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2,401–2,448 of 3,051 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.
Commons Worries and Wobbles - Larry Semon - Vitagraph Company of America - 1917 - EYE FLM7472 - OB 685679 1917 · Short · 13 min Title: Worries and wobbles Genre: comedy Running time:13:16 Synopsis: A farce: a husband comes home drunk, and is met by his angry wife. He locks himself… Commons Almost a scandal-Henry Lehrman 1915 L-Ko Kompany EYE FLM2422 OB 685583-720 x 404 1915 · Short · 12 min A comic one-act film in which affairs of the heart lead to a duel and a chase. Amorous entanglements between Billy Ritchie and the wife of an overweight man,… Commons Sonny Jim and the Amusement Company Ltd - Tefft Johnson - 1915, Vitagraph Company of America - EYE - FLM9507 - OB - 685553 - 720 x 404 1915 · Short · 13 min Synopsis from the 9/ 1915 Vitagraph Bulletin (pg. 35): "SONNY JIM AND THE AMUSEMENT COMPANY LTD Vitagraph Comedy in One Reel In this charming little "Kid"… Commons Ham and the Jitney Bus - 1915 - Kalem (US) - EYE FLM26745 - OB 685619 1915 · Short · 12 min Title: Ham and the Jitney Bus Genre: comedy, Ham and Bud-series Running time: 12:18 Synopsis: A short comic film in which a bickering duo start a taxi… Commons The Laird of McGillicuddy - 1913 - Essanay Film Manufacturing (US) - EYE FLM37134 - OB 685508 1913 · Short · 15 min Title: The Laird of McGillicuddy Genre: comedy Running time: 15:34 Synopsis: Comedy in which Charles retaliates when Louise breaks off their engagement.… Commons The Hole in the Wall (De Muzikale Buren) - 1919 - Nestor Film Company - EYE FLM44629 - OB 685631 1919 · Short · 13 min Title: The Hole in the Wall (1919) Genre: comedy Intertitles: Dutch Running time: 13:33 Producing company: Nestor Film Company Synopsis: A farce about a… Commons The Outlaw and His Wife 1918 1918 · Feature · 1 h 13 min The Outlaw and His Wife (Swedish: Berg-Ejvind och hans hustru) is a 1918 Swedish silent film directed by Victor Sjöström, based on a play from 1911 by Jóhann… Commons From the Manger to the Cross (1912) 1912 · Feature · 1 h 10 min American silent motion picture From the Manger to the Cross (1912) which was filmed on location in Palestine. Commons Extraordinary Adventures of Saturnino Farandola (1913) 1913 · Feature · 1 h 1 min Le avventure straordinarissime di Saturnino Farandola is an Italian 1913 silent film by Marcel Perez based on Albert Robida's eponymous novel, The… Commons The Life of the Jews in Palestine (1913) 1913 · Documentary · 58 min Russian silent film The Life of the Jews in Palestine / Жизнь Евреев в Палестине / חיי היהודים בארץ ישראל. Commons Straight Shooting (1917) - Long version 1917 · Feature · 2 h 13 min American silent western feature film. Copy from the George Eastman Museum film archive. Commons Independence of Romania 1912 · Feature · 1 h 22 min Independența României (in English The Independence of Romania), subtitled The Romanian-Russo-Turkish War 1877, is a Romanian 1912 silent film directed by… Commons Tillie's Punctured Romance (1914) 1914 · Feature · 1 h 19 min American silent comedy film directed by Mack Sennett and starring Marie Dressler, Mabel Normand, Charles Chaplin, and the Keystone Cops. The picture was the… Commons The No Account Count - Albert W. Hale - 1914, Kalem - Dutch intertitles - EYE FLM47205 - OB 685571 1914 · Short · 16 min Title: The No Account Count Running time: 16:18 Intertitles: Dutch A short comic film in which the Count has found a bride, namely Mr. Krapaan’s… Commons The Avenging Conscience or Thou Shalt Not Kill 1914 Edgar Allan Poe D W Griffith 1914 · Feature · 1 h 24 min Directed by D.W. Grifith & based upon two works by Edgar Allan Poe: The short story "The Tell-Tale Heart" and the poem "Annabel Lee". A young man (Henry B.