The world's archives

1,201–1,248 of 8,179 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 Seven Keys To Baldpate (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. A story that was adapted in… Internet Archive Cameo Kirby 1923 · Feature Internet Archive Wise Girls (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. This comedy follows a… Internet Archive [Gould can 5119: Marshal Foch in San Francisco] 1921 · Film · Subtitles French Marshal Foch arrives at the Palace of the Legion of Honor at San Francisco, California. Seen with Mrs. John Spreckels for tree-planting ceremony.… Internet Archive Love Never Dies 1921 · Feature Internet Archive The Mechanical Man 1921 · Feature Internet Archive The Thief of Bagdad 1924 · Feature Internet Archive When the Cat's Away 1929 · Feature Internet Archive Ozzie of the Mounted (1928) 1928 · Feature Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, a member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, goes in pursuit of Peg-Leg Pete. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive Captain Salvation 1927 · Feature Internet Archive The Patent Leather Kid 1927 · Feature Internet Archive El Fantasma De La Ópera 1925 (sub Español) 1925 · Feature Ve el poster aqui: https://archive.org/details/phantom-of-the-opera-1925-poster Internet Archive The First Auto (1927) 1927 · 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. This automotive drama… Internet Archive Lorna Doone 1923 · Feature Internet Archive London Buses And Taxis In 1924 [ 1080p# S AI P 3] [ KLEUR] ( 1924) 1924 · Feature This very interesting footage about old London has been colorized using a new method. Later in this film we go deeper in to this. In this film we in… Internet Archive He Who Gets Slapped (1924) 1924 · Feature 1924 silent feature starring Lon Chaney Internet Archive Salute 1929 · Feature Internet Archive The Flapper 1920 · Feature Internet Archive Africa Before Dark (1928) 1928 · Feature Oswald goes big game hunting in Africa. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/africa-before-dark-1928/ Internet Archive Alice Gets Stung (1925) 1925 · Feature Julius goes rabbit hunting while Alice goes bear hunting. Alice and her cat learn at their own expense that one shouldn't bother animals, whether those be… Internet Archive Nosferatu 1929 · Feature Internet Archive One Week 1920 · Feature Internet Archive The Paleface 1922 · Feature Buster helps a Native American tribe save their land from greedy oil barons. Internet Archive Souls on the Road 1921 · Feature Internet Archive Teeth: A Film Lesson in Health and Hygiene 1928 · Film · Subtitles Internet Archive Interference (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. Paramount Pictures first… Internet Archive The Trespasser (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. One of Gloria Swansons few… Internet Archive Bosko the Talk-Ink Kid 1929 · Feature Internet Archive The Red Mill 1927 · Feature Internet Archive Officer 444. Chapter 1 - "The Flying Squadron 1926 · Short · 22 min This is the first chapter of 10-part silent serial that deals with the exploits of Officer 444 and the Flying Squadron of the motorized police patrol in their… Internet Archive The Locked Door 1929 · Feature Internet Archive Flying Windmill Sees New York in 1929 in color 1929 · Feature Spectacular footage of a curiously designed helicopter flying over the city of New York in 1929 in color! This short film has been restored and colorized by… Internet Archive The Valiant (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. Lead actor Paul Muni… Internet Archive The Three Lights 1922 · Feature Internet Archive The Last of the Mohicans 1920 · Feature Internet Archive Stolen Kisses 1929 · Feature Internet Archive Alice Chops the Suey (1925) 1925 · Feature Alice is kidnapped by Chinese Gangsters and brought to Chinatown. Her cat tries (successfully) to rescue her, but then they're hunted by a bunch of angry… Internet Archive The Parson's Widow 1920 · Feature Internet Archive The Bees' Buzz (1929) 1929 · Feature Two friends - Andy and Harry - get into trouble while they are trying to prevent the marriage of Andy's daughter. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive The Sheik 1921 · Feature Internet Archive Rhythmus 21 AKA Film is Rhythm / Hans Richter / DVD / x264 / MKV 1923 · Feature Internet Archive Anna Christie 1923 · Feature Internet Archive Stillman Fires Collection: Artificial Respiration 1927 · Film · Subtitles from Stillman Fires Collection. Internet Archive Alice and the Three Bears (1924) 1924 · Feature The Three Bears are busy cooking when Baby Bear realises his recipe requires hops. Naturally his first inclination is to go find some frogs to provide for him… Internet Archive Hallelujah 1929 · Feature Internet Archive Yacht of the Seven Sins 1928 · Feature Internet Archive A Girl in Every Port 1928 · Feature Internet Archive Leap Year 1924 · Feature