Los Angeles California USA-1962: Dolphin Show At Marineland With Trainers

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationLos Angeles, California, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 California

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Dolphin Show At Marineland With Trainers — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a marine animal show at Marineland in Los Angeles, California. A dolphin swims in a large pool while trainers in white uniforms stand on the edge, interacting with the animal. The scene features a prominent Marineland sign, poolside equipment, and a distinct blue-tinted color palette characteristic of 1960s home movie footage. The grainy texture and slight color distortion add to the authentic archival feel, offering a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century entertainment.

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: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123713395

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 1236 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: disneyland
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1962 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: Los Angeles, California, 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

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s editorial projects needing visitor-shot footage of a Southern California marine park dolphin show.
Period detail: The Marineland sign, poolside show equipment, white trainer uniforms, and 8mm color rendering support a 1962 mid-century leisure setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a distant visitor perspective, watching trainers and a dolphin perform from across the pool rather than staged production coverage.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dolphin in a blue pool, trainers in white clothing, a Marineland sign, show platforms, poolside props, fencing, and a rock-like structure.
Film character: The footage has grain, soft focus, blue color cast, uneven exposure, and handheld framing consistent with scanned 8mm home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, memory beat, or cutaway for mid-century tourism, family outings, or marine entertainment sequences.
Historical context: The scene shows public marine animal entertainment as seen by a visitor, with trainers presenting a dolphin poolside before an audience viewpoint.
Research note: People and the Marineland sign are visible, so copyright, trademark, location identity, and likeness considerations should be reviewed separately.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1962 8mm Marineland dolphin show, Los Angeles marine park home movie, and vintage California animal performance footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Los Angeles or 1962 material, then broader marine park or animal show scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Los Angeles home-movie view of a dolphin show, with trainers at the pool edge and a Marineland sign in the background. — A dolphin surfaces near the pool edge while trainers stand by show props and a Marineland sign.

Distant 1962 Marineland show view with trainers in white near a surfacing dolphin and poolside equipment. — Trainers remain at the pool edge as the dolphin surfaces in front of them.

1962 home-movie frame of Marineland trainers at the pool edge as a dolphin remains close to the platform area. — The show continues with trainers moving along the pool edge near the dolphin.

1962 Marineland home-movie view showing a rock-like pool feature, fencing, and adjacent show deck area. — The camera shifts to a rock-like feature and surrounding show area beside the pool.

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