… Commons Gertie's Gasoline Glide - Edwin Frazee - 1915, L-Ko Kompany - EYE FLM23095 - OB 685601 - 720 x 404 1915 · Short · 18 min Title: Gertie's Gasoline Glide Alternative title: Gaby's Gasoline Glide Comical silent action film. Two gentlemen vy for the love of Gaby and take her out… Commons Frank Merriwell in Arizona or, The Mystery Mine - 1910 - Feature Photoplay (US) - EYE FLM22347 - OB 685595 1915 · Short · 27 min Title: Frank Merriwell in Arizona; or, The Mystery Mine Genre: western Running time: 27:51 Synopsis: Anti-alcohol drama based on a popular series about… Commons De Landverhuizers - Fred Balchofer - 1912 - EYE FLM37341 - OB 685514 1912 · Short · 13 min Title:Dutch: De landverhuizers (The immigrants) Genre:western Running time:13:27 Producer: Fred Balchofer Synopsis: Short Western film about pioneers who… Commons Alsace (1916, English) 1916 · Feature · 1 h 4 min Uploaded by a Spanish-speaking YouTuber in 2018. Apparently, this obscure French film from 1916 got its cards translated into English, and also I can't find… Commons 1919 scotti l atleta fantasma 1919 · Feature · 1 h 29 min · Low resolution L'athlète fantôme, film réalisé en 1919 par Raimondo Scotti sur un scénario de Renée Deliot, avec Dino Bonaiuti, Elsa Zara, Mario Guaita-Ausonia. Musique… Commons Intolerance (1916) 1916 · Feature · 2 h 56 min · Low resolution American silent feature film Intolerance (1916). An epic silent film directed by D. W. Griffith regarded as one of the most influential films of the silent era. Commons The End of the Game - Jesse D. Hampton - 1919 - Jesse D. Hampton Productions - EYE FLM18665 - OB 685709 1919 · Feature · 54 min Title: The End of the Game (1919) Genre: Western Running time: 54:18 Synopsis: A silent Western about a love story that takes place during the gold rush.… Commons Betty and the Buccaneers - Rollin S. Sturgeon - 1917 - Universal - EYE FLM - OB 685673 1917 · Feature · 1 h 5 min Title: Betty and the Buccaneers Genre: romance, adventure Sound: silent Colour: black and white Format and aspect ratio: 35 mm, 1.33 : 1 Running time:… Commons The Birth of a Nation 1915 · Feature · 3 h · Low resolution In its time, "The Birth of a Nation" was a masterpiece. Its racist undertones and revisionism are quite disturbing, but it is still worth watching for its… Internet Archive The Birth of a Nation 1915 · Commercial Commons A Right Royal Tour of Lancashire 1913 1913 · Newsreel · 3 min Compilation of silent 1913 newsreel footage, showing Lancashire and King George V and Queen Mary as they tour round the county. Commons Policy and Pie part 2 of 2 (1918) 1918 · Cartoon · 1 min · Low resolution Animated cartoon from Original Katzenjammer Kids distributed by International Film Service Commons Frankenstein1910-clip 1910 · Short · 1 min · Low resolution Frankenstein is a 1910 film made by Edison Studios that was written and directed by J. Searle Dawley. This is a short minute clip from the climax of the film. Commons "Chromatic Rag", by Will Held (1916) 1916 · Short · 4 min · Low resolution The most notable score composed by Philadelphia musician and composer Will Held (1888-1925), an enduring classic. He also wrote two other rags and an… Commons Policy and Pie part 1 of 2 (1918) 1918 · Cartoon · 1 min · Low resolution Animated cartoon from Original Katzenjammer Kids distributed by International Film Service Commons Закованная фильмой. (1918). — Сохранившиеся кинокадры 1918 · Short · 1 min · Low resolution «Закованная фильмой» (1918) — немой художественный фильм режиссёра Никандра Туркина (Алатрова) по сценарию Владимира Маяковского. Фильм снят в Петрограде на… Commons