California-1962: A Repetitive Black Dolphin Show Together With Two Men In A

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Year1962
Decade1960s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1962 California

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A Repetitive Black Dolphin Show Together With Two Men In A — Clip Details

CALIFORNIA-1962: A vintage 8mm home movie captures a black dolphin performing in a swimming pool, likely at a marine park or private estate. The dolphin leaps and splashes in the water while two men in light-colored clothing stand near the poolside, overseeing the show. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film grain, warm color tones, and slight motion blur, conveying a nostalgic, amateur archival feel. The sequence highlights the dolphin's acrobatic movements and the interaction between the animal and its handlers.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 127471666

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

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 1236 · 8mm · 5″ reel
Original reel label: disneyland
Reel-level year note: 1962
Reel-level location note: california
Date: 1962 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: California, 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 1960s California archive requests needing brief home-movie footage of a marine animal pool performance or visitor-view amusement setting.
Period detail: The light clothing, poolside railings, and faded 8mm color may show an early-1960s public or private aquatic show environment in California.
Home-movie behavior: The clip carries a visitor-shot perspective, with handlers and spectators glimpsed from across the pool during a brief dolphin jump sequence.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include a pool edge, splashing water, a dark dolphin, light-clothed handlers, spectators, railings, and soft film-frame borders.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, uneven exposure, visible grain, slight blur, and color fading that read as physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use it as a short insert, cutaway, or memory beat for midcentury recreation, animal shows, or California leisure footage.
Historical context: The footage visually reflects a period when filmed family outings and aquatic performances were common home-movie subjects, without identifying the venue.
Research note: People are visible at a distance, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, venue, animal-use, and property permissions should be checked separately.
Research search match: Researchers may find this under vintage 8mm dolphin show, 1960s California marine park pool, home movie aquatic performance, or midcentury animal attraction.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent same-reel amusement or pool footage, then other 1962 California clips, then broader vintage marine animal performance material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 California 8mm frame showing handlers or visitors near a pool edge with water and railings visible. — Light-clothed figures stand beside the pool as water churns below.

Soft 8mm view of a pale pool edge with splashing water during a California aquatic show sequence. — The camera holds on the pool edge and disturbed water between dolphin movements.

1962 California home-movie frame of a dark dolphin lifting out of the pool beside the pale wall. — A dark dolphin breaks upward beside the pool wall as water splashes beneath it.

1962 California 8mm frame with spectators behind railings as water splashes in a pool performance area. — Spectators watch from behind the railing while splashes rise near the pool edge.

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