The world's archives

577–624 of 7,264 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 Farmer Miller Goes Into High Gear 1920 · Film · Subtitles Silent film with liberal amount of title cards, all bearing Goodyear corporate logo. Part I: TC: "Jim Miller, owner of Sunnydale Farms, is hard-headed, but… Internet Archive [Gould can 5123.3] 1922 · Film · Subtitles Boy Scouts dedicate flagpole at Scout Camp in Montclair, Oakland, California. Abe P. Leach, president of Oakland Council speaks; Horton McDonald receives… Internet Archive Seeds and Seed Dispersal 1920 · Film · Subtitles Timelapse photography of flowers opening and bud development. Internet Archive Faust (1926) 1926 · Feature I've been researching newly public domain films from 1929 and earlier, so I'm uploading the best possible copies that I can find. F.W. Murnau's final German… Internet Archive "The Woman Disputed" (1928) starring Norma Talmadge, Gilbert Roland 1928 · 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 One Hundred Years of Railroad Development 1926 · Film · Subtitles title: Made at the Pageant of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad "The Fair of the Iron Horse". History of transportation. Shots to be logged Internet Archive Eyesight 1928 · Film · Subtitles Silent hygiene film that examines how our eyes function and how to care for them. Internet Archive Coeur fidle AKA The Faithful Heart / Jean Epstein / Blu-ray / BD25 / m2ts 1923 · Feature No description Internet Archive Don Juan (1926) DVD MKV 1926 · Feature DVD remux of the 1926 Vitaphone film "Don Juan." IMDb TMDB Wikipedia Don Juan is a 1926 synchronized sound American romantic adventure film directed by Alan… Internet Archive The Magician (1926) 1926 · 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 Dr. Mabuse: The Gambler 1922 · Feature Internet Archive Wrong Again 1929 · Feature Internet Archive J-U-N-K 1920 · Short · 24 min Hank Mann plays a laborer at the junkyard in this turbulent silent comedy short Internet Archive Alice's Wonderland / Walt Disney / DVD / x264 / MKV 1923 · Feature Internet Archive Harakiri 1920 · Feature Internet Archive "The Rush Hour" (1928) 1928 · 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 "Crossed Signals" (1926) starring Helen Holmes 1926 · 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 Darkened Rooms 1929 · Feature https://web.archive.org/web/20230325110023/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darkened_Rooms Internet Archive Fire Fighters 1922 · Film · Subtitles Comedy starring domestic ducks and other animals dressed in miniature human costumes. African Americans play stereotypical and degrading comedy roles. The… Internet Archive [Home Movies: Native Americans (1920s, Kodacolor)] 1920 · Home movie · Subtitles Native Americans in New Mexico or Arizona; adobe southwestern architecture; VS of Grand Canyon.Appears to be poor quality, as it's lenticular color that… Internet Archive Pathegrams Review (No. 1) 1927 · Film · Subtitles This is an assembly of various newsreel stories and fragments, all apparently Pathé-produced. Four-Footed Fortunes: Yearly Shearing on an Arizona Sheep-Ranch… Internet Archive Plane Crazy 1928 · Feature Internet Archive The Wind (1928) 1928 · Feature I've been researching newly public domain films from 1929 and earlier, so I'm uploading the best possible copies that I can find. Lead actress Lillian Gish… Internet Archive With Buffalo Bill on the U.P. Trail 1926 · Film · Subtitles Director: Frank S. Mattison. Producer: Anthony J. Xydias. Cinematography: Bert Longenecker. Film Editing: Al Martin. Technical Director: Al Pierce. With Roy… Internet Archive Bill Sprague Collection:Felix The Cat Uncle Tom's Crabbin 1929 · Cartoon O.K, folks The Bill Sprague Collection is not going to tolerate any complaints, hate speech or racist comments concerning the content of this film or anything… Internet Archive Die Nibelungen: Siegfried 1924 · Feature Internet Archive "The Hansom Cabman" (1924) starring Harry Langdon and Marceline Day 1924 · 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 5165.1] 1928 · Film · Subtitles Bears-Trojan Gridiron Clash / big game at UC stadium / crowds / card stunts / Trojan band / final score 0-0 [Football game between University of California,… Internet Archive The Four Horsemen Of The Apocalypse (1921) 1921 · Feature I've been researching newly public domain films from 1929 and earlier, so I'm uploading the best possible copies that I can find. One of the top grossing… Internet Archive "Conrad in Quest of His Youth" (1920) 1920 · 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 Divine Lady (1929) 1929 · Feature I've been researching newly public domain films from 1929 and earlier, so I'm uploading the best possible copies that I can find. The only film to ever win a… Internet Archive The Mark Of Zorro (1920) 1920 · Feature Don Diego Vega pretends to be an indolent fop as a cover for his true identity, the masked avenger Zorro. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive The Cameraman (1928) 1928 · Feature I've been researching newly public domain films from 1929 and earlier, so I'm uploading the best possible copies that I can find. Buster Keaton's first film… Internet Archive Bill Sprague Collection-This is a Bootleg Felix The Cat cartoon 1929 · Cartoon This Item came from very low budget home movie distributor Atlas Films which handled only one reel and 50 foot headline editions, To the best of my knowledge… Internet Archive Helen of Troy 1924 · Feature Internet Archive The Mysterious Island (1929) 1929 · Feature I've been researching newly public domain films from 1929 and earlier, so I'm uploading the best possible copies that I can find. The Mysterious Island, based… Internet Archive The Merry Widow (1925) 1925 · 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 Better 'Ole (1926) DVD MKV 1926 · Feature DVD remux of the 1926 Vitaphone film "The Better 'Ole." IMDb TMDB Wikipedia The Better 'Ole is a 1926 American synchronized sound World War I comedy drama… Internet Archive 1928 talkies 1928 · Cartoon Public domain sound cartoons of 1928. Work in progress. Corrections on copyright status welcome. Internet Archive What Happened to Emile (Cooperation & Obedience): A Film Lesson in Citizenship 1921 · Film · Subtitles Shots to be logged. Emile's father asks him to imagine a home where everyone did just as he pleases. Children leave messes, mothers don't make lunch because… Internet Archive The Monster (1925) 1925 · Feature 1925 Roland West film starring Lon Chaney Internet Archive Thrift: A Film Lesson in Citizenship 1921 · Film · Subtitles Film about value of frugal living. Features Poor Richard's Almanac. Intertitles. Distributed by De Vry School Films Inc. Internet Archive Weary River 1929 · Feature Internet Archive The First Auto (1927) DVD MKV 1927 · Feature DVD remux of the 1927 Warner Bros. film "The First Auto." IMDb TMDB Wikipedia The First Auto is a 1927 American synchronized sound drama film directed by Roy… Internet Archive Thunderbolt (1929) 1929 · Feature A criminal known as Thunderbolt is imprisoned and facing execution. Into the next cell is placed Bob Moran, an innocent man who has been framed and who is in… Internet Archive The Monster 1925 · Feature Internet Archive The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari 1921 · Feature Internet Archive The Plastic Age 1925 · Feature