Classic cartoons

1–48 of 81 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 Flip The Frog - Fiddlesticks 1930 · Cartoon · 6 min The following concise, informative description was taken from http://en.wikipedia.org: Flip the Frog was Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's first sound cartoon. It is… Internet Archive Patriotic Popeye 1957 · Cartoon · 6 min Popeye's nephews want to play with fireworks on July 4th, but Popeye tries to dissuade them. They manage to light some off and get into trouble. Popeye saves… Internet Archive Private Eye Popeye 1954 · Cartoon · 6 min Olive Oyl is the femme fatale with a valuable, green, glowing jewel in need of protection. Popeye plays private eye and saves the day. Animation by Tom… Internet Archive Shuteye Popeye 1952 · Cartoon · 8 min Popeye the Sailor snores while he sleeps, which disturbs Mouse, who is also trying to sleep. A war breaks out between Popeye and Mouse which Mouse eventually… Internet Archive Superman: The Mechanical Monsters 1941 · Cartoon · 9 min A mad scientist unleashes robots to rob banks and loot museums. Superman saves the day. Animation by Steve Muffati and George Germanetti. Music by Sammy… Internet Archive Popeye: I Don't Scare 1956 · Cartoon · 6 min Bluto bullies Popeye and attempts to sabotage Popeye's date with Olive. Animation by Tom Johnson and Frank Endres. Music by Winston Sharples. Produced in 1956. Internet Archive Superman: Electric Earthquake 1942 · Cartoon · 9 min A mad scientist attempts to blow up Manhattan. Lois Lane investigates and Superman saves the day. Animation by Steve Muffati and Arnold Gillespie, story by… Internet Archive The Cobweb Hotel 1936 · Cartoon · 8 min Newly-wed flies go to stay at the Cobweb Hotel which is run by a hungry spider. Animation by David Tendlar and William Sturm. Music by Sammy Timberg and Bob… Internet Archive Superman: Eleventh Hour 1942 · Cartoon · 8 min Superman is responsible for several acts of sabotage at the Yokohama Navy Yard in Japan. Lois Lane is held hostage but Superman saves the day. Animation by… Internet Archive The Big Bad Wolf Cartoon · 7 min Little Boy Blue and Scarecrow sing and dance, Little Bo Peep and her sheep join in. Black Sheep cries "wolf", which causes problems when a real wolf shows up.… Internet Archive Woody Woodpecker in Pantry Panic 1941 · Cartoon · 7 min Weatherby Groundhog predicts a cold winter and advises all the birds to fly south. But Woody Woodpecker decides to stay, and nearly starves. Animation by Alex… Internet Archive Popeye: Taxi-Turvy 1954 · Cartoon · 6 min Popeye and Bluto both run a taxi service. Bluto bullies Popeye and gets him to turn over all of his cab fares. Popeye eventually gets the better of Bluto.… Internet Archive Santa's Surprise 1947 · Cartoon · 8 min Five children from around the world follow Santa home on Christmas Eve, and decide to give him some extra help around the workshop. Internet Archive Jack Frost 1934 · Cartoon · 8 min Jack Frost arrives in the forest, painting the leaves on the trees, pumpkins and anything else and warning the animals to prepare for the winter. An… Internet Archive Popeye: Fright To The Finish 1954 · Cartoon · 6 min Popeye the Sailor and his arch enemy Bluto fight over Olive Oyl on Halloween. Animation by Al Eugster and William B. Pattengill. Music by Winston Sharples.… Internet Archive Popeye The Sailor Man: Ancient Fistory 1952 · Cartoon · 6 min A Cinderella like tale in which Olive is the princess and Popeye is the prince. Bluto is the shopowner brute who bullies Olive, only to get taught a lesson by… Internet Archive Popeye The Sailor: Big Bad Sinbad 1952 · Cartoon · 6 min Popeye takes nephews to the Nautical Museum and tells them a story about how he "knocked the tar out" of Sinbad, the greatest sailor in the world. Animation… Internet Archive Betty Boop's Rise To Fame 1934 · Cartoon A newspaper man interviews Fleischer who animates Betty and then goes into a retrospective of past episodes. Interesting to see Betty interact with real life… Internet Archive Noveltoon: Caspar The Friendly Ghost in There's Good Boos Tonight 1948 · Cartoon · 8 min Caspar makes friends with a little fox. Animation by Myron Waldman, Morey Reden and Nick Tafuri. Scenics by Anto Loeb. Story by Bill Turner and Larry Reilly.… Internet Archive Betty Boop Cartoons Cartoon This collection include 5 previously posted Betty Boop cartoons converted from DivX to QuickTime: Betty Boop: A Song a Day (1936), Betty Boop: Is My Pam Read… Internet Archive Betty Boop for President 1932 · Cartoon · 6 min Betty runs for the office of President against Mr. Nobody. Both candidates state their platform through song and dance, referring to political issues of the… Internet Archive Felix the Cat: The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg 1936 · Cartoon · 7 min Felix's goose, who lays golden eggs, is goose-napped by none other than Captain Kidd. Felix saves the day. A nice swashbuckling cartoon. Produced in 1936. Internet Archive Betty Boop: Snow White 1933 · Cartoon Memorable rendition of "St James Infirmary" by Cab Calloway Internet Archive Gabby: All's Well 1941 · Cartoon · 6 min Gabby