New York-1954: Couple Dancing At Formal Dinner Party From 1950s

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

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Couple Dancing At Formal Dinner Party From 1950s — Clip Details

NEW YORK-1954: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a couple dancing in a dimly lit, elegant room, likely a restaurant or private event space. The man wears a dark suit and the woman a dark dress, their figures silhouetted against ornate, wrought-iron-style partitions. Earlier frames show guests seated at a table, including a man in a suit and tie, suggesting a formal dinner or celebration. The footage exhibits classic 1950s film grain and color, with a warm, nostalgic atmosphere. The scene transitions from a seated gathering to a romantic dance, offering authentic archival footage of mid-century social life.

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: 124928934

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 suited to documentary or museum edits needing a brief formal dinner-party and dancing scene.
Period detail: The suits, ties, table service, dark dresses, and ornate interior may show mid-century formal social dress and event-room decor.
Home-movie behavior: The camera observes guests from a seated or nearby position, preserving an informal attendee view of dining and dancing rather than a staged performance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include seated adults at a table, glassware, a white tablecloth, a dark-suited man, a woman in a blue dress, a dancing couple, chairs, and ornate partitions.
Film character: The 8mm footage has soft focus, warm color, visible grain, uneven exposure, and slight handheld framing typical of scanned home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, social-life cutaway, transition from dinner to dancing, or memory beat in a 1950s sequence.
Historical context: The clip documents a private or semi-private formal gathering, showing adult guests dining and a couple dancing in an elegant interior.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness, privacy, and property permissions may need review separate from any film copyright assessment.
Research search match: Useful search matches include 1950s New York dinner party home movie, 8mm couple dancing, formal event interior, and mid-century social gathering.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other New York 1954 material, then related 1950s party, wedding, dinner, or dancing footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1954 New York home-movie frame showing adults seated at a formal table with glassware and a woman in a blue dress facing away. — Guests sit at a formal table before the dancing scene.

1954 New York home-movie frame of suited dinner guests seated at a table with glassware in a dim interior. — Suited guests remain seated at the dinner table.

1954 New York home-movie frame showing a dark-suited man and woman dancing beside ornate room dividers and chairs. — A couple dances in the formal interior after dinner.

1954 New York home-movie frame of a couple dancing closely in a dim formal room with decorative partitions visible. — The dancing couple turns in front of decorative partitions.

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