The world's archives

1,393–1,440 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 The Karnival Kid 1929 · Feature Internet Archive The Scar of Shame 1927 · Feature Internet Archive Alice on the Farm (1926) 1926 · Feature While Julius is milking his cow, Pete kidnaps Alice. Julius gives chase, and winds up in a duel with Pete. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive High Treason 1929 · Feature Internet Archive The King of Wild Horses 1924 · Feature Internet Archive Steamboat Bill, Jr. 1928 · Feature Internet Archive Alice's Little Parade (1926) 1926 · Feature Julius is riding through the town declaring war and the villagers promptly arm and ready themselves. While Alice inspects the troops, the opposing army (made… Internet Archive Pan Tadeusz 1928 · Feature Internet Archive A Gentleman of Paris 1927 · Feature Internet Archive Walter Ruttmann - Der Sieger (1921), Das Wunder (1922) - Experimental Abstract German Silent Film 1922 · Commercial from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35hsrr27ZRY "Advertisements for Excelsior Reifen - eng. tyres" The films themselves are probably all rights reserved (I'm… Internet Archive A Sailor-Made Man 1921 · Feature Internet Archive Der scheintote Chinese AKA The Death Feigning Chinaman 1928 · Feature Internet Archive Au secours! AKA Help! 1924 · Feature Internet Archive Redskin 1929 · Feature Internet Archive The Voice Of The City (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 his few talkie… Internet Archive 1925 Studio Tour 1925 · Feature Internet Archive Der var engang 1922 · Feature Internet Archive The Wind Jammers (1926) 1926 · Feature A cat and a mouse are fishing in a truck until the driver gets rid of them. They next turn to fishing in a lake, using a pair of bellows. That accomplished… Internet Archive Won in the Clouds (1928) 1928 · Feature A Swahili village is affected by disease. The nearby diamond mine is using this as an excuse not to ship diamonds back to HQ in South Africa. The mine… Internet Archive Open All Night 1924 · Feature Internet Archive The Penalty 1921 · Feature Internet Archive The First Auto 1927 · Feature Internet Archive A Lady of Chance 1928 · Feature Internet Archive Presto-Chango (1929) 1929 · Feature In this entry in the Aesop's Fables series, a boy and girl cat cannot keep their eyes- and paws- off each other. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive Sick Cylinders (1929) 1929 · Feature Oswald wants to take his girl Kitty for a ride, but constant mishaps such as a pesky pooch and falling boulders prevent the time from being the least bit… Internet Archive Alice's Spooky Adventure 1924 · Feature Internet Archive Schlagende Wetter 1923 · Feature Internet Archive Anna Boleyn 1921 · Feature Internet Archive The Smiling Madame Beudet 1923 · Feature Internet Archive The sad fate of Dutch cart pulling dogs around 1920 in color [A.I. enhanced & colorized] 1920 · Feature This film addresses the sad fate of working dogs in the Netherlands at the beginning of the 1900s. Around 1900, 80,000 dogs were out every day to assist their… Internet Archive Feel My Pulse 1928 · Feature Internet Archive Helen's Babies 1924 · Feature Internet Archive Le brasier ardent 1923 · Feature Internet Archive Kyoiku otogi manga: Usagi to kame 1924 · Feature Internet Archive Alpine Antics (1929) 1929 · Feature Oswald and his dog go up the mountains to rescue a pussycat dangling from a ridge. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/alpine-antics-1929/ Internet Archive Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend: The Pet 1921 · Feature Internet Archive Mad Love 1922 · Feature Internet Archive The Idol 1928 · Feature Internet Archive The Man I Love 1929 · Feature Internet Archive Jungle Fool (1929) 1929 · Feature Farmer Al Falfa flies to Africa with the Royal Society of African Explorers to hunt in the jungle. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/jungle-fool-1929/ Internet Archive Monte Cristo 1929 · Feature Internet Archive Die Gezeichneten 1922 · Feature Internet Archive The Jew of Mestri 1924 · Feature Internet Archive The Man and the Moment 1929 · Feature Internet Archive Tall Timber (1928) 1928 · Feature Oswald goes canoeing in the wilderness. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/tall-timber-1928/ Internet Archive The Haunted House 1921 · Feature Internet Archive Many Wings 1927 · Film · Subtitles Internet Archive Orchids and Ermine 1927 · Feature