California-1949: Woman in Tuxedo and Bow Tie Singing at a Stage Microphone

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Year1949
Decade1940s
LocationCalifornia, United States
Duration6s
Price$149 USD
Collection1949 · California, United States

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What is in this clip

amateur performance
community entertainment
church social life
costume and cross-dressing comedy
postwar leisure
singing
women on stage

Shot type: medium
Camera: static · handheld · slightly low angle, from audience level
Setting: indoor · stage of a hall with a heavy gold-green curtain backdrop
Time and weather: unknown (indoor)
Lighting: artificial stage or movie light from the front, casting a shadow on the curtain
People: 1 · One adult woman with dark rolled hair, wearing a black tuxedo-style jacket, white shirt front, bow tie, dark brimmed hat and a ring, singing at a microphone.
Objects: ring-mounted stage microphone · microphone stand · stage curtain · tuxedo jacket · bow tie · hat · finger ring
Colors: gold-green · black · white · pink skin tones
Master dimensions: 3840 × 2160
Audio: Silent
Date confidence: Low
Location confidence: Low

Moments in the footage

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The performer smiles toward the camera at the microphone, one hand on the stand.
She turns her head to her right and continues singing.
She raises her free hand in an open-palmed gesture.
The framing drifts lower as she sings on, mouth open in mid-phrase.
She looks off to the side, still holding the stand, as the shot ends.

Woman in Tuxedo and Bow Tie Singing at a Stage Microphone — Clip Details

Probably California, circa 1949 home movie footage of a woman performing in an amateur stage show. Dressed in a black tuxedo jacket, white bow tie and dark brimmed hat, she stands at a ring-mounted stage microphone in front of a gold-green curtain, holding the stand with one hand. She sings toward her right, raises her free hand in a gesture at about three seconds, then carries on. Filmed as one steady medium close-up on 8mm colour film, slightly soft and silent.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Shot details: Close-upInterior
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: 6s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 800000200

Rights & Clearance

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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

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Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1949 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: California, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Answers requests for late-1940s American amateur entertainment, especially church or community variety shows, for documentary and museum use.
Period detail: The spring-suspended ring-mounted microphone, rolled hairstyle and saturated 8mm colour point to the late 1940s; the tuxedo outfit is a stage costume rather than everyday dress.
Home-movie behavior: A member of the audience films an acquaintance mid-number, catching her quick smile toward the camera before she turns back to her song.
What appears in frame: A woman in a black tuxedo jacket, white bow tie and dark hat, a chrome ring-mounted microphone on a stand, her ringed hand gripping it, and gold-green curtain folds behind.
Film character: Soft-focus 8mm colour with visible grain, strong curtain saturation, dense blacks and a slight drift in framing from a hand-held or loosely supported camera.
Edit role: Works as a short insert or memory beat within a sequence on community entertainment, or as a cutaway to a performer at a vintage microphone.
Historical context: It shows a woman performing in men's formal wear at an amateur show, apparently tied to a church congregation, a common kind of home-made entertainment in the period.
Research note: The performer's face is identifiable and she is unnamed; likeness permission is separate from film copyright, and any song performed is unknown because the film is silent.
Research search match: Woman in tuxedo singing at vintage microphone, 1940s amateur stage show, church variety show home movie, 8mm colour stage performance.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with the women's trio, costumed duet and comic fan-gag singer from the same reel, then the congregation scenes, then other late-1940s amateur show footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Smiling woman in tuxedo jacket, bow tie and dark hat at a vintage stage microphone, amateur show, probably California, circa 1949, 8mm film. — A costumed performer smiles toward the camera as she sings at a ring-mounted microphone, circa 1949.
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Performer in men's formal wear turns to her right mid-song at a chrome stage microphone, probably California, circa 1949 home movie. — She turns to her right and keeps singing, one hand still on the microphone stand.
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Soft 8mm frame of a woman in hat and tuxedo jacket singing beside a ring-mounted microphone at an amateur stage show, circa 1949, United States. — Mid-phrase, the singer looks off to the side as the framing drifts lower.
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Woman in tuxedo costume tilts her head while singing and gripping a vintage microphone stand before a gold curtain, circa 1949, probably California. — Near the end of the shot the performer tilts her head and sings on, gripping the stand.
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