Paris France-1938: Two Suited Men Conversing Beside Shop Awnings

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Year1938
Decade1930s
LocationParis, Ile-de-France, France
Duration4s
Price$149 USD
Collection1938 · Paris, Ile-de-France, France
StatusStockfilm Exclusive

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1938 · Paris & Arc de Triomphe du Carrousel · Reel 9dc51293 contains 19 published Stockfilm-exclusive clips. Watch them in reel order and review the available reel documentation.

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What is in this clip

everyday urban life
conversation
period clothing
shopping streets
street architecture
informal encounters

Shot type: wide
Camera: handheld · pan · Eye-level oblique view along the shopfronts
Setting: outdoor · Urban shopping street with stone buildings and awning-covered storefronts
Time and weather: Daytime · Undetermined · Dry and sunny
Lighting: Direct sunlight on the street with deep shade beneath the awnings
People: 2 · Two adult men in suits, one lighter gray and one dark, stand facing each other and make small hand gestures; their lower legs are cropped.
Objects: shop awnings · storefront windows · shop doors · vertical shop signs · stone façades · upper-story windows · iron balcony railings · sidewalk · curb
Colors: cream · stone beige · gray · dark navy · red · brown
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Medium

Moments in the footage

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Two suited men face each other beside awning-covered shops.
The lighter-suited man makes a small gesture near his waist.
A leftward pan reveals more storefronts as the men shift right in the frame.
The pair remain facing one another near the right edge.

Two Suited Men Conversing Beside Shop Awnings — Clip Details

Paris, France, circa 1938 home movie footage shows two suited men facing one another beside a row of shops. The man in the lighter suit holds his hands near his waist while his companion stands with his back partly toward the camera. Red and cream awnings shade storefronts beneath stone façades and iron balcony railings. A short handheld pan left shifts the men toward the right edge, revealing more of the quiet shopping street.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Handheld
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: 800002805

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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: 1938 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: Paris, Ile-de-France, France 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 1938 Paris street scene supports documentary requests for everyday encounters, men's clothing and shopfront settings.
Period detail: The two-piece suits, formal collars, projecting fabric awnings and vertical shop signs provide visible period detail without fixing an exact year.
Home-movie behavior: The men remain engaged with one another while the handheld framing drifts, giving the encounter an informal home-movie quality.
What appears in frame: Two men stand before shaded shop windows, red and cream awnings, pale stone façades, tall upper windows and iron balcony railings.
Film character: Soft detail, grain, warm reddish color and slight handheld instability retain the texture of the projected-film capture.
Edit role: Use the brief exchange as a human cutaway or transition between wider Paris street and landmark scenes.
Historical context: Formal suits and fabric shop awnings place everyday dress and retail architecture together in a short Paris street observation.
Research note: Two faces and commercial façades are visible; film copyright, likeness rights and property permissions are separate considerations, and the shop lettering is indistinct.
Research search match: The clip answers searches for circa 1938 Paris men conversing, French shop awnings and color small-gauge home-movie street scenes.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the reel's Place de la Concorde traffic or Louvre pedestrians, then other Paris footage from circa 1938, and finally comparable shopfront conversations.

Still Frames From This Clip

Two men in contrasting suits converse beside Paris shopfronts, circa 1938, beneath red and cream awnings and stone upper façades. — The lighter-suited man faces his dark-suited companion beside the shaded storefronts.
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A gray-suited man gestures toward his companion outside awning-covered Paris shops, circa 1938; upper windows and balcony railings line the background. — Small hand gestures accompany the men's face-to-face exchange.
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Paris shopping-street view, circa 1938, with two suited men right of center and a row of red and cream awnings extending behind them. — The leftward pan brings more shop frontage into the composition.
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Two men converse at the right edge of a Paris street view, circa 1938, with sunlit pavement, shaded shops and iron balconies extending left. — The men remain facing one another as the framing opens along the street.
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