The world's archives

433–480 of 3,981 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 J'accuse! 1919 · Feature Internet Archive "Lightning Bryce" Ep. 8 (1919) starring Jack Hoxie 1919 · Feature This gem is presented by Silent Hall of Fame. Please visit https://silent-hall-of-fame.org/ to support our non-profit mission and the legacy of silent movie… Internet Archive Germinal; or, The Toll of Labor 1914 · Feature Internet Archive The Rink (1916) 1916 · Feature The Rink, a silent film from 1916, was Charlie Chaplin’s eighth film for Mutual Films. The film co-starred Edna Purviance, Eric Campbell, Henry Bergman, and… Internet Archive "Lightning Bryce" Ep. 6 (1919) starring Jack Hoxie 1919 · Feature This gem is presented by Silent Hall of Fame. Please visit https://silent-hall-of-fame.org/ to support our non-profit mission and the legacy of silent movie… Internet Archive "The Man Without a Country" (1917) starring Florence La Badie 1917 · Feature This gem is presented by Silent Hall of Fame. Please visit https://silent-hall-of-fame.org/ to support our non-profit mission and the legacy of silent movie… Internet Archive The Floorwalker (1916) Directed By Charlie Chaplin 1916 · Feature Theatrical poster to The Floorwalker Directed by Charlie Chaplin Edward Brewer (technical director) Written by Charlie Chaplin (scenario) Vincent Bryan… Internet Archive Burgos 1911 · Short 1911 Segundo de Chomón Burgos (Voyage) Internet Archive By The Sea (1915) 1915 · Feature By the Sea is a 1915 American silent comedy film Charlie Chaplin made while waiting for a studio to work in Los Angeles. He had just left Niles Essanay Studio… Internet Archive The Champion (1915) 1915 · Feature The Champion is a 1915 American silent comedy film released by Essanay Studios, starring Charles Chaplin alongside Edna Purviance and Leo White. Essanay… Internet Archive "A Romance Of Happy Valley" (1919) director D. W. Griffith starring Lillian Gish and Robert Harron 1919 · Feature Internet Archive "The Primal Call" (1911) director D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer 1911 · Feature This gem is presented by Silent Hall of Fame. Please visit https://silent-hall-of-fame.org/ to support our non-profit mission and the legacy of silent movie… Internet Archive Bill Sprague Collection : Professor Mechanichas Invention (R. Lortac) 9.5mm 1919 · Cartoon An interesting 9.5mm cartoon. No time to read ANY complaints folks. Take Your Complaints elsewhere. The Bill Sprague Collection does not tolerate them Internet Archive "Lightning Bryce" Ep. 15 (1919) starring Jack Hoxie 1919 · Feature This gem is presented by Silent Hall of Fame. Please visit https://silent-hall-of-fame.org/ to support our non-profit mission and the legacy of silent movie… Internet Archive "The Fugitive" (1910) director D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer 1910 · Feature This gem is presented by Silent Hall of Fame. Please visit https://silent-hall-of-fame.org/ to support our non-profit mission and the legacy of silent movie… Internet Archive Tin Minh (1918) 1918 · Feature I've been researching newly public domain films from 1929 and earlier, along with other pictures of the era that I find interesting, so I'm uploading the best… Internet Archive The Rounders (1914) 1914 · Feature The Rounders is a 1914 comedy short starring Charlie Chaplin and Roscoe Arbuckle. The film involves two drunks who get into trouble with their wives, and was… Internet Archive Momotarô (1918) 1918 · Feature An early anime telling the story of Momotarou and his adventures defeating demons. Watch on RetroFlix.org: https://retroflix.org/momotaro-1918/ Internet Archive [Gould can 5423.4] 1914 · Film · Subtitles Interior of a Black dance hall with band and dancers. Internet Archive The Virginian (1914) - Upscaled and Enhanced 1914 · Feature The Virginian (1914) - Directed by Cecil B. DeMille https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Virginian_(1914_film) https://www.cecilbdemille.com/portfolio-item/the-vi… Internet Archive U.S. Navy of 1915 1915 · Film We are indebted to independent scholar Charles “Buckey” Grimm for identifying this 11-minute piece of the celebrated “lost” three-reel documentary U.S. Navy… Internet Archive "Lightning Bryce" Ep. 10 (1919) starring Jack Hoxie 1919 · Feature This gem is presented by Silent Hall of Fame. Please visit https://silent-hall-of-fame.org/ to support our non-profit mission and the legacy of silent movie… 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 "Crossed Wires" (1915) featuring Florence La Badie 1915 · Feature This gem is presented by Silent Hall of Fame. Please visit https://silent-hall-of-fame.org/ to support our non-profit mission and the legacy of silent movie… Internet Archive Triple Trouble (1918) 1918 · Feature