New York-1954: Man In Suit Smoking While Dancing With Woman In Purple Dress

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Year1954
Decade1950s
LocationNew York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD

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Man In Suit Smoking While Dancing With Woman In Purple Dress — Clip Details

A man in a brown suit and tie smokes a cigarette while dancing with a woman in a purple dress at a 1950s New York social gathering. The woman wears a light purple dress with a ruffled neckline and vintage curled hair. Other guests in formal attire are visible in the background, including a woman in a black dress with a corsage. Shot on 8mm film, the footage captures the intimate, candid atmosphere of a mid-century party with warm lighting and natural film grain.

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: 124928155

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

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 1069 · 8mm · 6″ reel
Original reel label: barlans, bears house,goodmans,bar mitzvah,steve
Reel-level year note: 1953-1954
Reel-level location note: new york city
Date: 1954 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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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: 1950s New York home-movie footage for productions needing a brief social-dance or cocktail-party moment with identifiable adult guests.
Period detail: The formal suits, tie clip, corsage, curled hair, cigarette, and light purple dress support a mid-century social gathering reading.
Home-movie behavior: The clip has candid home-movie value as adults dance close together while the camera stays near the action rather than staging the room.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a smoking man in a brown suit, a woman in a light purple dress, background guests, a corsage, dim walls, and 8mm frame edges.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows warm indoor exposure, visible grain, soft focus, and handheld framing that give the scene its physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, memory beat, or transition for mid-century nightlife, family celebrations, or cigarette-era social customs.
Historical context: The scene shows adult social dancing at an indoor gathering, with formal clothing and smoking visible as part of the recorded occasion.
Research note: Adults' faces are visible, so likeness and privacy review may be needed separately from any copyright assessment; no logos are apparent.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1954 New York 8mm party footage, 1950s couple dancing home movie, and man smoking while dancing archival clip.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with 1954 New York interiors, then with 1950s parties, dancing, smoking, and formal gatherings.

Still Frames From This Clip

At a 1954 New York social gathering, a suited man and woman in a light purple dress stand close while other guests face away. — A suited man and woman in a light purple dress stand amid other party guests.

In the 1954 New York home-movie frame, a man in a suit holds a cigarette while standing close to a woman in a light purple dress. — The man holds a cigarette while standing close to the woman during the gathering.

A 1954 New York party frame shows the woman in a ruffled light purple dress near the suited man with a cigarette, with guests around them. — The couple remains close as the camera catches surrounding guests at the party.

At the 1954 New York gathering, the smoking man in a brown suit smiles while dancing with the woman in a light purple dress. — The smoking man smiles toward the camera while dancing with the woman.

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