Joliet Illinois USA-1941: A Man And A Woman In Formal Wear Dance Slowly

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Year1941
Decade1940s
LocationJoliet, Illinois, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1941 Joliet Illinois

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A Man And A Woman In Formal Wear Dance Slowly — Clip Details

A man and woman in formal wear dance slowly in a vintage 8mm home movie from Joliet, Illinois, 1941. The man wears a tuxedo with a bow tie, while the woman is in a dark, elegant dress with puffed sleeves. They move gracefully against a plain purple backdrop, their expressions warm and intimate. The footage shows natural film grain, slight color fading, and a soft focus typical of 8mm home movies from the early 1940s. The couple sways gently, their arms linked, capturing a tender moment of romance and nostalgia from a bygone era.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Black & white
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: 124601573

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 2070 · 8mm · 3″ reel
Original reel label: cb hill jr
Reel-level year note: 1941
Reel-level location note: glencoe illinois
Date: 1941 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: Joliet, 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1940s home-movie requests needing an intimate formal-dance moment for documentary, museum, education, or editorial sequences.
Period detail: The tuxedo, bow tie, dark puff-sleeved dress, soft studio-like backdrop, and 8mm color handling support a 1941 formal social setting.
Home-movie behavior: The couple sways close to the camera with relaxed smiles and modest posing, giving the clip the feel of a personal keepsake rather than a staged performance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dancing adult couple, tuxedo and bow tie, dark formal dress, linked arms, plain purple backdrop, soft focus, and 8mm frame edges.
Film character: The footage has soft 8mm focus, visible grain, muted purple color shift, slight exposure variation, and contact-frame borders that preserve its physical-film character.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a romantic memory beat, period social-life insert, slow transition, or cutaway for family history and wartime-era domestic context.
Historical context: The clip shows a private formal dance moment in Joliet, Illinois, offering visual evidence of adult dress, courtship, and home-movie recording practices in 1941.
Research note: Faces are visible, so likeness and privacy review may be needed; no logos, private property, children, or audible music are indicated, and copyright clearance is separate.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1941 Joliet Illinois 8mm couple dancing, 1940s formal wear home movie, vintage romantic dance footage, and tuxedo bow tie dance.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Joliet or 1941 Illinois footage, then broader 1940s home-movie scenes of couples, parties, or formal dress.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1941 Joliet, Illinois home-movie footage, a formally dressed adult couple dances close together against a plain purple backdrop. — A man in a tuxedo and a woman in a dark formal dress hold each other while dancing.

The 1941 Joliet home movie shows the woman smiling while the man in a tuxedo holds her during a slow dance. — The couple shifts position, smiling as they continue a slow formal dance.

A soft-focus 8mm frame from Joliet, Illinois, 1941 shows the couple turning while holding a formal dance pose. — The couple turns slightly, with linked arms and formal clothing visible against the backdrop.

The final frame shows the 1941 Joliet couple facing the camera during a slow dance, with visible 8mm grain and color fade. — The man and woman face the camera in a close dance hold near the end of the clip.

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