New York-1957: Candlelit Dinner Party With Gentlemen And Guests

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Year1957
Decade1950s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Candlelit Dinner Party With Gentlemen And Guests — Clip Details

Shot on 8mm film in 1957, this vintage home movie captures a dimly lit dinner party in New York. Guests in formal attire, including gentlemen in suits and a woman in a dark dress, gather around a candlelit table. The warm glow of candles illuminates their faces and a floral centerpiece, creating an intimate, nostalgic atmosphere. The grainy, low-light footage evokes the authentic feel of a mid-century social gathering, with subtle movements and quiet conversation.

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: 124882881

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 1256 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: #8
Reel-level year note: 1957-1958
Reel-level location note: new york
Date: 1957 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: New York, 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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Topics & Keywords

Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1950s New York social-life edits needing intimate home-movie footage of adults gathered at a candlelit dinner table.
Period detail: Formal suits, candlelight, low interior lighting, and table flowers may show mid-century dinner-party customs supported by the 1957 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves unstaged guest behavior as adults sit close together, talk, gesture, and turn toward one another around the table.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include suited men, a woman in dark clothing, candles, flower arrangements, glassware, table settings, and a dim private dining interior.
Film character: The 8mm scan has heavy grain, low-light exposure, soft focus, and slight handheld framing that contribute authentic home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a brief insert, memory beat, or transition for mid-century social gatherings, private celebrations, or urban domestic life.
Historical context: The scene documents a small adult dinner gathering in a private interior, emphasizing social ritual and atmosphere rather than a public event.
Research note: Faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; no logos or obvious brands are visible, and copyright status is separate from privacy or publicity rights.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1957 New York dinner party home movie, 1950s candlelit table guests, 8mm formal social gathering, and vintage adults dining indoors.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with footage from the same reel, then other 1957 New York interiors, then broader 1950s dinner-party or formal social-gathering material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1957 New York home-movie frame showing suited dinner guests seated around a dark candlelit table with flowers. — Guests in suits sit at a candlelit table during a dim indoor dinner gathering.

1957 New York home-movie frame with adults at a candlelit dinner table, including a smiling man and a woman nearby. — A smiling guest is visible beside candles and flowers at the dinner table.

Low-light 1957 New York home-movie frame showing partly obscured guests around a candlelit table. — Guests are seen through heavy grain and low light around the candlelit table.

1957 New York home-movie frame showing suited men seated close together during a candlelit dinner party. — Men in formal dress sit close together as the dinner gathering continues.

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