Joliet Illinois USA-1941: Group Of Guys In Black Tuxedos Dance Around And Act Silly

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

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Group Of Guys In Black Tuxedos Dance Around And Act Silly — Clip Details

JOLIET ILLINOIS USA-1941: A group of men in black tuxedos and bow ties laugh and dance energetically at a formal gathering. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures their joyful, silly antics with vibrant purple and blue color tones and classic Super 8 grain. The men interact playfully, some holding drinks, as they move across the frame in a lively, celebratory mood. This vintage home movie offers authentic 1940s Americana, perfect for documentaries, nostalgic content, or historical projects.

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: 124601756

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

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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

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1940s home-movie requests needing a brief formal-party moment with adult men joking, dancing, and posing for camera.
Period detail: The tuxedos, bow ties, pocket squares, and indoor social setting may show mid-20th-century formal-event dress and behavior.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged playfulness as men laugh, gesture, crouch, and perform directly for the home-movie camera.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include tuxedoed men, bow ties, pocket squares, drinks or small glasses, a plain interior wall, smiles, hand gestures, and close grouping.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, purple-blue color shift, visible grain, uneven exposure, and a handheld home-movie feel.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, comic transition, memory beat, or cutaway within a sequence about formal gatherings or male friendship.
Historical context: The clip shows adult men at a formal indoor social gathering in Joliet, Illinois, with behavior centered on camaraderie and camera-aware joking.
Research note: Faces are clearly visible, so likeness review may be needed separately from any copyright assessment; no logos or private property details are apparent.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1941 Joliet Illinois home movie, 1940s men in tuxedos, formal party dancing, and vintage 8mm social gathering footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent footage from the same reel, then other Joliet 1941 material, then broader 1940s formal-event or playful group footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Adult men in tuxedos and bow ties gather indoors in Joliet, Illinois, in a 1941 home-movie frame, several reacting playfully toward the camera. — Tuxedoed men crowd the frame during a playful formal gathering.

Men in formal tuxedos appear to joke and gesture in a Joliet, Illinois, 1941 home-movie frame, with faces visible and a plain wall behind them. — A tall man gestures while others laugh and look on at the formal gathering.

A 1941 Joliet home-movie frame shows tuxedoed men laughing and moving closely together during an indoor formal gathering. — Men in formalwear laugh and move across the frame.

Tuxedoed men smile and pose toward the camera in a 1941 Joliet, Illinois, home-movie frame from an indoor formal gathering. — Several men smile toward the camera, one crouched at the front.

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