United States-1972: Mustached Man Smiling at the Camera Then Looking Down

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Year1972
Decade1970s
LocationUnited States
Duration2s
Price$149 USD
Collection1972 · United States
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1972 · United States · Reel 4e077ea6 contains 24 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

personal portrait
domestic life
camera awareness
casual clothing
amateur filmmaking
everyday gestures

Shot type: medium
Camera: handheld · Approximately eye level, with a slight diagonal tilt
Setting: indoor · Domestic interior beside a doorway with patterned wall coverings
Time and weather: Unknown · Unknown · Not visible
Lighting: Bright frontal illumination against a dark interior background
People: 1 · One adult man with short light-colored hair, a mustache and sideburns, wearing an orange V-neck sweater over a purple striped collared shirt and white undershirt.
Objects: orange V-neck sweater · purple striped collared shirt · white undershirt · doorway · door frame · patterned wall coverings
Colors: burnt orange · purple · gray-green · cream · black
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The man faces the camera with a broad smile.
He continues smiling with his striped collar and orange sweater clearly visible.
He lowers his head and looks down.

Mustached Man Smiling at the Camera Then Looking Down — Clip Details

In the United States, circa 1972 home movie footage shows a mustached man smiling toward the camera in a domestic interior. He wears a burnt-orange V-neck sweater over a purple striped collared shirt, with a white undershirt visible at the neckline. The brief handheld portrait holds him beside a doorway and patterned walls as he shifts slightly, then lowers his head and looks down.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: InteriorHandheld
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: 2s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800002708

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.

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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: 1972 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: This circa 1972 indoor portrait supports documentary requests for everyday American appearance, casual menswear and adults responding to a home movie camera.
Period detail: The broad purple striped collar, burnt-orange V-neck sweater, mustache and sideburns support an early-1970s appearance.
Home-movie behavior: He acknowledges the filmmaker with a sustained smile before looking down, giving the brief portrait a spontaneous closing gesture.
What appears in frame: The frame contains a smiling adult, an orange sweater, a striped collar, a white undershirt, a doorway and patterned wall coverings.
Film character: Soft projected detail, visible grain, scattered dust marks, bright facial exposure and slight handheld movement give the portrait its small-gauge home movie texture.
Edit role: Use the smile as a short portrait insert or memory beat, with the downward glance providing a natural exit into the next shot.
Historical context: The visible clothing and grooming offer everyday period detail; the surrounding section places the portrait within a domestic gathering, although no holiday decoration appears here.
Research note: An identifiable adult and a private domestic interior are visible; footage copyright, likeness permissions and any applicable property permissions are separate considerations.
Research search match: Matches searches for a circa 1972 smiling man, orange sweater, broad striped collar and candid American small-gauge home movie portrait.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel's older man holding a glass or gift-opening portraits, then other United States domestic footage circa 1972, followed by candid smiles and period clothing.

Still Frames From This Clip

Domestic portrait in the United States, circa 1972: a mustached man smiles in an orange sweater, with patterned walls and a dark doorway behind him. — A smiling man faces the camera with his broad striped collar visible above an orange V-neck sweater.
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United States, circa 1972: a smiling adult in orange knitwear looks directly toward the camera beside a pale door frame and patterned wall covering. — The man maintains eye contact and a broad smile during the brief indoor portrait.
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A man smiles beside patterned walls in a United States interior, circa 1972, with a broad purple collar above his orange sweater. — A slight change in framing leaves more dark space above the man's head.
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United States home portrait, circa 1972: the man keeps smiling with his head slightly angled, wearing orange knitwear and a purple striped shirt. — The man's head shifts slightly while he continues smiling near the end of the portrait.
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