Center for Home Movies

97–144 of 331 films, free to watch, from the world's open archives.

Where these films come from, and who sees what

Every film here plays from the archive that keeps it: the Internet Archive, Wikimedia Commons, the NASA Image and Video Library, the Library of Congress and Open Images (the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision). Nothing is copied to this site. Each film's page names its archive, links to its page there, and states its licence or status as the archive does.

Archive films carry no age ratings, so each is placed from the collections it sits in and the subjects the archive gives it, cautiously. Sexual content and nudity are left out altogether.

Little OnesFilms for young children by name: nursery rhymes, lullabies, preschool.
KidsCartoons and animation, children's and family films, and educational films, unless they deal with war, propaganda, crime, horror or drugs, or carry racial caricature.
TweensDocumentaries, science, nature and space, classic comedies, newsreels, commercials and lectures.
TeensEverything else, including anything we cannot tell about; war, crime, horror and westerns go no lower.
AdultSexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, atrocity footage.
Internet Archive Ellwood F. Hoffmann - 1929 Wisconsin Dells 1929 · Home movie 1929 home movie footage of a trip to the Wisconsin Dells. The film was shot on Kodacolor lenticular stock which is why there are vertical stripes on the… Internet Archive Arthur H. Smith - Personal Pictures No. 2 1944 · Home movie · 9 min The "Personal Pictures" series contains eight reels of edited home movies. Arthur Smith was born in Silver Spring, Nevada in 1909 and passed away in 2000… Internet Archive Ellwood F. Hoffmann - 1933 Princeton Ave 1933 · Home movie 1933 home movie footage of soccer game, construction of a mill, and boxing match. (CHMHOFF14_1928) Ellwood F. Hoffmann (1885-1966) Home Movie Collection… Internet Archive [Unidentified family home movies—Reel 3—Pear Pick] 1953 · Home movie Collection of unidentified home movies purchased at an auction in Walla Walla, Washington. Originally labeled "Pear Pick, '52 & One Man Show, '53, Fair… Internet Archive Dewenter Home Movies: Misc. 5 1927 · Home movie Henry John Dewenter was born in Peckelsheim, Germany in 1884. Elizabeth Auer was born in Austria in 1889. Both immigrated to the US in 1907. They were married… Internet Archive Arthur H. Smith - Streetcar to Heaven 1946 · Home movie · 10 min Arthur Smith was born in Silver Spring, Nevada in 1909 and passed away in 2000 after having lived in the Bay Area and Big Bear Lake, California. According to… Internet Archive Dewenter Home Movies: Europe 1929 1 1929 · Home movie Henry John Dewenter was born in Peckelsheim, Germany in 1884. Elizabeth Auer was born in Austria in 1889. Both immigrated to the US in 1907. They were married… Internet Archive [Kilker Family Films - Trips - Reel 2] 1960 · Home movie Robert Leo Kilker, Jr. of Kansas City organized ski trips by the Kansas City Ski Club and other trips to Europe and the Middle East. 2 8mm reels of a trip… Internet Archive Barstow Travel Adventures: Florida Midwinter Dream 1973 1973 · Home movie The Barstow family visits Florida. Filmed and edited by Robbins Barstow (1919-2010) of Wethersfield, Connecticut. Internet Archive Home Movie Day PSA 2008 · Home movie Home Movie Day is Saturday, October 18 2008! Please visit www.homemovieday.com for information about an event near you. For more on Robbins Barstow, please… Internet Archive Dewenter Home Movies: South Seas And Japan 5 1937 · Home movie Henry John Dewenter was born in Peckelsheim, Germany in 1884. Elizabeth Auer was born in Austria in 1889. Both immigrated to the US in 1907. They were married… Internet Archive Ellwood F. Hoffmann - 1931 KK Fishing Our Garden New Years Parade 1931 · Home movie 1931 home movie footage of fishing, gardening and New Years Parade. Kodak lenticular film. Ellwood F. Hoffmann (1885-1966) Home Movie Collection Ellwood… Internet Archive [Kilker Family Films - Ski Trips - Reel 1] 1960 · Home movie Robert Leo Kilker, Jr. of Kansas City organized