Joliet Illinois USA-1941: Couple Dancing in Formal Attire on Stage

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

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Couple Dancing in Formal Attire on Stage — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from Joliet Illinois USA in 1941 captures a young couple dancing closely on a stage. The man wears a classic black tuxedo with a bow tie, while the woman is in a dark, ruffled dress with a purple floral hair accessory. They move gracefully in a formal dance pose, their arms extended, against a plain purple backdrop with a microphone stand visible. The footage shows natural film grain and slight color fading, evoking a nostalgic 1940s atmosphere.

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: 124601634

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: Yes

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 requests needing 1940s Illinois home-movie footage of formal dancing, stage performance, social life, or couples in period evening wear.
Period detail: The tuxedo, bow tie, dark formal dress, floral hair ornament, microphone stand, and plain stage backdrop support a 1941 formal dance or performance setting.
Home-movie behavior: The couple holds a close cheek-to-cheek dance pose, giving the clip value as an intimate home-movie record of social performance rather than a polished studio scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a tuxedo, a woman in a dark ruffled dress, extended dance arms, a floral hair accessory, a microphone stand, cable, and plain purple backdrop.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, slight color fading, uneven exposure, and frame-edge darkness that preserve the physical-film texture of the source.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, memory beat, transition, or cutaway for 1940s courtship, dance, entertainment, or family archive sequences.
Historical context: The footage visually reflects formal social dancing and staged presentation in a Midwestern home-movie context, without confirming the specific event or venue.
Research note: Faces are visible and audible music is flagged, so likeness and music clearance should be reviewed separately from copyright or source licensing.
Research search match: Researcher search matches include 1941 Joliet Illinois 8mm dance footage, 1940s couple dancing, tuxedo and formal dress home movie, and vintage stage dance.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1941 Joliet material, then broader 1940s formal dancing or home-movie social scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1941 Joliet, Illinois 8mm frame of a formal couple dancing cheek to cheek on a small stage with a microphone stand nearby. — A formally dressed couple holds a close dance pose against a plain stage backdrop.

The man in a tuxedo and woman in a ruffled dress continue a close dance pose in the 1941 Joliet home-movie footage. — The dancers remain close, with the microphone stand visible at the right edge.

Soft 8mm frame from Joliet in 1941 showing the woman leaning into the man during a close formal dance pose. — The woman leans inward as the pair continues their slow formal dance.

The couple faces toward the camera in a close dance hold, with the 1941 Joliet stage backdrop and microphone stand still visible. — The dancers turn slightly toward the camera while holding their formal pose.

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