The world's archives

289–336 of 3,392 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 [Panama Canal] 1912 · Film · Subtitles Panama Canal: Ship on the Atlantic Ocean side of the canal / ship coming through the channel / the first (lower) lock seen from the Atlantic side / gates open… Internet Archive "Beatrice Fairfax" Ep. 10 (1916) featuring Olive Thomas 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 Spirit Of The Flag 1913 · Film · Subtitles Silent drama. A young American doctor in the Philippines, risks his life in the cause of patriotism, and to win the love of the girl of his choice. Internet Archive Nice-a Da Banan' 1919 · Film · Subtitles "The street his market place, a push cart his store, this son of foreign immigrants shouts his slogan of prosperity -- 'Nice-a Da Banan.'" Italian pushcart… Internet Archive "Slips and Slackers" (1917) starring Larry Semon 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 Woman in White" (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 Revenge of a Kinematograph Cameraman 1912 · Feature Internet Archive The Sign of the Cross 1914 · Feature Internet Archive [Gould can 5224.2: Twin Peaks Tunnel Construction] 1917 · Film · Subtitles San Francisco, California: Twin Peaks Tunnel: complete print of construction andopening (this is tunnel for streetcars / trolleys) Internet Archive "Man's Genesis" (1912) director D. W. Griffith starring Robert Harron 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 Usurer" (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 Krazy Kat and Ignatz Mouse at the Circus 1916 · Cartoon · 3 min An animated cartoon about the adventures of Krazy Kat and Ignatz Mouse at the circus, where they demonstrate their courage to each other by attempting to… Internet Archive [Oakland Oaks Baseball Season Opens] 1918 · Film · Subtitles Baseball season opens in Oakland, California: April 2, 1918 / Oaks vs. San Francisco / warmup / auto parade / CU players / "Doraldina" is pitcher (actually… Internet Archive "Twelfth Night" (1910) starring Florence Turner 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 Dante's Inferno 1911 · Feature Internet Archive "Enoch Arden" (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 The Hayseed 1919 · Feature Buster manages the store while Roscoe delivers the mail, taking time out for hide-and-seek with Molly. The constable, also interested in Molly, steals $300… Internet Archive America Goes Over (Part III) 1918 · Short · 15 min · Subtitles Government-produced historical record of major World War I battles. Internet Archive "Rose O' Salem-Town" (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 "Plagues and Puppy Love" (1917) starring Larry Semon 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 Gertie The Dinosaur 1914 · Cartoon A short animation film by Winsor McCay. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0004008/ Internet Archive WWI, Battle Of The Somme in color (1916) [ Summary] 1916 · Feature The Battle of the Somme took place between 1 July 1916 and 18 November 1916. It was one of the major battles of World War 1, fought between the armies of the… Internet Archive "Jubilo" (1919) starring Will Rogers 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 [Gould can 1041: Langendorf Bakery Trucks] 1917 · Film · Subtitles Parade of Langendorf Bakery trucks from horsedrawn era to present (1917).13:11:30:10 Pan down long row of 1920s old-fashioned delivery trucks and horse… Internet Archive Saved from the Titanic 1912 · Feature Internet Archive The Greatest Question 1919 · Feature · 1 h 20 min An old-fashioned but excellent melodrama film directed by D. W. Griffith. Internet Archive [Panama Canal] 1912 · Film · Subtitles Panama Canal: Ship on the Atlantic Ocean side of the canal / ship coming through the channel / the first (lower) lock seen from the Atlantic side / gates open… Internet Archive "The School Teacher And The Waif" (1912) 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 America Goes Over (Part IV) 1918 · Short · 17 min · Subtitles Government-produced historical record of major World War I battles. Internet Archive "Tough Luck and Tin Lizzies" (1917) starring Larry Semon 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 Car of Death" (1914) starring Helen Holmes 1914 · 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 "Triple Trouble" (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 "Hoodoo Ann" (1916) starring Mae Marsh and Robert Harron 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 "The Leap from the Water Tower" (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 [Mount Tamalpais Gravity Railroad] 1917 · Short · 1 min · Subtitles Railroad transporting tourists to top of Marin County's highest peak. Internet Archive Making A Living (1914) 1914 · Feature Making a Living (also known as Doing His Best, A Busted Johnny, Troubles, and Take My Picture) is the first film starring Charlie Chaplin. A one-reel comedy… Internet Archive "Petticoat Camp" (1912) starring 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 Spectacular views from a Zeppelin of WW1 devastations and battlefields in 1919 in color 1919 · Feature This film shows unique and spectacular aerial views of the destruction of a town in the North of France after WWI as well its surrounding battlefields.… Internet Archive "Fighting Blood" (1911) director D. W. Griffith starring Robert Harron 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 "His Mother's Son" (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 UNIQUE: "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1910) in color! [A.I. Restored and Colorized] 1910 · Feature This is a restored, enhanced and colorized version of the famous story "The Wizard of Oz" by L. Frank Baum, written in 1900. This is the earliest surviving… Internet Archive "The Burglar's Dilemma" (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 Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm 1917 · Feature Title: Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Summary: With her family in financial difficulties, Rebecca is sent to live with her two strict, unfeeling aunts, who do not… Internet Archive "Faithful" (1910) director D.W. Griffith starring Arthur V. Johnson 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 Dunces and Dangers 1918 · Short · 10 min A skyscraper thrill comedy made a year before Harold Lloyd's "Look Out Below" Internet Archive "Home, Sweet Home" (1914) director D. W. Griffith, cinematographer Billy Bitzer 1914 · 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 Border States" (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 Betsy Ross 1917 · Film · Subtitles