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Prelinger Archives

3,217–3,264 of 10,346 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 Community Development with Gunnison Homes 1950 · Film · Subtitles Gunnison Homes was a subsidiary of US Steel. Warehouse where prefabricated house parts are built. Great shots of tract housing suburban development.… Internet Archive Swing to Sports, The 1946 · Film · Subtitles Swing to Sports" (1946) explores the growing enthusiasm for outdoor sports in post-war America, highlighting the increase in recreational activities like… Internet Archive [Motor Trip Across Country 1965] 1965 · Film · Subtitles Home movie. Seals at Marineland of the Pacific and aquarium. Mountains and gorges. Possibly at Grand Canyon and/or Yosemite National Park. Internet Archive [Nixons Arrive and Depart San Francisco on Asian Trip] 1950 · Newsreel · Subtitles Vice-President Richard Nixon and First Lady Patricia Nixon arrive in San Francisco and embark on plane for their fact-finding trip to Asia. Newsreel story. Internet Archive Wonder Bread Commercial Commercial · 1 min · Subtitles Internet Archive Dance International Fountain, The [Malvina Hoffman describes her dance sculptures at World's Fair NY 1939] 1939 · Film · Subtitles Dance International Fountain, The [Malvina Hoffman describes her dance sculptures at World's Fair NY 1939] Internet Archive Heart of the Nation 1930 · Film · Subtitles Aerials and street-level scenes of Washington, D.C. accompanied by explanatory narration. Excellent resource for New Deal-era images of District of Columbia. Internet Archive A Tree Grows for Christmas 1949 · Film · Subtitles "The Christmas tree in history and legend and the Christmas tree industry of today. Shows that cutting of trees for decoration is not a wasteful practice. On… Internet Archive School House in the Red 1945 · Film · Subtitles A small town decides that it's best to abandon direct control over its children's education in favor of centralized school districting (i.e., abandoning it's… Internet Archive [San Francisco Scenes] 1929 · Film · Subtitles San Francisco scenes. Aerials; Pacific Telephone Building; looking down Market Street, shot from around 8th Street; Ferry Building; Goat Island, ferry in… Internet Archive Before And After 1949 · Film · Subtitles Pat O'Leary is saying goodnight to her date, Bill Kendall, on the porch while her father, Frank O'Leary, and mother, Mrs. O'Leary, discuss the situation… Internet Archive Highlights 1965: A Progress Report 1966 · Film · Subtitles Contains animated models. Internet Archive [Home Movies: "Oklahoma Kin" and Southwest] 1958 · Home movie · Subtitles Driving POVs in Southwest US, a little shaky A newish (1957 or 1958) vehicle parked outside the house bears California plates; presuming this roll was shot by… Internet Archive News Magazine of the Screen, The (Vol. 4, Issue 4) 1953 · Newsreel · 23 min · Subtitles Newsreel stories reformatted for classroom use. Internet Archive Panama by Air (Reel 4) 1914 · Film · Subtitles Panama By Air Reel 4 of the six reel film produced by Ray Duhem in 1914. Rob Fowler was the pilot and Duhem photographed the canal by air from Atlantic to… Internet Archive Peter Borik 1942 · Film · Subtitles Peter Borik, a farmer, contracts tuberculosis but avoids seeking medical assistance. The grave consequences of his decision make this film an agonizing… Internet Archive [Movie Trailer Compilation] 1931 · Film · Subtitles Compilation of movie trailers. Contents, as labeled on can: Desire House of Dracula Cleopatra House of Frankenstein The Werewolf The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms… Internet Archive [Gould can 5570-1] 1925 · Film · Subtitles San Francisco, California. Home movies. California Street cable car / Chinatown / Harbor from an elevated view / Golden Gate Park / Steinhart Aquarium / Ferry… Internet Archive [Redwood Estates Promotional Film] 1927 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Real estate promotional film from long before there was a Silicon Valley. Internet Archive Police Dogs in Action Film · Subtitles Story of San Mateo County deputy sheriff Irv Fronsky and his German Shepherd police dog, Hero, as they search for a missing child, Suzanne. Internet Archive [Home Movies: Ransohoff Collection: Golden Gate International Exposition, Summer Vacation 1940, Wedding] 1939 · Home movie · Subtitles Title: "Golden Gate International Exposition 1939-40 / 'Treasure Island' / San Francisco" (written on blackboard) VS exteriors of Treasure Island and World's… Internet Archive RCA Victor Commercial Commercial · 1 min · Subtitles Internet Archive Home Movies: Can 11230: San Francisco and Florida Tourism Home movie · 17 min Home movies documenting a visit to San Francisco and Florida, and perhaps other areas, in the late 1940s-early 1950s. Internet Archive Bounty Paper