California-1962: A Large Audience Of People Watching A Trained Dolphin Leap

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

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A Large Audience Of People Watching A Trained Dolphin Leap — Clip Details

A vintage 8mm home movie from California in 1962 captures a thrilling dolphin performance at a marine park. The footage shows a trained dolphin leaping from the water, its sleek body arcing through the air above a pool, with splashing waves and a crowd of spectators watching from bleachers. The audience, dressed in period summer attire, watches intently as the dolphin performs. The film exhibits classic Super 8 grain, warm color tones, and natural camera movement, offering authentic archival footage of mid-century entertainment.

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: 127471673

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: 1960s California home-movie footage for productions needing a marine-park audience and trained dolphin show as archival leisure or entertainment context.
Period detail: The crowd's summer clothing, bleacher seating, pool edge and 8mm color stock may show early-1960s public attraction details without identifying a specific venue.
Home-movie behavior: The clip preserves a visitor-shot view of spectators watching a dolphin leap, with the camera favoring the action and crowd rather than staged presentation.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include pool water, splashes, a dolphin mid-leap, spectators in bleachers, railings, sunlit clothing, and dark frame edges from the film scan.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows soft focus, visible grain, warm faded color, exposure shifts and handheld framing that retain the texture of original home-movie film.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a brief insert, cutaway or memory beat for mid-century tourism, family leisure, animal shows or public entertainment sequences.
Historical context: The footage documents spectators gathered around a marine performance pool, reflecting a period leisure setting while avoiding claims about the venue or event.
Research note: People and faces are visible, so likeness review may be needed; copyright, venue permissions and animal-performance context should be assessed separately.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1962 California 8mm dolphin show, vintage marine park audience, home movie trained dolphin leap, and 1960s public entertainment footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent shots from the same reel, then other California 1962 footage, then broader 1960s tourism, marine attraction and audience reaction material.

Still Frames From This Clip

1962 California 8mm footage shows dark blue pool water and splash patterns near the edge of a marine performance setting. — Pool water and wake before or after the dolphin movement.

A 1962 California home-movie frame shows spectators in summer clothing behind a railing overlooking a marine show pool. — Audience members watch from behind the pool railing.

A trained dolphin arcs above the pool edge as a 1962 California crowd watches from nearby bleachers. — Dolphin leap with spectators visible behind the pool edge.

Spectators at a California marine performance look toward the pool from behind a railing in this 1962 8mm frame. — Crowd watching the marine performance from the poolside railing.

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