Triple Trouble is a two-reel American silent comedy film that was released in 1918. It stars Charlie Chaplin, Edna Purviance, and Leo White. This film was not… Internet Archive Behind The Screen (1916) 1916 · Feature Behind the Screen is a 1916 American silent short comedy film written by, directed by, and starring Charlie Chaplin, and also starring Eric Campbell and Edna… Internet Archive Love, Speed and Thrills 1915 · Short Keystone Cops comedy short. You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive "On His Wedding Day" (1913) director Mack Sennett 1913 · Feature This gem is presented by Silent Hall of Fame. Please visit https://silent-hall-of-fame.org/ to support our non-profit mission and the legacy of silent movie… Internet Archive Amazing China in 1917 in color [AI enhanced and colorized] 1917 · Feature This is splendedly enhanced and colorized footage from two fragments of Benjamin Brodsky’s ten-reel film documentary, showing Peking in the 1910s. It is… Internet Archive The Bank (1915) 1915 · Feature The Bank is a silent slapstick comedy. It was Charlie Chaplin’s tenth film for Essanay Films. Released in 1915, it is a slight departure from the tramp… Internet Archive "When Rogues Fall Out" (1915) starring Helen Holmes 1915 · Feature This gem is presented by Silent Hall of Fame. Please visit https://silent-hall-of-fame.org/ to support our non-profit mission and the legacy of silent movie… Internet Archive "The Man from Tia Juana" (1917) 1917 · Feature This gem is presented by Silent Hall of Fame. Please visit https://silent-hall-of-fame.org/ to support our non-profit mission and the legacy of silent movie… Internet Archive "Thomas Graal's Best Child" (1918) 1918 · Feature This gem is presented by Silent Hall of Fame. Please visit https://silent-hall-of-fame.org/ to support our non-profit mission and the legacy of silent movie… Internet Archive I Don't Want To Be A Man (1918) 1918 · Feature I've been researching newly public domain films from 1929 and earlier, along with other pictures of the era that I find interesting, so I'm uploading the best… Internet Archive [Gould can 5284] 1914 · Film · Subtitles Goldfield (?) Nevada vs. Tonopah Nevada High School football game / members of the two teams pose for the cameraman / small group of people waving pennants /… Internet Archive [Gould can 5351-3: Union Picnic and Dance] 1917 · Film · Subtitles San Francisco: Book-bindery and Binders Local 31-125 stage an outdoor picnic and dancing / small orchestra / picnic tables / crowds on small ferry (Crowley… Internet Archive L'enfant de Paris 1913 · Feature Internet Archive "The Little Tease" (1913) director D. W. Griffith cinematographer Billy Bitzer 1913 · Feature This gem is presented by Silent Hall of Fame. Please visit https://silent-hall-of-fame.org/ to support our non-profit mission and the legacy of silent movie… Internet Archive [Panama-Pacific International Exposition] 1915 · Short · 5 min · Subtitles Images of the Fair. Internet Archive A Night in the Show (1915) 1915 · Feature A Night in the Show was Charlie Chaplin’s 12th film for Essanay. It was made at Majestic Studio in Los Angeles in the fall of 1915. Chaplin played two roles:… Internet Archive Seeing America's Greatest Chinatown: San Francisco (Part I) 1912 · Film · Subtitles Chinatown, San Francisco, California: Captain Lewis was a licensed Chinatown guide; these films represent what was salvaged from a multi-reel film. Captain… Internet Archive Gentlemen of Nerve (1914) 1914 · Feature Gentlemen of Nerve is a 1914 American comedy silent film directed by Charles Chaplin, starring Chaplin and Mabel Normand, and produced by Mack Sennett for… Internet Archive Barcelone Et Son Parc 1911 · Short 1911 Segundo de Chomón Barcelone Et Son Parc (Barcelona And The Park) Internet Archive Charlie Chaplin In Making A Living, 1914 (colorized) 1914 · Feature Making a Living is a 1914, black and white, Charlie Chaplin, film that was colorized in 2024, using Github's Deoldify. From Wikipedia: Making a Living (also… Internet Archive "Lightning Bryce" Ep. 11 (1919) starring Jack Hoxie 1919 · Feature This gem is presented by Silent Hall of Fame. Please visit https://silent-hall-of-fame.org/ to support our non-profit mission and the legacy of silent movie… Internet Archive In the Land of the Head Hunters 1914 · Feature Internet Archive Recreation (1914) Directed By Charlie Chaplin 1914 · Feature Recreation Directed by Charlie Chaplin Produced by Mack Sennett Starring Charlie Chaplin Cinematography Frank D. Williams Production company Keystone Studios… Internet Archive [Gould can 5423.1] 1914 · Film · Subtitles "Street scene on the Barbary Coast" (Kearny street, San Francisco, California]. Pan of street; views of "The So Different"; "Diana" and "Thalia" dance halls;…