Joliet Illinois USA-1941: Woman Performing Magic Trick Removing Hat From Under Her Shirt

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

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Woman Performing Magic Trick Removing Hat From Under Her... — Clip Details

JOLIET ILLINOIS USA-1941: A woman in a dark, sequined dress performs a magic trick on stage, removing a hat from under her shirt while a man in a white uniform watches. The grainy 8mm film captures the vintage performance with dramatic lighting and a live audience, showcasing classic mid-century entertainment. The scene exudes nostalgia and theatrical charm, with the woman confidently handling the prop as the man assists. This archival footage offers a glimpse into 1940s vaudeville-style shows, perfect for historical documentaries, retro-themed projects, or nostalgic content.

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: 124603026

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

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 stage entertainment, amateur performance, or a magic act for documentary and educational edits.
Period detail: The clothing, dark stage setting, visible prop handling, and monochrome 8mm texture support a 1941 performance setting, though the exact venue is not visible.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has value as a visitor-shot or audience-perspective record of a brief stage routine rather than a polished studio performance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a woman in a dark sequined dress, a man in a white uniform, a hat prop, stage wall panels, overhead rigging, chairs, and seated spectators.
Film character: The footage shows grain, soft focus, uneven exposure, and slight frame instability that read as physical 8mm home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, period entertainment cutaway, or memory beat within a sequence about performance, leisure, or wartime-era social life.
Historical context: The scene shows a staged magic routine before observers, offering visual context for mid-century amateur or local entertainment without identifying the performers or venue.
Research note: People and a private performance space are visible, so likeness and property review may be needed separately from copyright or film-source permissions.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1941 Joliet Illinois 8mm magic show, vintage stage performance, woman magician assistant, home movie entertainment, and 1940s amateur theater footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other Joliet 1941 footage, then related 1940s stage, magic, vaudeville-style, or audience-view performance clips.

Still Frames From This Clip

In 1941 Joliet, Illinois footage, a woman in a dark stage dress holds a hat while a man in a white uniform stands nearby. — A stage performer prepares a hat prop while an assistant or observer stands beside her.

A woman in a dark sequined dress raises a hat during a stage magic routine in the Joliet, Illinois home-movie clip. — The performer lifts the hat as part of the stage trick.

A soft, close 8mm frame shows the performer moving with the hat prop, with a chair and stage wall partly visible. — Motion blur emphasizes the quick handling of the prop during the trick.

The man in white gestures toward the woman in a dark dress as seated spectators watch the 1941 Joliet stage routine. — A visible audience watches as the assistant or performer gestures toward the woman on stage.

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