New York City-1956: Young Man And Woman Dance And Spin In Intimate 8mm Home Movie

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Year1956
Decade1950s
LocationNew York City, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1956 New York City

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Young Man And Woman Dance And Spin In Intimate 8mm Home... — Clip Details

A young man and woman dance closely in a dimly lit room, captured on 8mm film in 1956. The man wears a light-colored collared shirt while the woman is in a yellowish dress, their movements intimate and fluid. The grainy, warm-toned footage shows them spinning gently, with soft lighting and a dark background suggesting a private party or home gathering. The handheld camera follows their motion, preserving the nostalgic charm of a vintage home movie.

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: 124558074

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: 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 record not linked for this clip
Date: 1956 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: New York City, New York, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Supports 1950s New York City archive requests needing intimate home-movie footage of young adults dancing at a private indoor gathering.
Period detail: The light collared shirt, yellow dress, dim interior, and 8mm color texture may show mid-1950s social dress and casual domestic party lighting.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves unstaged closeness as the pair hold each other, turn, and move through the room while the handheld camera follows unevenly.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a young man, a young woman, close dancing, a pale shirt, a yellow dress, dark interior walls, window blinds, and reflective vertical highlights.
Film character: The footage has warm color, heavy grain, soft focus, low-light exposure, and handheld framing typical of scanned 8mm home movies.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a memory beat, intimate party insert, or transition into a sequence about youth, dating, nightlife, or home gatherings.
Historical context: The scene suggests a private social moment in a domestic or small indoor setting, without visible public landmarks or identifiable event context.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property review may be needed in addition to any separate copyright assessment.
Research search match: Useful for searches such as 1950s 8mm couple dancing, New York City home movie party, young adults dancing indoors, or vintage intimate dance footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1956 New York City interiors, then with other midcentury home-movie dancing or party scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1956 New York City home-movie footage, a young man in a light shirt holds a woman in a yellow dress while dancing indoors. — A young couple dances close together in a dim private interior.

The couple continues dancing in the dim 1956 New York City interior as the woman in a yellow dress bends forward during a turn. — The dancers shift position mid-turn in low interior light.

A young man in a pale shirt looks toward the camera while his dance partner in a yellow dress moves across the foreground. — The handheld camera catches the man facing forward during the dance.

In the final frame, the woman bends forward in the yellow dress while the man in a light shirt extends an arm beside her in the dark room. — The dance ends on a low, blurred motion as the pair move through the room.

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