Los Angeles California USA-1962: Dolphin Show With Trainer and Crowd

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

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Dolphin Show With Trainer and Crowd — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a lively dolphin show at a Los Angeles aquarium. A trainer in light-colored clothing stands on a small platform in the pool, guiding a dolphin as it leaps and splashes through the water. A large crowd fills the bleachers, watching the performance under bright daylight. The footage shows the classic look of 1960s Super 8 film with rich colors, slight grain, and natural motion, 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: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 123713539

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 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s Los Angeles leisure, aquarium entertainment, dolphin-show, or mid-century family outing sequences in documentary and museum edits.
Period detail: The crowded outdoor bleachers, bright pool setting, and 8mm color palette support a 1962 Southern California public-entertainment context.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot viewpoint from the stands, watching a trainer and dolphin rather than staging action for the camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dolphin pool, trainer platform, splashing dolphin, packed spectator bleachers, pool railings, and bright daylight.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows saturated blues, soft focus, visible grain, slight exposure variation, and contact-sheet framing as part of its archival texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, nostalgic cutaway, crowd-reaction beat, or transition within a sequence about 1960s leisure and animal shows.
Historical context: The footage shows a public dolphin performance with a large audience, reflecting mid-century recreational spectatorship without identifying the venue by name.
Research note: People and faces are visible in the crowd, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or private property are evident, and copyright clearance is separate.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1962 Los Angeles dolphin show, vintage 8mm aquarium crowd, trainer with dolphin, and 1960s family entertainment footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other 1962 Los Angeles material, then broader 1960s aquarium, animal-show, or leisure scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Los Angeles home-movie frame showing a dolphin pool, trainer platform, and large outdoor audience in bleachers. — Trainer platform beside the pool with spectators filling the stands.

A dolphin is visible near the surface as spectators watch from outdoor bleachers in the 1962 Los Angeles clip. — Dolphin activity near the platform during the public show.

The trainer remains at the pool platform as the dolphin passes through the water before a large seated crowd. — Trainer and dolphin seen from the audience side of the pool.

A dolphin splash fills the pool foreground while the trainer platform and crowded bleachers remain visible behind it. — Dolphin splash at the end of the short performance moment.

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