Chicago Illinois USA-1969: Male Performer in Red Vest on Ice

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Year1969
Decade1960s
LocationChicago, Illinois, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Male Performer in Red Vest on Ice — Clip Details

A male performer in a red vest and bowler hat executes a dramatic routine on an ice rink under blue stage lighting. Shot on 8mm film in 1969, this vintage home movie captures his acrobatic movements, including bending over a suitcase and falling to the ice. The grainy, high-contrast footage with deep shadows and a red light flare evokes the atmosphere of a classic ice show. This archival clip offers authentic, nostalgic footage of a theatrical performance, ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or retro-themed projects.

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: 124337672

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 1343 · Super 8 · 7″ reel
Original reel label: #9,easter,grandma granpa visit,spring rainbow,opening day,little league,baseball
Reel-level year note: 1969
Reel-level location note: clarendon hills, illinois, woodland hills, california
Date: 1969 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: Chicago, Illinois, 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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s archival requests needing visitor-shot ice show performance footage for documentary, museum, education, or editorial sequences.
Period detail: The red vest, bowler hat, suitcase prop, spotlighting, and 8mm home-movie color may show a late-1960s theatrical ice show style in Chicago.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries the value of an audience-shot home movie, observing a live performer from a fixed distance rather than a staged production camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a male performer on ice, red vest, bowler hat, yellow trousers, suitcase prop, blue rink lighting, dark audience space, and stage spotlight.
Film character: The 8mm scan has dense grain, strong contrast, soft focus, saturated stage color, dark falloff, and slight handheld framing that read as physical-film texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, performance cutaway, memory beat, or transition into a sequence about ice shows, entertainment, or vintage leisure.
Historical context: The footage documents a costumed skating routine as seen by an audience member, suggesting mid-century public entertainment without identifying the performer or venue.
Research note: A performer is visible, so likeness and possible performance rights need review separately from film copyright; no logos or private property are evident in the frames.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1969 Chicago 8mm ice show, vintage male ice skater, theatrical skating routine, red vest performer, and home movie arena performance.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the same reel, then other Chicago 1969 footage, then related 1960s ice skating, stage entertainment, performance, and audience-shot home movies.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1969 Chicago home-movie footage, a male ice performer in a red vest and bowler hat bends low under blue rink lighting. — Costumed performer bends forward during an ice show routine.

A male ice performer in a red vest and bowler hat leans toward a dark suitcase prop during the 1969 Chicago routine. — The performer uses a suitcase prop on the rink.

The costumed male skater bends forward with his back to the camera, lit by blue and red stage tones in Chicago footage from 1969. — The routine shifts into a low bent posture on the ice.

A costumed male ice performer lies back on the rink under stage lighting, part of a dramatic 1969 Chicago home-movie sequence. — The performer falls or reclines on the ice at the end of the clip.

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