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Ephemeral films

9,025–9,072 of 19,487 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 WABCO MOTOR GRADER OPERATION 1960s CONSTRUCTION TRAINING FILM 63934 Film This 1960s color film is about WABCO Motor Graders (LeTourneau-Westinghouse) and made by WABCO Earthmoving Equipment, Peoria, IL. The film opens with motor… Internet Archive MT. VESUVIUS & MT. ETNA 1928 VOLCANIC ERUPTION DESTRUCTION OF MASCALI, ITALY BY VOLCANO 73542 Film Created in the 1930s, this silent German educational film shows images of Mount Vesuvius near Naples, Italy, as well as the destruction caused by the eruption… Internet Archive “MODEL RAILROADING UNLIMITED” 1970s SCALE MODEL TRAINS PROMO FILM WARD KIMBALL HO SCALE XD5008 Film This short from 1975 titled “Model Railroading Unlimited” details the pleasures of being a model railroad hobbyist as well as the steps it takes to become… Internet Archive NASA Apollo Digest Mission Control Overview & Computer Systems 78134 Film Made during the Apollo Program, this NASA film shows mission control in Houston, Texas. Flight controllers are seen in the film, including Chris Kraft. Also… Internet Archive PACIFIC ELECTRIC RAILWAY BOOSTERS CLUB INTERURBAN TROLLEY TRIP LOS ANGELES CA RED CARS 17304e Film This silent film shows a special "boosters club" trip on the Pacific Electric Railroad in Los Angeles. Combination car #1375 is shown at :11 at a carbarn,… Internet Archive " BEACHHEAD OPERATION - ANZIO " 1944 WWII ALLIED MORALE FILM ITALIAN CAMPAIGN 27474 Film This black & white WWII film from 1944, "Beachhead Operation" shows the brutal fight for the beachhead at Anzio, Italy. Day to day struggles of Allied… Internet Archive 1930s FILM SHOEMAKER MAKES SHOES BY HAND GERMAN EDUCATIONAL MOVIE 75222 Educational Made in the 1930s, this silent German educational film shows how shoes are made from scratch by a shoemaker. Shoemaking is the process of making footwear.… Internet Archive RESTRICTED WAR FILM #10 INVASION OF RENDOVA WWII MEDICAL CARE 77714 Film War Film #10, titled LIFE LINE, tells the story of the invasion of Rendova and Munda, and the suffering of Marines who fought against this Japanese outpost.… Internet Archive " THE SOLID PUNCH " 1962 U.S. ARMY MISSILE SYSTEMS GUIDED MISSILES & ROCKETS NIKE ZEUS 85824 Film This color educational/training film is about the new generation of U.S. Army missiles and rockets . This features reporter Chet Huntley and was made in 1962… Internet Archive U.S. NAVY PHOTOGRAPHY FUNDAMENTALS TRAINING FILM PRINTING THE POSITIVE (Print 1) 88644 Film This film, PRINTING THE POSITIVE is a United States Training film that was intended to follows an instructional film on another topic --- developing the… Internet Archive HIGH SPEED DIGITAL COMPUTERS & DATA PROCESSING 1960s MAINFRAME IBM COMPUTERS 53034 Film The System Development Corporation presents “System Technology,” a circa 1960 color film featuring footage of “modern” computers and data processing. At mark… Internet Archive " CAMERAS IN SPACE " 1960s NASA SPACE PROGRAM / MOTION PICTURE & TV CAMERA DEVELOPMENT 72692 Film Produced and directed by Jerry Hill, "Cameras in Space" shows footage shot with motion picture and TV cameras, as well as with lenses developed to overcome… Internet Archive NEW YORK NEW YORK 1960s TRAVELOGUE MOVIE 76374 Film Made in 1963, this travelogue of New York shows the "sightseer's paradise" with its man-made wonders. It features views of the Statue of Liberty, the Staten… Internet Archive "WE DRIVERS" 1960s GENERAL MOTORS DRIVERS EDUCATION MOVIE HOUSTON, TEXAS 76964 Educational One of a group of films made by General Motors for the purposes of driver's education. the "We Drivers" series dates back to at least the 1940s. This… Internet Archive "ANARCHY, U.S.A." 1966 JOHN BIRCH SOCIETY FILM ANTI-CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT PROPAGANDA MOVIE XD6082 Talk "Anarchy, U.S.A." is a widely discredited, 1966 right-wing film directed by G. Edward Griffin and presented by the conservative John Birch Society. A piece of… Internet Archive " AEROSPACE