Iowa USA-1959: A Man In A White Shirt Dances Energetically In Blue Light

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Year1959
Decade1950s
LocationIowa, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1959 Iowa

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A Man In A White Shirt Dances Energetically In Blue Light — Clip Details

IOWA USA-1959: A man in a white shirt and dark pants dances energetically in a dimly lit indoor space bathed in intense blue light. The 8mm home movie captures his movements from behind as he jumps and sways, with other figures visible in the background. The grainy, high-contrast footage and saturated blue color cast evoke a nostalgic, vintage atmosphere typical of 1950s home recordings. The scene suggests a casual party or gathering, with the camera remaining mostly stationary, focusing on the central figure's lively performance.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 124868032

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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 1319 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Reel-level year note: 1959
Reel-level location note: iowa
Date: 1959 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: Iowa, 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: 1950s Iowa home-movie footage for edits needing an indoor social gathering, dancing, or informal leisure moment from mid-century amateur film.
Period detail: The white dress shirt, dark trousers, dim interior, and saturated blue lighting may show a late-1950s party or dance setting, with no identifiable venue visible.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged movement of a man jumping and swaying while bystanders remain in the background, as if filmed casually during a gathering.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a dancing man in a white shirt, dark trousers, upright posts, seated or standing background figures, bright blue-white light patches, and a dim floor area.
Film character: The 8mm scan has heavy grain, deep shadows, strong contrast, soft focus, and an intense blue color cast that give the short scene a distinct home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, party cutaway, rhythmic transition, or memory beat suggesting informal dancing and social energy.
Historical context: The clip offers a small domestic-social glimpse of mid-century leisure, though the frames do not identify the room, occasion, participants, or music source.
Research note: People are visible and likeness review may be needed; no logos, children, private property details, or audible music are indicated, and copyright clearance is separate.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1950s Iowa home movie dancing, 8mm blue-lit party, man dancing indoors, vintage social gathering, and amateur film dance scene.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with Iowa 1959 home-movie interiors, and then with broader 1950s dancing or party footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1959 Iowa 8mm frame showing a dim blue-lit interior with a man in a white shirt moving near posts and indistinct background figures. — A man moves through a dark blue-lit indoor gathering space.

1959 Iowa home-movie frame with saturated blue light, vertical posts, indistinct people, and the dancer partly obscured at right. — Blue light and silhouetted figures fill the indoor scene as the dancer moves partly out of view.

1959 Iowa frame showing a man in a white shirt and dark trousers dancing energetically in a dim, blue-lit indoor space. — The man lifts and sways in the center of the blue-lit home-movie frame.

1959 Iowa 8mm frame with the dancer near a vertical post, surrounded by deep shadows, blue light, and indistinct bystanders. — The dancer remains near the post as background figures appear in silhouette.

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