Karujaht Pärnumaal 1914 1914 · Short · 1 min · Low resolution Excerpt from first fiction film from Estonia, “Karujaht Pärnumaal” (1914.a.), Estonia Film. Black and white, silent. Commons Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria 1910 · Short · 1 min · Low resolution Views of Francis Joseph I, Emperor of Austria-Hungary, and an entourage of military officers and civilians walking down a wide avenue; the street is lined… Commons TR reviews and addresses troops (Fort Sheridan, Ill.); TR riding in auto, Chicago, 1917 4106 1917 · Cartoon · 1 min · Low resolution About this Item Title TR reviews and addresses troops [Fort Sheridan, Ill.]; TR riding in auto, Chicago, 1917 Other Title TR riding in auto, Chicago, 1917… Commons Colonel Roosevelt is invited to fly in Arch Hoxsey's plane at St. Louis, Mo., 1910 (mp76000114) 1910 · Short · 3 min · Low resolution Colonel Roosevelt is invited to fly in Arch Hoxsey's plane at St. Louis, Mo., 1910 Notes Copyright: no reg. Duration: 3:33 at 20 fps. Arch Hoxsey, Herbert… Commons Hochzeit Dodo Neubronner in Kronberg 1918 · Short · 1 min · Low resolution Die Amateuraufnahmen mit dem Titel "Hochzeit Dodo Neubronner in Kronberg" zeigen die Tochter Neubronners und deren Bräutigam mit Hochzeitsgästen vor der… Commons The visit of Akaki Tsereteli to Racha-Lechkhumi 1912 · Short · 1 min · Low resolution The first Geogruan documentary film about visit of Akaki Tsereteli to Racha-Lechkhumi Commons Sister of Six 1916 · Short · 5 min · Low resolution Incomplete home-movie condensation of the American film A Sister of Six (1916) with German titles. Commons Last known home of Czar Nicholas 4126 1918 · Short · 1 min · Low resolution Title Last known home of Czar Nicholas Summary Camera pans the home of a merchant named Ipatiev, where Nicholas II, last Russian emperor, and his royal… Commons Preservation of the Sign Language (1913) 1913 · Short · 14 min · Low resolution Fourteen-minute silent film demonstrating in sign language the importance of defending the right of deaf people to sign as opposed to verbalizing their… Commons Российская империя. Опыты Газовой Атаки. ( 1915 ) 1915 · Short · 4 min · Low resolution The Russian Empire. Experiences a Gas Attack. Moscow province. Bronnitsky county, October 1915 Commons A Bola Negra (1913) 1913 · Short · 3 min · Low resolution A Bola Negra é um dos filmes da primeira jornada do cinema silêncioso da cinemateca Brasileira. Essa é a primeira parte. Commons Keeping Up With the Joneses - Women's Styles 1915 · Cartoon · 2 min · Low resolution Silent animated cartoon distributed by Mutual Films. Based on a newspaper comic strip by Arthur Ragland Commons Keeping Up With the Joneses - Men's Styles 1915 · Cartoon · 3 min · Low resolution Silent animated cartoon distributed by Mutual Films. Based on a newspaper comic strip by Arthur Ragland Commons Christopher Columbus 1430s3 1910 · Short · 3 min · Low resolution About this Item Title Christopher Columbus Other Title Christophe Colomb Summary Reenacts scenes from the life of Christopher Columbus, including the… Commons Christopher Columbus 1430s1.webmsd 1910 · Short · 3 min · Low resolution About this Item Title Christopher Columbus Other Title Christophe Colomb Summary Reenacts scenes from the life of Christopher Columbus, including the… Commons The Ghost of Slumber Mountain 1918 · Cartoon · 18 min · Low resolution The Ghost of Slumber Mountain was a 1918 film, written and directed by special effects pioneer Willis O'Brien, produced by Herbert M. Dawley, and starred both… Commons Eyes of Youth (1919) 1919 · Feature · 2 h 48 min · Low resolution American silent drama film directed by Albert Parker and starring Clara Kimball Young.