automobile culture
period fashion
everyday street life
family home movie

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · pan
Setting: outdoor · Residential street with frame houses, porches and leafy trees behind a curbside parked car
Time and weather: day · autumn · sunny
Lighting: bright direct sunlight with hard shadows and strong contrast
People: 3 · Three young people: a young man in a light tweed jacket with his back to the camera, a young man in a dark suit, and a woman in a long dark coat with dark hair
Vehicles: early-1930s four-door sedan · partial fender of a second car at left edge
Objects: rear car door · hubcap · hood louvers · fender · houses · trees
Colors: black · white · gray
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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A young man in a tweed jacket and a young man in a dark suit stand beside the parked sedan.
A woman in a long dark coat walks in toward the car's rear door.
The woman and the young man in the dark suit face each other by the door.
The pair lean close together and talk.
The rear door of the sedan stands open beside them.

Young People Talk Beside a 1930s Sedan as Its Rear Door... — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1940, home movie footage shows three young people beside a dark early-1930s four-door sedan parked on a sunny residential street. A young man in a light tweed jacket stands with his back to the camera while a woman in a long dark coat walks up to a young man in a dark suit at the car's rear door. The pair lean close and talk as the rear door is opened. Filmed in a single handheld black-and-white shot with a slight pan, with houses and trees behind.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: Home Movie Film
Shot details: Black & white
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: 4s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800001186

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People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1940 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Helps a brief for authentic circa-1940 American footage of young people in period dress around an everyday car, suited to documentary, museum and period-drama use.
Period detail: An early-1930s four-door sedan with slanted hood louvers and separate fenders, plus tailored jackets, a dark suit and a long dark coat, may show late-1930s dress and car use.
Home-movie behavior: The camera catches an unposed moment as a woman joins a young man at the car door and they lean in to talk, with a friend standing by unaware of the lens.
What appears in frame: A dark early-1930s sedan at the curb, a young man in a tweed jacket seen from behind, a woman in a long dark coat, a young man in a dark suit, an opening rear door, and houses with trees behind.
Film character: Black-and-white 16mm with visible grain, bright sunlit highlights against deep shadows, soft edges and a gentle handheld drift typical of a projected home-movie transfer.
Edit role: Works as a short memory beat or period cutaway between establishing street shots, or as an insert showing friends meeting before an outing.
Historical context: The scene reflects an era when cars a few years old stayed in regular use and young people dressed in tailored jackets and coats for ordinary outings.
Research note: People appear in partial profile and may be identifiable to relatives, and private homes are visible; copyright in the film, personal likeness and property permissions are separate questions to assess before use.
Research search match: Searches such as 1940 home movie young people by car, 16mm black and white 1930s sedan, or prewar American street with vintage automobile.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with this reel's late-1930s sedan pulling away from the house and the two little girls in matching dresses, then with other circa-1940 US street footage, then with period youth and car scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Three young people gather beside an early-1930s sedan on a sunny residential street in the United States, circa 1940 — A woman in a dark coat joins two young men beside a parked early-1930s sedan, circa 1940.
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Woman in a long dark coat meets a young man in a dark suit by a 1930s sedan's rear door, United States, circa 1940 — The woman and the young man in the dark suit face each other at the car's rear door.
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A young couple lean close to talk beside an early-1930s four-door sedan on a sunlit American street, circa 1940 — The pair lean in close to talk while a friend in a tweed jacket stands nearby.
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Open rear door of an early-1930s sedan beside two young people on a residential street, United States, circa 1940 — The sedan's rear door stands open as the young pair keep talking beside it.
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