ski trips by the Kansas City Ski Club and other trips to Europe and the Middle East. 8mm film of trip by the… Internet Archive Dewenter Home Movies: Europe 1929 3 1929 · Home movie Henry John Dewenter was born in Peckelsheim, Germany in 1884. Elizabeth Auer was born in Austria in 1889. Both immigrated to the US in 1907. They were married… Internet Archive [Kilker Family Films - Trips - Reel 9] 1957 · Home movie Robert Leo Kilker, Jr. of Kansas City organized ski trips by the Kansas City Ski Club and other trips to Europe and the Middle East. 8mm film of ski trip… Internet Archive [Kilker Family Films - Trips - Reel 6] 1960 · Home movie Robert Leo Kilker, Jr. of Kansas City organized ski trips by the Kansas City Ski Club and other trips to Europe and the Middle East. 8mm film of Vienna,… Internet Archive Arthur H. Smith - The Spy Scoop 1943 · Home movie · 10 min Arthur Smith was born in Silver Spring, Nevada in 1909 and passed away in 2000 after having lived in the Bay Area and Big Bear Lake, California. According to… Internet Archive [Unidentified family home movies—Reel 1—Yellowstone Park #2] 1929 · Home movie Collection of unidentified home movies purchased at an auction in Walla Walla, Washington. Originally labeled "Yellowstone Park #2, July 1929" Internet Archive Arthur H. Smith - Personal Pictures No. 1 1944 · Home movie · 9 min The "Personal Pictures" series contains eight reels of edited home movies. Arthur Smith was born in Silver Spring, Nevada in 1909 and passed away in 2000… Internet Archive [Kilker Family Films - Trips - Reel 8] 1962 · Home movie Robert Leo Kilker, Jr. of Kansas City organized ski trips by the Kansas City Ski Club and other trips to Europe and the Middle East. 8mm footage of the 1962… Internet Archive Dewenter Home Movies: Honolulu 1929 1 1929 · Home movie Henry John Dewenter was born in Peckelsheim, Germany in 1884. Elizabeth Auer was born in Austria in 1889. Both immigrated to the US in 1907. They were married… Internet Archive Arthur H. Smith - A Super Colossal Production 1939 · Home movie · 12 min Arthur Smith was born in Silver Spring, Nevada in 1909 and passed away in 2000 after having lived in the Bay Area and Big Bear Lake, California. According to… Internet Archive Dewenter Home Movies: Hawaii and Mexico 6 1935 · Home movie Henry John Dewenter was born in Peckelsheim, Germany in 1884. Elizabeth Auer was born in Austria in 1889. Both immigrated to the US in 1907. They were married… Internet Archive Arthur H. Smith - Captains Day 1951 · Home movie · 4 min Arthur Smith was born in Silver Spring, Nevada in 1909 and passed away in 2000 after having lived in the Bay Area and Big Bear Lake, California. According to… Internet Archive Pazzetti - Yellowstone, Geysers, Bears Home movie Vacation to Yellowstone National Park. Old Faithful. Old Faithful at Night. Castle Geyser. Keppler Cascades. Bears. Grand Canyon. More Bears. George Wallace… Internet Archive Arthur H. Smith - Forgotten Gold 1934 · Home movie · 9 min Arthur Smith was born in Silver Spring, Nevada in 1909 and passed away in 2000 after having lived in the Bay Area and Big Bear Lake, California. According to… Internet Archive Dewenter Home Movies: Europe 1929 2 1929 · Home movie Henry John Dewenter was born in Peckelsheim, Germany in 1884. Elizabeth Auer was born in Austria in 1889. Both immigrated to the US in 1907. They were married… Internet Archive Dewenter Home Movies: Local Travel 2 1933 · Home movie Henry John Dewenter was born in Peckelsheim, Germany in 1884. Elizabeth Auer was born in Austria in 1889. Both immigrated to the US in 1907. They were married… Internet Archive Ellwood F. Hoffmann - 1929 Trip Oregon Mill 1940s 1929 · Home movie 1929 home movie vacation footage. Hosiery mill. Kodacolor. Ellwood F. Hoffmann (1885-1966) Home Movie Collection Ellwood Hoffmann dropped out of school in 6th… Internet Archive Arthur H. Smith - To Whom it May Concern 1974 · Home movie · 19 min Arthur Smith was born in Silver Spring, Nevada in 1909 and passed away in 2000 after having lived in the Bay Area and Big Bear Lake, California. According to… Internet Archive Ellwood F. Hoffmann - Florida 1954-1956 