tries to put a diaper on a cranky baby. Animation by David Tendlar and William Nolan. Music by Sammy Timberg. Produced in 1941. Internet Archive Betty Boop: Minnie The Moocher 1932 · Cartoon Internet Archive The Three Stooges: Dinopoodi Cartoon · 5 min The Three Stooges win a prize from a pet shop, a very large and ugly beastie. Animation by Chick Otterstrom, Kay Wright and Frank Onaitis. Music by Paul Horn. Internet Archive Hector's Hectic Life 1948 · Cartoon · 6 min A messy family dog is told by its owner that it will be thrown out in the cold, after three puppies show up on the doorstep, complicating the dog's life. The… Internet Archive Betty Boop: A Language All My Own 1935 · Cartoon · 5 min Betty flies to Japan to do a show, and sings the title number. She then dons a kimono, and sings it again in Japanese. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Language… Internet Archive Betty Boop: Training Pigeons 1936 · Cartoon · 6 min Betty and Pudgy are on the roof of their tenement building, trying to get her pet pigeons back in their cage. One stubborn bird refuses to return to the… Internet Archive Betty Boop: Judge For a Day 1935 · Cartoon · 7 min Betty is the cleaner a the local courthouse. On the bus ride to work one day, she grows tired of all the liberties her fellow citizens take. She falls asleep… Internet Archive Betty Boop and Little Jimmy 1936 · Cartoon · 5 min From The Public Domain Movie Database: Betty Boops efforts to stay in shape backfire when she becomes entangled in the exercise equipment. Jimmy seeks help… Internet Archive Betty Boop's Crazy Inventions 1933 · Cartoon · 6 min From The Public Domain Movie Database: Betty travels to an invention show just full of crazy inventions. Betty and her friends demonstrate various doodads and… Internet Archive The New Three Stooges: The Noisy Silent Movie Cartoon · 8 min The Three Stooges play the organ in an old silent picture movie theater to accompany an old black and white film. Includes live action intro by the Three… Internet Archive Mighty Mouse: Wolf! Wolf! Cartoon · 7 min Little Bo Peep and her free-range sheep are threatened when Wily and Jazzy wolves attempt to capture them. But Mighty Mouse saves the day. Internet Archive Betty Boop: A Song A Day 1936 · Cartoon · 6 min From The Public Domain Movie Database: Sick zoo and farm animals come to Betty Boop's animal hospital seeking care from Nurse Betty. Internet Archive Noveltoon: Naughty But Mice 1947 · Cartoon · 7 min City mouse Herman helps country mice get rid of the big bad cat. Animation by Dave Tendlar and Al Eugster. Story by Bill Turner and Larry Reilly. Scenics by… Internet Archive Betty Boop: Poor Cinderella 1934 · Cartoon · 10 min The Betty Boop Cinderella cartoon is already up on this site (http://www.archive.org/details/bb_poor_cinderella). This new copy isn't perfect, but it might be… Internet Archive Noveltoon: The Stupidstitious Cat 1946 · Cartoon · 6 min A very superstitious cat tries to catch Buzzy for breakfast but Buzzy outsmarts him. Animation by Graham Place and John Walworth. Story by Carl Meyer and Jack… Internet Archive Mother Goose: Little Miss Muffet Cartoon · 2 min An animated version of the Mother Goose Story of Little Miss Muffet, using what is called "3 dimensional" animation. Part of the Nursey Rhyme Review series. Internet Archive The Talking Magpies 1946 · Cartoon · 6 min Mr. and Mrs. Magpie find a new place to live and prove to be very bad neighbors. Story by John Foster. Music by Philip A. Scheib. Produced in 1946. Internet Archive Betty Boop And Grampy 1935 · Cartoon Internet Archive Betty Boop: Whoops! I'm a Cowboy 1937 · Cartoon · 6 min From The Public Domain Movie Database: Wiffle Waffle proposes to Betty Boop, but she tells him that she wants to marry a "bronco busting" cowboy. He heads off… Internet Archive Betty Boop: Baby Be Good 1935 · Cartoon · 7 min From The Public Domain Movie Database: Betty's baby won't go to sleep and is causing trouble around the house. It is up to Betty to develop a strategy to get… Internet Archive Little Audry: Goofy Goofy Gander 1950 · Cartoon · 7 min Little Audrey, in the schoolroom, is sent to the corner stool to memorize Mother Goose rhymes. She falls asleep and dreams that she gets a tour of Mother… Internet Archive Betty Boop: The Scared Crows 1939 · Cartoon · 5 min Betty Boop withdraw in 1939. This cartoon might be her best from that year. Her house is invaded by lively crows and she finds ways to handle the problem. Internet Archive Betty Boop with Henry, the Funniest Living American 1935 · Cartoon · 6 min From The Public Domain Movie Database: Betty operates a pet store where Henry wishes to purchase a puppy. Betty believes that everybody should have a pet and… Internet Archive Betty Boop: Mother Goose Land 1933 · Cartoon · 6 min Betty, while reading a book of Mother Goose stories, wishes to visit such a wonderful place. Betty's wish is granted when Mother Goose appears, and gives her… Internet Archive Betty Boop: A Song A Day 1936 · Cartoon · 6 min From The Public Domain Movie Database: Sick zoo and farm animals come to Betty Boop's animal hospital seeking care from Nurse Betty.