The world's archives

6,193–6,240 of 6,513 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 Finis Terræ (1929) 1929 · Feature · 1 h 19 min Finis Terræ, with French intertitles. Commons Eternal Love (1929) 1929 · Feature · 1 h 10 min Eternal Love, with English intertitles. Commons Sweetie (1929) 1929 · Feature · 1 h 32 min The American musical film Sweetie (1929). Commons The Locked Door (1929) 1929 · Feature · 1 h 13 min The American drama film The Locked Door (1929). Commons Our Modern Maidens (1929) 1929 · Feature · 1 h 15 min The film Our Modern Maidens (1929). Commons Salute (1929) 1929 · Feature · 1 h 24 min The American drama film Salute (1929). Commons Syncopation (1929) 1929 · Feature · 1 h 20 min Syncopation (1929) Commons The Lady Lies (1929) 1929 · Feature · 1 h 13 min The Lady Lies (1929 film) Commons The Thirteenth Chair (1929) 1929 · Feature · 1 h 12 min The American mystery film The Thirteenth Chair (1929). Commons So This Is College (1929) 1929 · Feature · 1 h 37 min So This Is College Commons West Point (1927) 1927 · Feature · 1 h 34 min West Point, with English intertitles Commons Sunnyside Up (1929) 1929 · Feature · 1 h 57 min Sunnyside Up Commons West of Zanzibar (1928) 1928 · Feature · 1 h 4 min West of Zanzibar, with English intertitles Commons The Perfect Clown (1925) 1925 · Feature · 50 min American silent comedy film The Perfect Clown (1925). Commons The Strong Man (1926) 1926 · Feature · 1 h 15 min The American comedy film The Strong Man (1926). Commons Alice's Egg Plant (1925) 1925 · Cartoon · 8 min American silent short. Commons Bobby Bumps and the Ostrich Egg (1920) 1920 · Cartoon · 3 min A rare Bobby Bumps silent film Commons Mickey Mouse - The Haunted House 1929 · Cartoon · 6 min Old Mickey Mouse short which did not have its copyright renewed. Commons Alice's Tin Pony (1925) 1925 · Cartoon · 7 min This short was produced in the 1920s by Walt Disney. Commons Alice Solves the Puzzle (1925) 1925 · Cartoon · 6 min This short was produced in the 1920s by Walt Disney. Commons Alice Rattled by Rats (1925) 1925 · Cartoon · 7 min This short was produced in the 1920s by Walt Disney. Commons Alice the Jail Bird (1925) 1925 · Cartoon · 7 min This short was produced in the 1920s by Walt Disney. Commons The Great White Silence (1924) 1924 · Documentary · 1 h 47 min Silent documentary film, tinted and toned. Commons Running a Cinema 1921 · Cartoon · 6 min Running a Cinema silent short Commons The Merry Dwarfs (1929) 1929 · Cartoon · 5 min This was the final short of the year. Commons 013 - Jungle Rhythm 1929 · Cartoon · 6 min Jungle Rhythm Commons A Close Call (1929) 1929 · Cartoon · 7 min A Close Call Commons 002 - The Gallopin' Gaucho 1928 · Cartoon · 7 min The Gallopin Gaucho. Commons Oil's Well (1929) 1929 · Cartoon · 6 min This short was produced with sound. Commons Saturday's Lesson (1929) 1929 · Short · 16 min Saturday's Lesson (1929 Our Gang short film) Commons Mutt and Jeff - On Strike (1920) 1920 · Cartoon · 7 min A 1920 cartoon. Commons High Up (1928) 1928 · Cartoon · 6 min 27 - High Up (Disney-Winkler, 1928) Commons Hold 'Em Ozzie! (1929) (SILENT) 1929 · Cartoon · 5 min 64 - Chilly Con Carmen (Lantz, 1930) Commons The Boy and The Dog (1922) 1922 · Cartoon · 8 min With T.V Titles. Commons The Farmer And His Cat (1922) 1922 · Cartoon · 4 min From European Airing Commons The Fox And The Grapes (1922) 1922 · Cartoon · 7 min From Japanese Cartoon Network Airing. Commons Farmer Al Falfa's Bride (1923) 1923 · Cartoon · 6 min With T.V Titles. Commons The Five Orphans Of The Storm (1923) 1923 · Cartoon · 6 min Castle Film’s “Christmas Cartoon”. Commons Captain Kidder (1924) 1924 · Cartoon · 6 min With TV Titles. Commons In Dutch (1925) 1925 · Cartoon · 7 min With TV Titles. Commons Office Help (1925) 1925 · Cartoon · 8 min With Original Titles. Commons On The Ice (1925) 1925 · Cartoon · 7 min With TV Titles. Commons One Good Turn (1924) 1924 · Cartoon · 7 min With TV Titles Commons The Great Open Spaces (1925) 1925 · Cartoon · 8 min With TV Titles. Commons The Hero Wins (1925) 1925 · Cartoon · 8 min With TV Titles. Commons When Winter Comes (1924) 1924 · Cartoon · 5 min European Airing Commons School Days (1926) 1926 · Cartoon · 3 min TV Release. Commons The Land Boom (1926) 1926 · Cartoon · 5 min With TV Titles.