COMMUNICATIONS THE REINS OF COMMAND " 1961 JAMES STEWART DEW LINE COLD WAR FILM 34102 Film Famed actor and USAF officer James Stewart presents “Aerospace Communications”; a Cold War era film detailing the chilling scenario of nuclear war between the… Internet Archive 16mm HOME MOVIES TRIP TO CUBA, JAMAICA & PANAMA ON LINER RMS MAURETANIA Home movie This film is a compilation of home movies shot in the 1950s during a family’s trip to Panama and the Canal Zone, Kingston in Jamaica, and Havana in Cuba prior… Internet Archive 1968 RALLY OF 1000 LAKES FINLAND EUROPEAN AUTOMOBILE RACE 53744 Film The rally competition now known as Rally Finland, an annual race held in the Finnish Lakeland in Central Finland, is the focus of this 1968 color documentary… Internet Archive "THE De HAVILLAND HYDROMATIC AIRSCREW / INSTALLATION" WWII AIRCRAFT PROPELLER FILM 75764 Film This Royal Air Force ground crew educational film "The DeHavilland Hydromatic Airscrew" describes the installation of that propeller, which entered production… Internet Archive "WHEN SHOULD I MARRY?" CLASSIC 1950s SOCIAL GUIDANCE FILM 66115 Film Produced by Crawley Films of Canada for McGraw-Hill Book Co, Inc., When Should I Marry? is a 1957 educational film that is part of the Marriage and Family… Internet Archive 1930s AVIATION EXTRAVAGANZA "SCOURING THE SKIES!" STUNT PILOTS, CRAZY PLANES & PLANE CRASHES 84214 Film Made by 20th Century Fox as part of their "Adventures of the Newsreel Cameramen" series, this black & white film contains spectacular footage of early 20th… Internet Archive " SKIFULLY YOURS " 1947 SKI RESORT PROMO FILM SUN VALLEY, IDAHO OTTO LANG HOLLYWOOD STARS 87994 Film Dating to 1947, this film "Skifully Yours" was produced by the Ford Motor Co. and directed by Jerry Webb and produced by Otto Lang. (Lang was a pioneering ski… Internet Archive UNSEEN ENEMIES MAN'S FIGHT AGAINST DISEASE SHELL OIL CO. MEDICAL RESEARCH FILM LEPROSY MD61354 Film This 1975 revised documentary is about man’s fight against disease. It’s sponsored by Shell and The World Health Organization, produced by Stuart Legg, and… Internet Archive CHAIRMAN MAO ERA COMMUNIST CHINA SANMENXIA DAM CONSTRUCTION PROJECT GREAT LEAP FORWARD 62184 Film Dating to the 1960s, this Chinese propaganda film shows the construction of a series of dams along the Yellow River in Shandong Province. This project was… Internet Archive WYOMING CASPAR & CHEYENNE 1947 EDUCATIONAL FILM "THIS LAND OF OURS" 76574z Educational The 1947 episode “The State of Wyoming,” part of the Carl Dudley Productions motion pictures series This Land Of Ours, gives viewers a taste of the western… Internet Archive WWII GERMAN U-BOATS ON PATROL BATTLE OF THE ATLANTIC GERMAN NEWSREEL 20374 Newsreel This silent, historic German film produced during WWII by UFA is titled "U-boats on patrol". It shows U-boats operating in Wolfpacks, hunting Allied convoys… Internet Archive Photographing QuickTime VR Scenes 1995 · Film Guide to photographing QuickTime VR panoramas. Internet Archive THE DC-10 TAKES FLIGHT MCDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION PROMOTIONAL FILM 85114 Film This film DIMENSION 10 THE DC-10 TAKES FLIGHT is a report on the design, construction and the first flight of the DC 10, the ground breaking jet passenger… Internet Archive AMERICA! “THE PLEASURE PENINSULA” 1964 MICHIGAN TRAVELOGUE DETROIT GROSSE POINTE MD10064 Film This 1964 color film episode of the NBC weekly syndicated series “America!” from provides a travelogue view of the state of Michigan hosted by Jack Douglas,… Internet Archive " PENNSYLVANIA " 1960s TRAVELOGUE FILM PHILADELPHIA HARRISBURG PITTSBURGH MD67744 Film This travelogue film opens with the early history of Pennsylvania including images of William Penn (:12). In 1681, King Charles was persuaded to deed Penn a… Internet Archive 1983 IBM SYSTEM/36 BUSINESS COMPUTER PROMOTIONAL FILM IBM PC XD13214 Film This color educational/promotional film is about the IBM System/36 (S/36), IBM announced its System/36 on May 16, 1983, to combine data processing, word… Internet Archive “ FACTS ABOUT PROJECTION ” 1975 