Los Angeles California USA-1962: Three Dolphins Being Trained With Two Men At A

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

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Three Dolphins Being Trained With Two Men At A — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1962, this vintage home movie captures a dolphin show at Marineland of the Pacific in Los Angeles, California. Two trainers in light-colored shirts and dark pants stand at the pool's edge as three dolphins swim and perform in the blue water. The scene features a rocky backdrop, scattered training equipment, and a prominent circular 'Marineland of the Pacific' sign. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 color grading with warm tones and film grain, offering authentic archival footage of mid-century marine animal 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: 123754014

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 documentary or educational edits needing visitor-shot footage of a California marine animal show with trainers and dolphins.
Period detail: The Marineland of the Pacific signage, trainer clothing, pool staging, and 8mm color home-movie look support a mid-century Southern California amusement setting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a spectator viewpoint from across the pool, observing trainers and dolphins without staged camera access or formal production framing.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include blue pool water, dolphins, two trainers, a rocky stage backdrop, props, dock equipment, and circular Marineland signage.
Film character: The footage has handheld 8mm texture, soft focus, visible grain, saturated blue water, uneven exposure, and slight frame instability.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, cutaway, transition, or memory beat for mid-century tourism, animal performance, or marine park sequences.
Historical context: The scene reflects public marine animal entertainment as seen by a 1962 home-movie visitor, with trainers presenting dolphins in a staged pool environment.
Research note: People and Marineland signage are visible, so copyright, trademark, location, and likeness considerations should be reviewed separately before use.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1962 8mm Marineland dolphin show, Los Angeles marine park home movie, vintage dolphin trainers, and 1960s animal performance footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel Marineland material, then other 1962 Los Angeles footage, then broader vintage marine animal show or California tourism clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 home-movie frame of two trainers at a Marineland dolphin pool in Los Angeles, with dolphins in blue water and stage props nearby. — Two trainers stand at the pool edge while dolphins swim in front of the Marineland stage.

1962 Marineland pool scene with dolphins moving through the water while trainers stand near hoops and props on the performance deck. — Dolphins pass through the pool during a trainer-led show segment.

A dolphin appears mid-leap beside the Marineland performance deck, with props, pool water, and signage visible in the 1962 home-movie frame. — A dolphin jumps from the pool during the marine park performance.

After a dolphin jump, a splash rises in the pool near the Marineland performance deck, with props and the circular sign visible. — A splash marks the end of a dolphin jump near the performance stage.

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