New York City-1956: Band Playing In Small Venue With Couple Dancing In 50s

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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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Band Playing In Small Venue With Couple Dancing In 50s — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1956, this grainy home movie captures a dimly lit small venue where a band performs for an intimate crowd. A couple dances closely in the foreground, their movements blurred by motion and low light, while musicians play instruments under warm, flickering stage lights. The footage shows classic 1950s fashion and a nostalgic, romantic atmosphere, with visible film grain and occasional light flares characteristic of vintage Super 8 home movies. The scene evokes a sense of private celebration and mid-century nightlife.

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: 124608155

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 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: Useful for 1950s New York City nightlife, small-venue music, and intimate social dancing in documentary or period-memory edits.
Period detail: Dark interiors, close dancing, seated musicians, and mid-century clothing may show a casual 1950s club or party setting.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged closeness of dancers and musicians filmed from within the room rather than from a formal performance angle.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a small crowd, close-dancing couple, musicians, an accordion or keyboard-like instrument, dark walls, chairs, and warm low light.
Film character: The 8mm footage has heavy grain, dim exposure, soft focus, motion blur, and flickering color that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, nightlife transition, music-performance cutaway, or romantic memory beat.
Historical context: The clip offers a private-view glimpse of mid-century social entertainment, with music and dancing seen in a compact indoor room.
Research note: People, faces, private interior space, and audible music require review for likeness, property, and music rights separate from film copyright.
Research search match: Researchers may find it under 1950s New York City home movie, 8mm band performance, small venue dancing, or vintage couple dance footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent material from the same reel, then 1956 New York City clips, then other 1950s music, dancing, and nightlife scenes.

Still Frames From This Clip

1956 New York City home-movie frame showing a dim small venue with people near seated musicians in low light. — People gather close to the musicians in a dark small-venue interior.

Grainy 1956 New York City home-movie frame of a seated musician performing in a dark small venue. — A musician performs in low light as nearby figures fill the small room.

Low-light 8mm frame from a 1956 New York City small venue, with a musician and instrument seen close up. — A musician and instrument are seen close to the camera in the dark venue.

1956 New York City home-movie frame showing a couple dancing closely in a small, dimly lit venue. — A couple dances closely in the foreground of the crowded interior.

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