AUDIO-VISUAL CLUB TRAINING FILM 16mm FILMS & PROJECTORS XD46174 Film This color film from 1975 explains the basics of 16mm film projection and was most likely made to instruct high school Audio-Visual Club members on how to… Internet Archive " THE PANAMA CANAL " 1920s EASTMAN CLASSROOM EDUCATIONAL FILM CENTRAL AMERICA XD59884 Educational Eastman Kodak produced this black-and-white silent educational film as part of the company's "Eastman Classroom Films" series. This particular film discusses… Internet Archive 1970s U.S. NAVY STOCK FOOTAGE REEL DESTROYERS, BATTLESHIPS, AIRCRAFT CARRIERS & PLANES 57764 Film This reel of silent footage was distributed by the U.S. Navy to the media for use as stock footage in the 1970s, most likely in the immediate post-Vietnam War… Internet Archive Drive In - Starts Sunday - Towers Short Lasts only a few seconds. Suggestion: insert clip at the beginning of any two trailers when making your double-feature dvd. Internet Archive HISTORY OF THE DOUGLAS AIRCRAFT COMPANY WELCOME TO DOUGLAS 23324a Film This black-and-white Douglas Aircraft Company “welcome film” dates to the early 1960s but begins with a 1924 proclamation: “World Cruisers Make Aviation… Internet Archive OPERATION DEWEY CANYON 1969 VIETNAM WAR OFFENSIVE 25252 Film This U.S. Marine Corps film chronicles Operation Dewey Canyon, which was the last major offensive by the United States Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. It… Internet Archive TOKYO ROSE "VOICE OF TRUTH" WWII PROPAGANDA MOVIE 27600 Film Produced by the U.S. Department of the Treasury in support of the 7th War Loan, "Voice of Truth" and "Hands" are terrific examples of WWII propaganda films.… Internet Archive MICKEY THOMPSON CHALLENGER 1 LAND SPEED RECORD ATTEMPT @ BONNEVILLE 60534 Film This April, 1962 black and white television program “Adventure Tomorrow” was hosted by actor Peter Hansen (:28), interviewer Dr. Martin Klein, Director of… Internet Archive 1945 ARMY AIR FORCE WEEKLY DIGEST #69 PHILIPPINE OPERATIONS 72572 Film Dating to February 12, 1945, the 69th issue of the Army Air Force's Combat Digest features several fascinating segments. First, the use of small planes to… Internet Archive Red China Diary with Morley Safer 1967 · Educational Internet Archive 1937 EDUCATIONAL TRAVELOGUE FILM “HINDU HOLIDAY” 46404 Educational 1937 EDUCATIONAL TRAVELOGUE FILM “HINDU HOLIDAY” This film takes viewers to India in the 1930’s for the traditional festival called Dussehra. The film is… Internet Archive " WHY COMMUNICATION SATELLITES ? " 1963 SPACE SATELLITE PRINCIPLES EDUCATIONAL FILM 66834 Educational This short 1963 educational film from Film Associates of California gives viewers an overview of the role satellites play in relaying information across the… Internet Archive “THE FIRE TRIANGLE” 1962 FIRE FIGHTING EDUCATIONAL FILM FIRE TYPES & SUPPRESSION TECHNIQUES XD47904 Educational "The Fire Triangle" presents different types of fires (electrical, chemical, etc.) and firefighting techniques, while exploring the "triangle" conception of… Internet Archive 1940s CANADIAN NATIONAL RAILWAY PROMOTIONAL FILM "THE TRAIL OF '98" TRIANGLE ROUTE 60004 Film Presented by Canadian National Railways, this short film takes viewers on a segment of the Triangle Route (Prince Rupert, Jasper, and Vancouver) known as the… Internet Archive "ESCAPE AND SURVIVE" B-58 HUSTLER SUPERSONIC BOMBER EJECTION POD DEVELOPMENT EJECTION SEATS 71472 Film Produced by the Stanley Aviation Corp. as part of their contract for Convair, "Escape and Survive" details the development of the escape capsule for the B-58… Internet Archive 1947 PHILIPPINE HISTORY & INDEPENDENCE " THE PHILIPPINE REPUBLIC " PRESIDENT QUEZON FILM 85874 Film This black & white educational film is about the newly independent Philippines. This was made circa 1947. Opening: The March of Time - Forum Edition - The… Internet Archive WORLD IN ACTION WWII NEWSREEL SOLDIERS ARE TOUGH 29854 Newsreel Produced by United Artists, “The World in Action” is a World War II-era newsreel that reminds viewers “New Soldiers Are Tough.” The newsreel opens with…