1956 · Home movie Florida, 1954-1956 Ellwood F. Hoffmann (1885-1966) Home Movie Collection Ellwood Hoffmann dropped out of school in 6th grade and went to work sweeping the… Internet Archive Arthur H. Smith - The Phantom of Cragmont 1933 · Home movie · 13 min Arthur Smith was born in Silver Spring, Nevada in 1909 and passed away in 2000 after having lived in the Bay Area and Big Bear Lake, California. According to… Internet Archive [Kilker Family Films - Trips - Reel 3] 1960 · Home movie Robert Leo Kilker, Jr. of Kansas City organized ski trips by the Kansas City Ski Club and other trips to Europe and the Middle East. 8mm film of trip to… Internet Archive Arthur H. Smith - Freeze Frame 1979 · Home movie · 10 min Arthur Smith was born in Silver Spring, Nevada in 1909 and passed away in 2000 after having lived in the Bay Area and Big Bear Lake, California. According to… Internet Archive Arthur H. Smith - Personal Pictures No. 3 1945 · Home movie · 6 min The "Personal Pictures" series contains eight reels of edited home movies. Arthur Smith was born in Silver Spring, Nevada in 1909 and passed away in 2000… Internet Archive Dewenter Home Movies: A Trip to Some of the National Parks 1932 · Home movie Henry John Dewenter was born in Peckelsheim, Germany in 1884. Elizabeth Auer was born in Austria in 1889. Both immigrated to the US in 1907. They were married… Internet Archive [Unidentified family home movies—Reel 4] 1949 · Home movie Collection of unidentified home movies purchased at an auction in Walla Walla, Washington. Originally labeled: "Earl V. family; Harvest '49; Well drilling;… Internet Archive Ellwood F. Hoffmann - 1930 Bermuda White Star Game No 2 1930 · Home movie 1930 home movies of a vacation cruise and commercial short about Bermuda. Ellwood F. Hoffmann (1885-1966) Home Movie Collection Ellwood Hoffmann dropped out… Internet Archive Arthur H. Smith - Tense Moment Trailer 1953 · Home movie · 2 min This is the trailer for Arthur H. Smith's amateur drama "Tense Moment." Arthur Smith was born in Silver Spring, Nevada in 1909 and passed away in 2000 after… Internet Archive Pazzetti - Mexico 1920s Home movie Mexico. Oxaca. Bullfight. George Wallace Struble (1886-1971) was born in Oregon. He graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1908 before moving to… Internet Archive Arthur H. Smith - Signs of the Times 1939 · Home movie · 1 min Arthur Smith was born in Silver Spring, Nevada in 1909 and passed away in 2000 after having lived in the Bay Area and Big Bear Lake, California. According to… Internet Archive Dewenter Home Movies: Local Travel 5 1927 · Home movie Henry John Dewenter was born in Peckelsheim, Germany in 1884. Elizabeth Auer was born in Austria in 1889. Both immigrated to the US in 1907. They were married… Internet Archive Arthur H. Smith - Wealth of the Land 1937 · Home movie · 5 min Arthur Smith was born in Silver Spring, Nevada in 1909 and passed away in 2000 after having lived in the Bay Area and Big Bear Lake, California. According to… Internet Archive Arthur H. Smith - Personal Pictures No. 4 1946 · Home movie · 9 min The "Personal Pictures" series contains eight reels of edited home movies. Arthur Smith was born in Silver Spring, Nevada in 1909 and passed away in 2000… Internet Archive Dewenter Home Movies: Hawaii and Mexico 8 1935 · Home movie Henry John Dewenter was born in Peckelsheim, Germany in 1884. Elizabeth Auer was born in Austria in 1889. Both immigrated to the US in 1907. They were married… Internet Archive Dewenter Home Movies: Honolulu 1928 3 1928 · Home movie Henry John Dewenter was born in Peckelsheim, Germany in 1884. Elizabeth Auer was born in Austria in 1889. Both immigrated to the US in 1907. They were married… Internet Archive Diminucos Home Movies 1948 Weddings Home movie Terrance Wedding, Pelligrino Wedding. Diminucos Home Movies From Lew Diminuco Home Movie Collection, the Center for Home Movies. Internet Archive Arthur H. Smith - Crater Lake in June 1936 · Home movie · 1 min Arthur Smith was born in Silver Spring, Nevada in 1909 and passed away in 2000 after having lived in the Bay Area and Big Bear Lake, California. According to…