The world's archives

97–144 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 Are Crooks Dishonest? 1918 · Short · 13 min From IMDb : Con artists Harold and Snub attempt to outwit phony psychic Miss Goulash and her "professor" father. Stars: Harold Lloyd, Harry Pollard, and Bebe… Internet Archive Just Neighbors 1919 · Short · 13 min From IMDb : Suburban neighbors (Lloyd and Pollard) join together to build a garden shed, but through carelessness, wind up ruining the garden, as well as the… Internet Archive The Butcher Boy 1917 · Short · 30 min The Butcher Boy Fatty Arbuckle and Buster Keaton (1º movie!!!) IMDB: This Fatty Arbuckle short feature is a historical treasure in that it was the first film… Internet Archive Hanawa Hekonai meitô no maki (1917) 1917 · Feature Namakura Gatana, meaning “dull-edged sword,” is a four-minute comedy about a samurai who, thanks to his dull instrument, loses every time he attacks a weak… Internet Archive Charlie Chaplin's "Dough And Dynamite" 1914 · Short Charlie Chaplin's 29th Released Oct. 26 1914 The story involves Chaplin and Chester Conklin working as waiters at a restaurant where the cooks go on strike.… Internet Archive The Roaring Road 1919 · Feature · 57 min A young man (Wallace Reid) pursues a young lady (Ann Little) with the same energy he applies to his other obsession in life, auto racing. Internet Archive Charlie Chaplin's "The Bank" (1915) 1915 · Feature · Subtitles 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 "A Beast At Bay" (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 The Bell Boy 1918 · Short · 28 min Fatty Arbuckle and Buster Keaton team up as hotel bellhops. Some interesting props, including a horse-drawn elevator. Decent gags, culminating with a classic… Internet Archive "The Musketeers Of Pig Alley" (1912) director D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer 1912 · Feature · Subtitles 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 Out of the Inkwell: The Tantalizing Fly 1919 · Cartoon · 3 min A Max Fleischer cartoon in the "Out of the Inkwell" series for Bray Studios. Listed as Public Domain by Wikipedia. (A better copy than the previously uploaded… Internet Archive Charlie Chaplin's "The Immigrant" (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 Charlie Chaplin's "The Count" (1916) 1916 · 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 Charlie Chaplin's "A Woman" (1915) 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 Frankenstein 1910 · Feature A Fragment Of The Silent Frankenstein film from 1910 Download the full film here: http://www.archive.org/details/FrankensteinfullMovie Internet Archive À La Conquête Du Pôle 1912 · Short Conquest Of The North Pole: Scientists from all over the world are meeting to discuss the best way to reach the North Pole. Professor Maboul demonstrates for… Internet Archive Charlie Chaplin's "The Tramp" (1915) 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 "A Man There Was" (1917) director Victor Sjöström (Seastrom) 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 Martyrs of the Alamo 1915 · Feature · 1 h 11 min First feature-length movie on the Alamo. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0005719/ Internet Archive Seven Keys To Baldpate 1917 · Feature · 1 h 5 min George M Cohan stars in the 1917 film of his play based on the often filmed Earl Derr Biggers novel. Internet Archive "Intolerance" (1916) director D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer 1916 · 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 Charlie Chaplin's "The Fireman" (1916) 1916 · 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 Wife and Auto Trouble 1916 · Short · 14 min Plot taken from IMDb: A mild-mannered man's problems with his domineering wife and mother-in-law lead to complications with the law. Cast: William Collier Sr.… Internet Archive Charlie Chaplin's "In the Park" (1915) 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 A Sammy in Siberia 1919 · Short · 6 min A 1919 short comedy film featuring Harold Lloyd. Listed as Public Domain by Wikipedia. Internet Archive Charlie Chaplin's "The Floorwalker" (1916) 1916 · 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 Stella Maris 1918 · Feature · 1 h 23 min Silent (no soundtrack) You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page Internet Archive Charlie Chaplin's "By the Sea" (1915) 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 "Male and Female" (1919) starring Thomas Meighan and Gloria Swanson 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 Charlie Chaplin's "A Jitney Elopement" (1915) 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 [Panama Canal] 1912 · Film · Subtitles Narration describes the construction of and history behind the Panama Canal. Footage primarily of trains, construction machinery and workers. Includes Gatun… Internet Archive Tih-Minh 1918 · Feature · 6 h 58 min French silent movie serial in 12 parts directed by Louis Feuillade in 1918. As the single episodes are not identified by intertitles, the video file has been… Internet Archive [Lincoln Highway Dedication] 1915 · Short · 1 min · Subtitles Dedication of the western terminus of the Lincoln Highway (old U.S. 30), the legendary transcontinental route, in Lincoln Park, San Francisco. Internet Archive Charlie Chaplin's "A Day’s Pleasure" (1919) 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 Rough House 1917 · Short Starring: Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle - Mr. Rough Buster Keaton - Gardener/Delivery Boy/Cop Don't eat at this guy's place... (Although, I have to admit, I got a… Internet Archive [Completion of Northwestern Pacific Rail Road] (Part I) 1914 · Short · 13 min · Subtitles Golden Spike ceremonies and celebration for the completion of the Northwestern Pacific Rail Road, October 23-25, 1914. Filmed in Willits, Cain Rock, Arcata… Internet Archive "A Natural Born Gambler" (1916) 1916 · 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 Charlie Chaplin's "The Cure" (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 Charlie Chaplin's "The Vagabond" (1916) 1916 · 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 "Cinderella" (1911) starring Florence La Badie 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 "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1912) starring James Cruze and Florence La Badie 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 From the Manger to the Cross; or, Jesus of Nazareth 1912 · Feature · 1 h 31 min Title: From the Manger to the Cross; or, Jesus of Nazareth Summary: An account of the life of Jesus Christ, based on the books of the New Testament: After… Internet Archive The Patchwork Girl Of Oz (1914 Silent Film, Film Noir, Drama) 1914 · Feature · 48 min PLOT : Ojo and Unc Nunkie are out of food, so they decide to journey to the Emerald City where they will never starve. _ IMDb STORYLINE : Ojo and Unc Nunkie… Internet Archive So They Tell Me 1916 · Cartoon · 5 min · Subtitles Animated cartoon on a World War I theme, full of humor much of which is incomprehensible to today's audience. Internet Archive Charlie Chaplin's "The Pawnshop" (1916) 1916 · 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 "Hearts of the world" (1918) director D. W. Griffith starring Lillian Gish and Robert Harron 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 Stella Maris 1918 · Feature · 1 h 23 min Title: Stella Maris Summary: Two young women - a paraplegic girl sheltered by her wealthy guardians and a more experienced orphan - fall in love with a man… Internet Archive The Speed Kings 1913 · Short · 9 min Plot taken from IMDb: Papa is taking his daughter Mabel (Normand) to an automobile race. Mabel is in love with Teddy Tetzlaff, but Papa prefers Earl Cooper,…