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4,993–5,040 of 6,223 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 Don Q Son of Zorro 1925 · Feature · 1 h 49 min Don Q, Son of Zorro, a sequel to The Mark of Zorro., is a 1925 film directed by Donald Crisp and starring Douglas Fairbanks. Commons Eidgenössischer Turnverein - Meisterschafts-Wettkämpfe in Langenthal 6. September 1925 1925 · Newsreel · 11 min Inhalt Ein informativer Turnerfilm, da die Zwischentitel (siehe unten) viele Angaben machen. Es regnet manchmal und die Bäume im Hintergrund sind… Commons Exit Smiling (1926) 1926 · Feature · 1 h 17 min Exit Smiling is a 1926 American silent comedy film directed by Sam Taylor and starring New York and London revues star Beatrice Lillie in her first (and only… Commons Dream Street (1921) 1921 · Feature · 2 h 14 min Dream Street (1921) is an American drama film directed by D. W. Griffith. It originally had some scenes with spoken synced music but that version cannot be… Commons A Plantation Act (1926) 1926 · Short · 10 min A Plantation Act, 1926 short film starring Al Jolson in his film debut. Released on October 7, 1926 (a year before The Jazz Singer) at the Colony Theatre,… Commons Casey At The Bat (1927) 1927 · Feature · 1 h 8 min Directed by Monte Brice for Paramount Pictures. Based on the 1888 poem of the same name. Commons Paid to Love (1927) 1927 · Feature · 1 h 19 min Paid to Love is a 1927 American silent comedy film directed by Howard Hawks and written by Malcolm Stuart Boylan, William M. Conselman, Benjamin Glazer, and… Commons Romance of the Underworld (1928) 1928 · Feature · 1 h 5 min Description from Archive.org: Director: Irving Cummings Starring: Mary Astor, Ben Bard, Robert Elliott, John Boles, Oscar Apfel, Helen Lynch, William H.… Commons Thru Different Eyes (retitled The Many Faces of Truth) (1929) Warner Baxter, Mary Duncan, Edmund Lowe, Sylvia Sidney, Natalie Moorhead 1929 · Feature · 54 min The Many Faces of Truth 1929 Warner Baxter, Mary Duncan, Edmund Lowe, Sylvia Sidney, Natalie Moorhead Commons The Studio Murder Mystery (1929) 1929 · Feature · 1 h 3 min “Not bad for an early talkie” “Obvious but fun early murder mystery” “A real creaker” (IMDb reviews quotes). Commons Introductory Speech By Will H. Hays (1926) 1926 · Short · 4 min "Warner Brothers Pictures, Inc. and The Vitaphone Corporation have the honor to Announce Hon. Will H. Hays, President of the Motion Picture Producers &… Commons A Throw of Dice, 1929 1929 · Feature · 1 h 16 min A Throw of Dice, 1929. Director: Franz Olsten Music: Nitin Sawhney Cast: Seeta Devi, Himansu Rai, Charu Roy, Modhu Bose A Throw of Dice (Prapancha Pash) is… Commons The light of Asia (1925) 1925 · Feature · 1 h 34 min The light of Asia (1925) Original title: Prem Sanyas (The Light of Asia) Year: 1925 Running Time: 97 min. Country: India Director: Franz Osten, Himansu… Commons Solovki (1928) 1928 · Documentary · 1 h 19 min «Соловки (Соловецкие лагеря особого назначения)». В 7 частях. Выпуск Совкино. 1928. Режиссер А.А. Черкасов, оператор С.Г. Савенко, художник Р.Ф. Банцан. Немой… Commons Киноглаз - Kino-eye (1924) документальный фильм 1924 · Documentary · 1 h 18 min Документальный фильм о новом государстве — СССР. Представляет собой сборник небольших эпизодов о жизни Советского Союза, объединенных в серию «Жизнь… Commons Ben Hur A Tale of the Christ (1925) 1925 · Feature · 2 h 20 min Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ is a 1925 American silent film by Fred Niblo with some scenes in Technicolor. Commons Three's A Crowd (1927) 1927 · Feature · 1 h 2 min A digital version of the 1927 from a 35mm print that the Library of Congress worked on. This is a comedy film directed by Harry Langdon. Commons Flesh And The Devil (1927) 1927 · Feature · 1 h 52 min The film is in the public domain as all works from 1927 are as of 2023 in the United States. Commons Lights Of New York (1928) 1928 · Feature · 56 min As a work published in 1928, this work entered the American public domain on January 1, 2024. Commons Dynamite (version A) 1929 · Feature · 2 h 6 min Dynamite, a 1929 film with Conrad Nagel, Kay Johnson, Charles Bickford, and Joeal McCrea Commons Dynamite (version B) 1929 · Feature · 2 h 6 min Dynamite, a 1929 film with Conrad Nagel, Kay Johnson, Charles Bickford, and Joel McCrea Commons Say It with Songs 1929 · Feature · 1 h 25 min Say It with Songs, a 1929 American film in which a radio singer (Al Jolson) strays from his wife (Marian Nixon) and lands in jail; then his son (Davey Lee)… Commons Sailor's Holiday 1929 1929 · Feature · 56 min The American comedy film Sailor's Holiday (1929) Alan Hale, Sally Eilers, George Cooper. Commons Cameo Kirby (1923) 1923 · Feature · 1 h 14 min Description from Archive.org: Cameo Kirby 1923 John Gilbert, Alan Hale, Jean Arthur, Richard Tucker; with Portuguese intertitles as Sota, Coringa E Rei (The… Commons The Racketeer (1929) 1929 · Feature · 1 h 5 min The American