New York-1954: A Man In A Suit And A Woman In A Dress Dancing Surrounded By Tables And Chairs

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

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A Man In A Suit And A Woman In A Dress Dancing... — Clip Details

A man in a dark suit and a woman in a black dress with a pearl necklace dance closely in a dimly lit restaurant or banquet hall. The woman wears glasses and a black bow in her blonde hair, her expression animated as she moves. Tables with white cloths and bottles are visible in the background, suggesting a formal event. Shot on 8mm film in 1954, this vintage home movie captures a tender, nostalgic moment of a couple dancing under warm, ambient lighting, with natural film grain and slight motion blur characteristic of Super 8 footage.

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: 124929252

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: Useful for 1950s New York home-movie requests needing a formal dancing couple at a restaurant or banquet-style gathering.
Period detail: The dark suit, black dress, pearl necklace, eyeglasses, table linens and low interior lighting may show mid-1950s formal social dress and dining-room decor.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged closeness of the dance, with the woman smiling and turning as the handheld camera stays near the couple.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a man in a dark suit, a woman in a black dress, eyeglasses, a pearl necklace, dining tables, chairs, bottles and a dim interior wall.
Film character: The 8mm footage has soft focus, warm indoor exposure, visible grain and slight motion blur that give the scene a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a memory beat, social-life insert, formal-event cutaway or transition into a 1950s family celebration sequence.
Historical context: The clip shows a private indoor social setting where adults dance close beside set tables, suggesting a formal meal or celebration without identifying the event.
Research note: Faces and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property review may be needed in addition to any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Likely matches searches for 1954 New York 8mm dancing couple, 1950s banquet hall home movie, vintage formal dance, or restaurant celebration footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other 1954 New York interiors, then broader 1950s formal dancing or family celebration footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

In a 1954 New York home-movie frame, a suited man and a woman with glasses, pearls and a hair bow dance closely beside set tables. — A couple dances closely in a dim restaurant or banquet-room interior.

The camera catches the dancing couple from behind in the New York interior, with table settings and bottles visible around them. — The couple turns during the dance as tables and chairs fill the background.

The woman smiles during the dance, wearing glasses, a black dress and pearl necklace as the suited man faces away from the camera. — A smiling woman turns toward the camera while dancing with a suited partner.

The woman in glasses and pearls appears between suited men in the 1954 New York interior, with dining tables behind her. — The woman pauses or turns between dance partners near the set tables.

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