New York-1954: A Couple In A Suit And Tie Dancing Together In A Room Full Of People

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

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A Couple In A Suit And Tie Dancing Together In A Room... — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from 1954 captures a couple dancing in a dimly lit room, likely a party or social gathering in New York. The man wears a dark suit with a tie and white pocket square, while the woman is in a light-colored, sleeveless dress with a draped neckline. Their movements are graceful as they sway together, surrounded by other guests in period attire. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain, warm color tones, and slight camera shake, evoking a nostalgic, intimate atmosphere of mid-century American 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: 124929824

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 1950s New York home-movie footage for documentary or museum edits needing an intimate indoor party dance scene with adults in formal mid-century clothing.
Period detail: The suits, narrow ties, pocket square, sleeveless dress, and dim private-room setting support a mid-1950s social-gathering reading without identifying a specific venue.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the informal, close-range observation of guests dancing and mingling, with people moving naturally around the camera rather than posing for a staged scene.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a suited man, a woman in a light sleeveless dress, nearby guests, chairs, a table setting, drinking glasses, dark room edges, and handheld framing.
Film character: The 8mm image has soft focus, visible grain, warm color shifts, uneven exposure, and handheld motion that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a short memory beat, party cutaway, social-life insert, or transition into a sequence about mid-century private gatherings.
Historical context: The footage may show adult social dancing at a private indoor gathering in New York, reflecting everyday leisure and dress codes visible in home movies of the 1950s.
Research note: Faces and a private interior are visible, so likeness and property review may be needed separately from any copyright or source-film licensing assessment.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1950s New York home movie dancing, 8mm indoor party footage, mid-century couple dancing, and vintage social gathering film.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then with 1954 New York home movies, and then with broader 1950s party, dance, and family-social footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

1954 New York home-movie frame showing a woman in a light sleeveless dress dancing beside a man in a dark suit and tie. — A woman dances near a suited man during an indoor social gathering.

1954 New York home-movie frame with a woman in a light dress seen from behind among suited guests in a dim private room. — Guests gather closely as dancing continues in the dim interior.

1954 New York home-movie frame showing a smiling suited man and women dancing near a table with glasses in a private interior. — A suited man smiles as guests dance near a table setting.

1954 New York home-movie frame of a woman in a light sleeveless dress dancing close to a man in a suit in a dim indoor room. — A couple dances at close range as other guests remain nearby.

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