Los Angeles California USA-1962: Dolphin Show At Marineland Of The Pacific

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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 Of The Pacific — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a lively marine show at Marineland of the Pacific in Los Angeles, California. A crowd of spectators watches from bleachers as performers in white uniforms interact with a dolphin in a large pool. The iconic white life preserver with 'MARINELAND OF THE PACIFIC' is prominently displayed on the platform. The footage shows a dolphin leaping from the water, creating splashes, with the audience cheering. The color palette features vibrant blues and greens, typical of 1960s home movie film, with visible grain and slight color fading. This archival clip offers a nostalgic glimpse into mid-century entertainment and family outings.

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: 123753570

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: 1960s 8mm home-movie footage for requests needing visitor-shot marine park entertainment, audience views, or dolphin show inserts in documentary and education edits.
Period detail: The bleachers, white-uniformed handlers, bright pool railings, and Marineland of the Pacific life preserver support a 1962 Southern California marine show setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has a visitor-shot perspective, staying close to the platform and crowd as handlers work around the pool and a dolphin surfaces or leaps.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include crowded bleachers, blue pool water, handlers in white shirts, a show platform, railings, a life preserver sign, and a dolphin splash.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, saturated blue water, mild color fading, and contact-sheet framing that reads as physical home-movie material.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, crowd cutaway, mid-century leisure transition, or memory beat around family outings and marine entertainment.
Historical context: The footage documents public spectatorship at a mid-century marine attraction without making claims beyond the visible show, crowd, and venue signage.
Research note: People and venue branding are visible, so copyright, trademark, location, and likeness considerations should be reviewed separately before commercial use.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1962 8mm Marineland of the Pacific dolphin show, Los Angeles marine park home movie, and vintage California aquarium crowd footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent frames from the same reel, then other 1962 Los Angeles or Marineland material, then broader vintage marine park and dolphin show footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 Los Angeles home-movie frame showing handlers near a Marineland of the Pacific pool platform with bleachers behind them. — Handlers stand by the show platform as spectators fill the bleachers behind the pool.

A Marineland of the Pacific life preserver hangs on the pool platform while spectators watch from bleachers in the 1962 footage. — The Marineland life preserver is prominent on the platform with the audience beyond.

Two white-shirted handlers lean over the Marineland pool platform as spectators watch from the bleachers in this 1962 home movie. — Handlers work at the edge of the pool platform during the marine show.

A dolphin appears to leap or surface beside the show platform while a large crowd watches at Marineland of the Pacific in 1962. — A dolphin splashes near the platform with the bleachers packed behind the pool.

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