drama film The Racketeer (1929). From IMDb: Tough mobster Mahlon Keane practically runs crime in New York City. He meets broke ex-society girl… Commons Mister Antonio (1929) 1929 · Feature · 1 h 13 min Mister Antonio 1929 film with Leo Carrillo, Virginia Valli, Gareth Hughes, Frank Reicher. Commons A Canção da primavera (1923) 1923 · Feature · 1 h 47 min A Canção da Primavera is a 1923 Brazilian silent film by Igino Bonfioli and Cyprien Segur. Commons The Marriage Circle (1924) 1924 · Feature · 1 h 25 min The Marriage Circle (1924) was Ernst Lubitsch's first and preferred American comedy film. Commons Black Pirate (1926) 1926 · Feature · 1 h 33 min The Black Pirate is a American silent adventure film shot entirely in two-color Technicolor. Commons The First Auto (1927) 1927 · Feature · 1 h 16 min The 1927 film The First Auto. It was notably published with a synchronized soundtrack and sound effects, which are included in this upload. Commons The Godless Girl (1928) by Cecil B. DeMille 1928 · Feature · 2 h 7 min The Godless Girl (1928) by Cecil B. DeMille. Silent, as the sound track is not original. Commons Efrem Zimbalist & Harold Bauer playing Theme and Variations from "The Kreutzer Sonata" by Beethoven (1926) 1926 · Short · 8 min Efrem Zimbalist & Harold Bauer playing Theme and Variations from "The Kreutzer Sonata" by Beethoven (1926) Commons Overture - Tannhäuser played by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra (1926) 1926 · Short · 10 min Overture: "Tannhäuser" by Richard Wagner, played by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra; Henry Hadley, Conducting (1926) Commons The Divine Lady (1929) 1929 · Feature · 1 h 40 min The American historical drama film The Divine Lady (1929), with English intertitles. Commons The Toll of the Sea (1922) 1922 · Feature · 53 min The Toll of the Sea is an American silent drama film, directed by Chester M. Franklin, produced by the Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation, released by… Open Images Opening nieuwe passage-arm in Den Haag 1929 · Short Kort filmfragment over de opening van de 'derde arm' van de winkelpassage en het bijbehorende Passagetheater aan de Hofweg te Den Haag. Open Images is not answering just now Open Images Vertrek mr. B. Fock als gouverneur Nederlands-Indië 1921 · Short Zeer kort fragment van het vertrek van Mr. B. Fock, gouverneur van Ned. Indie; uit Den Haag. (De opnamen zijn erg donker door onderbelichting; de bewegingen… Open Images is not answering just now Open Images Mailboot 'Jan Pieterszoon Coen' vertrekt naar Indië 1922 · Short Inscheping van passagiers op de mailboot Jan Pietersz. Coen te Amsterdam. Het vertrek vond plaats vanaf de Javakade. Open Images is not answering just now Open Images Middachter Allee 1923 · Short Een wielerwedstrijd op de vooroorlogse Middachter Allee, de 1850 meter lange beukenlaan tussen De Steeg en Ellekom in provincie Gelderland. Open Images is not answering just now Open Images Haarzuylen 1920 · Short Enige beelden van het Kasteel Haarzuilen, een der mooiste kastelen van ons land, gerenoveerd door de beroemde bouwmeester Kuyper. Open Images is not answering just now Open Images Piet Hem, kunstschilder, in zijn atelier 1921 · Short Korte opname van de kunstschilder Piet Hem, bezig in zijn atelier met portret van staande man in lange witte kleding. Open Images is not answering just now Open Images Huldiging Troelstra 1925 · Short Huldiging van Pieter Jelle Troelstra op een SDAP bijeenkomst in de Dierentuin-zaal te Den Haag. Open Images is not answering just now Open Images Afscheid kolonel Laatsman 1923 · Short Militaire- en Politiekapel brengen de Kolonel W. Laatsman een muzikale hulde ter gelegenheid van diens afscheid als Gouverneur der Residentie. Open Images is not answering just now Open Images Louis Couperus gehuldigd 1923 · Short Zeer kort fragment met opname van groep mensen voor een gebouw, mogelijk te Den Haag. Een en ander ter gelegenheid van de 60-ste verjaardag van de schrijver… Open Images is not answering just now Open Images Acteur Jan C. de Vos verlaat het toneel 1921 · Short Zeer kort fragment, voorstellende close up van vriendelijk lachende oudere heer voor geprofileerde buitendeur ; n.l. de acteur J.C. de Vos sr. Open Images is not answering just now Open Images Generaal Booth in Den Haag 1921 · Short Zeer kort journaalfragment van een bezoek van William Booth, generaal van het Leger des Heils, aan Den Haag. Open Images is not answering just now Open Images Aankomst Russische delegatie voor de Haagse conferentie 1922 · Short Op het station van Scheveningen arriveert de Russische delegatie voor de Haagse conferentie. De groep logeert in Hotel d'Orange, waarvoor zich de pers… Open Images is not answering just now Open Images Beeldhouwer De Vrint in zijn atelier 1923 · Short Zeer kort fragment van de beeldhouwer De Vrint, in zijn atelier werkend aan een borstbeeld van Koningin-moeder Emma. Open Images is not answering just now