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481–528 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 The Bank (1915) Directed By Charlie Chaplin 1915 · Feature The Bank Theatrical poster to The Bank Directed by Charlie Chaplin Written by Charlie Chaplin Produced by Jess Robbins Starring Charlie Chaplin Charles Inslee… Internet Archive Russia around the period of the Russian Revolution in color! (1917-1919) [A.I. enhanced & colorized] 1917 · Feature Для моих российских зрителей: Россия периода Русской революции в цвете! The original B&W film has been restored and colorized at request of a number of our… Internet Archive A Woman (1915) 1915 · Feature A Woman was Charlie Chaplin’s ninth film for Essanay Films. It was made in Los Angeles at the Majestic Studio and released in 1915. Watch on RetroFlix.org:… Internet Archive Snow White (1916) 1916 · 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 Fatal Mallet (1914) 1914 · Feature The Fatal Mallet is a 1914 American-made motion picture starring Charles Chaplin and Mabel Normand. The film was written and directed by Mack Sennett, who… Internet Archive [Gould can 5360.1: San Francisco Garibaldi Italian Picnic] 1915 · Film · Subtitles San Francisco - Garibaldi Italian Picnic / crowds on the street / crowds in park / CU participants / pan of crowds / parade / officials on reviewing stand /… Internet Archive His Majesty, The Scarecrow Of Oz (1914)Directed by J. Farrell MacDonald 1914 · Feature His Majesty, The Scarecrow of Oz Directed by J. Farrell MacDonald Written by L. Frank Baum Produced by L. Frank Baum Louis F. Gottschalk Starring Violet… Internet Archive Imokawa Mukuzô genkan-ban no maki (1917) 1917 · Feature Imokawa Mukuzô genkan-ban no maki (1917) is a Japanese anime movie directed by Oten Shimokawa. Watch on RetroFlix.org: https://retroflix.org/imokawa-mukuzo-gen… Internet Archive "The Old Actor" (1912) director D. W. Griffith with Mary Pickford 1912 · 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 Le comte de Monte Cristo - Épisode 1: Edmond Dantès 1918 · Feature Internet Archive "The Wanderer" (1913) 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 Young Mr. Jazz 1919 · Feature Internet Archive Hanasaka-jijii (1917) 1917 · Feature Hanasaka Jiisan (花咲か爺さん), also called Hanasaka Jijii (花咲か爺), is a Japanese folk tale. Watch on RetroFlix.org: https://retroflix.org/hanasaka-jijii-1917/ Internet Archive "The Sands Of Dee" (1912) director D. W. Griffith cinematographer Billy Bitzer 1912 · 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 "Sunshine Sue" (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 "The Marble Heart" (1913) featuring Florence La Badie 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 "The Sunbeam" (1912) director D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer 1912 · 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 [Gould can 5365.3: Panama-Pacific International Exposition] 1915 · Film · Subtitles Panama-Pacific International Exposition - WOW (Industrial Workers of the World) Parade / marching units of women / fancy marching / head of organization on… Internet Archive By The Sea (1915) Directed By Charlie Chaplin 1915 · Feature By the Sea Theatrical release poster to By the Sea Directed by Charlie Chaplin Written by Charlie Chaplin Produced by Jess Robbins Starring Charlie Chaplin… Internet Archive The Pawnshop (1916) 1916 · Feature The Pawnshop was Charlie Chaplin’s sixth film for Mutual Film Corporation. Released on October 2, 1916, it stars Chaplin in the role of assistant to the… Internet Archive Seeing America's Greatest Chinatown: San Francisco (Part II) 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. Chinese… Internet Archive [Gould can 5202.5] 1915 · Film · Subtitles Closing day at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition when the lights went out for the last time / Art Smith flying his airplane with the rockets on the… Internet Archive Out West 1918 · Short · 18 min "Fatty" Arbuckle and Buster Keaton, arguably the greatest comedy team of their time, team up in a western comedy. Be warned, there is a scene in the middle… Internet Archive Trip By Boat Through Grand Canyon of Utah and Arizona: One of the Scenic Wonders of the World, A 1910 · Film · Subtitles In some scenes there is a desk calendar in lower-right corner with a 1914 date one shooter is Mr. Tadje Internet Archive Mabel At The Wheel (1914) Directed By Mabel Normand, Mack Sennett 1914 · Feature Mabel at the Wheel Normand and Chaplin in a still from the film Directed by Mabel Normand Mack Sennett Written by Mabel Normand Produced by Mack Sennett… Internet Archive Police (1916) 1916 · Feature Police is Charlie Chaplin’s 14th film with Essanay Studios and was released in 1916. It was made at the Majestic Studio in Los Angeles. Charlie plays an… Internet Archive The Property Man (1914) Directed By Charlie Chaplin 1914 · Feature The Property Man Theatrical poster Directed by Charlie Chaplin Produced by Mack Sennett Starring Charlie Chaplin Phyllis Allen Alice Davenport Charles Bennett… Internet Archive Broken Blossoms (1919) 1919 · Feature Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl, often referred to simply as Broken Blossoms, is a 1919 American silent melodrama film directed by D. W.… Internet Archive thegreatestquestion 1919 · Feature · Subtitles silent Internet Archive [Gould can 5390.1: Panama-Pacific International Exposition] 1915 · Film · Subtitles Panama-Pacific International Exposition: Opening day celebrations / crowds at the entrances / pan of Exposition proper / parades on Market Street and Van Ness… Internet Archive His Prehistoric Past (1914) Directed By Charlie Chaplin 1914 · Feature His Prehistoric Past A scene from the film Directed by Charlie Chaplin Written by Charlie Chaplin Produced by Mack Sennett Starring Charlie Chaplin Mack Swain… Internet Archive The Count (1916) 1916 · Feature The Count is Charlie Chaplin’s fifth film for Mutual Film Corporation in 1916. Released on September 4, it co-starred Eric Campbell and Edna Purviance. Watch… Internet Archive His New Job (1915) Directed By Charlie Chaplin 1915 · Feature His New Job Theatrical release poster Directed by Charlie Chaplin Written by Charlie Chaplin Louella Parsons [ 1 ] Produced by Jess Robbins Starring Charlie… Internet Archive Raffles, The Amateur Cracksman (1917) 1917 · 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 "Lightning Bryce" Ep. 14 (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 "Lightning Bryce" Ep. 12 (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 Vagabond (1916) 1916 · Feature The Vagabond is a 1916 American silent romantic comedy film by Charlie Chaplin and his third film with Mutual Films. Released to theaters on July 10, 1916, it… Internet Archive Falling Leaves 1912 · Short · 11 min Family drama centering on Winifred's (Marion Swayne) illness from "consumption". Internet Archive "Lightning Bryce" Ep. 13 (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 Gilded Cage 1915 · Film Melodrama about a woman trapped in a loveless marriage, preserved in collaboration with the New Zealand Film Archive and the Library of Congress. Internet Archive The Bond (1918) Directed By Charlie Chaplin 1918 · Feature The Bond Directed by Charlie Chaplin Written by Charlie Chaplin Starring Charlie Chaplin Edna Purviance Albert Austin Sydney Chaplin Production companies… Internet Archive "Lightning Bryce" Ep. 9 (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 Modern Prodigal" (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 "Little Miss Hoover" (1918) director John S. Robertson 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 Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914) 1914 · Feature Tillie’s Punctured Romance is a 1914 American silent comedy film directed by Mack Sennett and starring Marie Dressler, Mabel Normand, Charlie Chaplin, and the… Internet Archive Behind The Screen (1916) Directed By Charlie Chaplin 1916 · Feature Theatrical poster to Behind the Screen Directed by Charlie Chaplin Edward Brewer (technical director) Written by Charlie Chaplin Vincent Bryan Maverick… Internet Archive [Panama-Pacific International Exposition] 1915 · Short · 8 min · Subtitles Dignitaries and ceremonies at the Fair. Internet Archive The Pawnshop (1916) Directed By Charlie Chaplin 1916 · Feature Directed by Charlie Chaplin Edward Brewer (technical director) Written by Charlie Chaplin (scenario) Vincent Bryan (scenario) Maverick Terrell (scenario)…