Cleveland Ohio-1951: Small Group Of Men And Women Swing Dancing Together At A

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Year1951
Decade1950s
LocationCleveland, Ohio, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1951 Cleveland Ohio

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Small Group Of Men And Women Swing Dancing Together At A — Clip Details

A grainy, green-tinted 8mm home movie from Cleveland, Ohio, 1951, captures a small group of people dancing in a dimly lit room. The footage shows men and women in period attire, including collared shirts and dresses, moving rhythmically in a social dance, likely swing. The low-light conditions create a hazy, intimate atmosphere, with the camera remaining mostly static, focusing on the dancers' movements. The visual quality is characteristic of vintage home movies, with heavy film grain and a monochromatic green hue, evoking a nostalgic, archival feel of a private party or gathering from the early 1950s.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123323115

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1951 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: Cleveland, Ohio, 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: Useful for 1950s American home-movie requests needing a brief social dancing or house-party insert from Cleveland, Ohio.
Period detail: The collared shirts, dresses, close partner dancing, and 8mm home-movie texture support an early-1950s private social gathering context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves unstaged party behavior as adults dance, turn, and gesture in a dim room while the camera watches from nearby.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include paired dancers, collared shirts, a blue dress, seated figures, dark walls, heavy grain, and contact-sheet frame borders.
Film character: Green-tinted low-light 8mm footage with heavy grain, soft focus, and uneven exposure gives the scene a tactile home-movie record of a dark interior.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a quick memory beat, social-life cutaway, or transition into mid-century party and dancing material.
Historical context: The footage appears to show informal adult recreation in a private indoor setting, with swing-style movement suggested by the dancers' posture and turns.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or audible music are indicated, and copyright status is separate from permissions.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1951 Cleveland home movie dancing, 1950s house party, 8mm swing dancing, and vintage adults dancing indoors.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Cleveland 1951 clips, then broader 1950s social dancing or house-party scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

Cleveland, Ohio 1951 home-movie frame showing two adults near a dark wall during an indoor social dance gathering. — Two adults stand or move near the wall as the dim, green-tinted 8mm scene begins.

Cleveland, Ohio 1951 frame of two adults dancing closely in a low-light interior, one face partly visible. — A pair turns together while one dancer glances toward the camera in the dark room.

Cleveland, Ohio 1951 home-movie frame showing a woman in a blue dress dancing among other adults indoors. — A woman in a blue dress moves through the frame during the small indoor dance gathering.

Cleveland, Ohio 1951 frame with adults at the side of the room, including a checkered shirt and partially visible faces. — Adults remain near the edge of the room as the brief dance scene fades into darkness.

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