New York-1954: Man Dancing With Woman In Black Dress Who Looks Uncomfortable

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

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Man Dancing With Woman In Black Dress Who Looks... — Clip Details

NEW YORK-1954: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a formal dance scene in a dimly lit hall. A man in a dark suit dances with a woman in a black dress, her expression appearing uncomfortable as she holds a drink. The grainy, color-bleached footage shows other guests in period attire, including a woman in a blue dress, amidst tables with white cloths and glassware. The handheld camera movement and low-light conditions create an intimate, nostalgic atmosphere, evoking mid-century social gatherings.

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: 124929291

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 social-life requests needing brief home-movie footage of a formal dance or reception with visible guests.
Period detail: The clothing, white tablecloths, glassware, and warm indoor hall setting may show a mid-century formal gathering consistent with the 1954 metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the candid, close handheld view of guests dancing and reacting rather than a staged performance.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a suited man, women in dark and blue dresses, a drink glass, orange chairs, white tablecloths, glassware, and a dim reception room.
Film character: The 8mm image has heavy grain, low-light exposure shifts, soft focus, and handheld framing that give it strong home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short insert, memory beat, or cutaway for mid-century parties, formal dances, or awkward social encounters.
Historical context: The clip shows a private indoor social gathering where dressed-up guests dance and sit at tables, offering visual context for mid-century leisure rituals.
Research note: People and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property review may be needed in addition to any copyright assessment.
Research search match: Matches searches for 1954 New York 8mm home movie formal dance, mid-century reception guests, and vintage party footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel party scenes, then other 1954 New York interiors, then broader mid-century dance or reception footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1954 New York home-movie frame showing reception tables, orange chairs, glassware, and blurred guests in a dim indoor hall. — Reception tables and chairs appear behind blurred guests in the low-light hall.

A suited man dances close to a woman in a dark dress during a dim 1954 New York indoor gathering. — A couple is filmed at close range while dancing in the darkened room.

A woman with glasses holding a drink stands near a seated woman in a blue dress at a 1954 New York reception. — A woman holding a drink faces the camera while another guest sits beside the tables.

The final 1954 New York frame shows a dark, partial view of guests dancing in a low-lit interior. — Guests move through a very dark dance-floor frame near the end of the clip.

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