Towels Commercial Commercial · Subtitles commercial for Bounty Paper Towels. Internet Archive Television Commercials: The Body Commercial · Subtitles Assembled reel of television commercials, targeted for women. Full list of commercials: Secret; Sergeant's Sentry Collar; Old Spice Burley; Man Power Super… Internet Archive Design for Living 1965 · Film · Subtitles Presents principles of good design as they relate to furnishings and objects common to the home. Uses furniture, utensils, glassware, china, pictures and… Internet Archive [Misc. Stock Shots] Film · Subtitles Variety of stock chots, color and B&W; - teenagers at Party; Boy & girl kiss. - woman dances down hall; grabs paper heart, dances -car ad - dancing - Jazz set… Internet Archive [America The Beautiful] Film · Subtitles A look at what makes America great! **Not complete sure that this is one film. It could be multiple films on one reel. A look at what makes America great!… Internet Archive Garden Wise (Pt 2) Film · Subtitles About the benefits of fertilizing and putting chemicals made by the Monsanto Company on your lawn and garden. Internet Archive Heritage We Guard, A 1940 · Film · Subtitles The film concerns the damage to soil and wildlife that accompanied the winning of the continent by westward migration, and the value of such life and current… Internet Archive Operation Big Shot 1952 · Film · Subtitles Documentation (kinescope) of the April 22, 1952 atomic weapon test "Operation Big Shot" near Yucca Lake, Nevada, as televised by KTLA, Los Angeles. See… Internet Archive Youth and the Law 1963 · Film · Subtitles "Presents several actual juvenile delinquency cases to show how one city handles its juvenile problems. Demonstrates the policeman's method of handling the… Internet Archive What Is Teleshopper? (#2) Film · Subtitles Version 2 of an industrial film presenting the Teleshopper system and explaining how it can be used to advertise products to KOGO-TV viewers. See item 202090… Internet Archive Biography of a Redwinged Blackbird, The 1946 · Film FOLLOWS BLACKBIRD FAMILY THRU PROCESSES OF NEST BUIILDING, BREEDING, & HATCHING. Internet Archive Emergency in Honduras 1945 · Short · 21 min · Subtitles Efforts to protect the Honduran banana crop and market. Internet Archive [Golden Gate Bridge Opening] 1936 · Film · Subtitles Golden Gate Bridge Opening: assorted scenes taken on opening day / cars in line / coming across the bridge / ships of the fleet passing under / airplanes /… Internet Archive Goodbye, Mr. Roach 1959 · Film · Subtitles TYPES OF COCKROACHES, THEIR HABITS AND METHODS OF EXTERMINATION. SHOWS ROACHES HATCHING FROM EGG BY TIME-LAPSE PHOTOGRAPHY. Internet Archive American Fashion and Department Stores: The Pro-Mass Production View (Part II) Film · Subtitles Presumably a sponsored film commissioned by Montgomery Ward, but no further information is available since the title and end credits are missing. A recreation… Internet Archive [Home Movies: Zelinsky Collection: Roll 1] 1940 · Home movie · Subtitles Young couple and young boy child posing on sidewalk, probably Sunset District, San Francisco. Child is in wheeled stroller with handlebar and tray. Mother… Internet Archive Horse Sense in Horse Power Film · Subtitles Skeletal Entry Internet Archive Turning of the Worm, The Film · Subtitles "The Turning of the Worm" (Urban-Kineto Corporation) is an educational short film chronicling the fascinating transformation of silkworms into moths. The film… Internet Archive Electromagnets Film · Subtitles Explains the theory of electromagnetism by building slowly from a simple bar magnet to a completed electromagnet made from simple home materials. Internet Archive [Home Movies: Unidentified] 1940 · Home movie · Subtitles Family group hanging out, picnicking, drinking, dancing. Seaplane on lake (long shot) (could possibly be Lake Washington, near Seattle). Infrastructure… Internet Archive [Home Movies: Unidentified] 1932 · Home movie · Subtitles Pan New York City / Manhattan skyline tiles with letters rotate, form title: "Broadway at Night" VS nighttime neon signs, Manhattan, Times Square marquee for… Internet Archive "Original Pocahontas" Coal Film · Subtitles Some good shots to be logged. Map showing Pocahontas coal field in southern West Virgina and southwestern Virginia. General shot of Pocahontas, Virginia Shot… Internet Archive Master Element, The (Outtakes, can 624) 1949 · Film · Subtitles INCLUDES CLOUDS and LIGHTNING, SEWERS, NEW YORK BEACH SCENES, KANSAS CITY FLOOD, BARGES. Internet Archive Cardox Data Films 1940 · Film · Subtitles Tests of fire extinguishing systems involving kindling oil fires in electrical transformers, etc. using various fuels and accelerators, then extinguishing… Internet Archive Purple Martin Story, The Film · Subtitles Produced with funding from Trio Manufacturing Co., maker of Trio-Musselman Martin Houses.