The world's archives

2,545–2,592 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 Die Insel Ostpreuen AKA The island Eastprussia 1929 · Feature Internet Archive Edouard Goerg Cly 1928 · Feature Internet Archive Jaro na Podkarpatsk Rusi AKA Spring in Subcarpathian Ruthenia 1929 · Feature Internet Archive Custard Pies 1929 · Feature Internet Archive INTERNATIONAL NEWS - 442 1921 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 88967 / Local Identifier AFI-AFI-442 - INTERNATIONAL NEWS - 442 - American Film Institute.… Internet Archive Protecting Your Home From Wildfire 1929 · Educational U.S. Department of Agriculture Protecting Your Home From Wildfire Jack Cohen, U.S. Forest Service, Physical Research Scientist, evaluates burn patterns and… Internet Archive Komunaris chibukhi 1929 · Feature Internet Archive The Doughboy (Snub Pollard 1926) 1926 · Short Internet Archive 1920-1928 silents 1920 · Cartoon Public domain silent cartoons released 1920-1928. Work in progress. Corrections on copyright status welcome. Internet Archive The Keystone 'Patrician' 1928 · Feature Internet Archive The Black Duck 1929 · Feature Internet Archive Kuro Nyago 1929 · Feature Internet Archive Double Trouble (Snub Pollard, 1927) 1927 · Short 'Snub' Pollard, Marvin Loback, Harry Martell, Jack 'Tiny' Lipson, Jean Douglas Internet Archive CALVIN COOLIDGE--FIRST CABINET MEETING,[ETC.] 1923 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 88843 / Local Identifier AAS-AAS-112 - CALVIN COOLIDGE--FIRST CABINET MEETING,[ETC.] - President… Internet Archive The Story of Gasoline 1924 · Educational Department of the Interior. Bureau of Mines. Pittsburgh Experiment Station. (1934 - 01/19/1975) ARC Identifier 12422 / Local Identifier 70.99 1924 The Story… Internet Archive Builders Of Bridges 1928 · Film Builders Of Bridges We digitized and uploaded this film from the Orgone Cinema 16mm Archive. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the… Internet Archive MItt the Prince (Snub Pollard 1927) 1927 · Short 'Snub' Pollard, Marvin Loback, Thelma Daniels Internet Archive The Toll of the Sea 1922 · Feature · 54 min From the Wikipedia entry for "The Toll of the Sea": "The Toll of the Sea is a 1922 American motion picture, directed by Chester M. Franklin, produced by the… Internet Archive Morden - Clark Asiatic Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (Reel 1 of 2) 1926 · Educational National Archives - Morden - Clark Asiatic Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History, India - National Security Council. Central Intelligence… Internet Archive Häxan (1922) 1922 · Feature Grave robbing, torture, possessed nuns, and a satanic Sabbath: Benjamin Christensen's legendary film uses a series of dramatic vignettes to explore the… Internet Archive La bonne cuisiniere (An Excellent Cook) - A Pathé Baby 9.5mm movie (720x576 version) 1921 · Short · 2 min La bonne cuisiniere (An Excellent Cook) - A Pathé Baby 9.5mm movie (720x576 version) Internet Archive The Story of Dynamite 1925 · Educational Department of the Interior. Bureau of Mines. Pittsburgh Experiment Station. (1934 - 01/19/1975) ARC Identifier 12439 / Local Identifier 70.116 1925 The Story… Internet Archive Pazzetti - Travel Abroad Venice, Greece 1924 1924 · Home movie Trip to Europe, Part 2 of 3. Venice. Santa Quaranta, Albania. Piraeus. Athens - Constitution Square. The Acropolis. The Six Caryatides. The Arch of Hadrian.… Internet Archive New York Water Supply 1927 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 95622 / Local Identifier KODAK-KODAK-164 - New York Water Supply - Eastman Kodak Company. Traces… Internet Archive People Who Live In The Desert 1928 · Film We digitized and uploaded this film from the Orgone Cinema 16mm Archive Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are… Internet Archive Charley Chase - Just a real good car (1280x1024) 1924 · Short · 3 min This is a 9,5 mm film from Pathé with the title: "Charley Chase - Just a real good car." A Hal Roach Comedy, 1924 Digitized, restaurated, stabilized and… Internet Archive Harry Langdon in The capture of Cactus Cal (9,5mm Pathé) 1925 · Short · 2 min Harry Langdon in the short slapstick called "The Capture of Cactus Cal". And Cactus Cal, king of the cattle thieves, is harder to take than sulphur and… Internet Archive Red Enemy 1922 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration Red Enemy Department of Agriculture. Federal Extension Service. (01/02/1954 - 04/13/1970) ARC Identifier 7170 /… Internet Archive Pazzetti - More Yellowstone 1920s 1920 · Home movie Vacation to Yellowstone. Playing with bears. Mammoth Hot Springs. Norris Geyser Basin. The Olympian - Homeward Bound. George Wallace Struble (1886-1971) was… Internet Archive INTERNATIONAL NEWS 437 1920 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 88963 / Local Identifier AFI-AFI-437 - INTERNATIONAL NEWS 437 - American Film Institute.… Internet Archive Charley Chase - Just a real good car (720x576) 1924 · Short · 3 min This is a 9,5 mm film from Pathé with the title: "Charley Chase - Just a real good car." A Hal Roach Comedy, 1924 Digitized, restaurated, stabilized and… Internet Archive HOF 146 1929 Trip Canada And Washington 1929 · Home movie Ellwood F. Hoffmann (1885-1966) Home Movie Collection Ellwood Hoffmann dropped out of school in 6th grade and went to work sweeping the floors at a hosiery… Internet Archive Morden - Clark Asiatic Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History (Reel 2 of 2) 1926 · Educational National Archives - Morden - Clark Asiatic Expedition of the American Museum of Natural History, India - National Security Council. Central Intelligence… Internet Archive HOF 138 1929 Trip 1929 · Home movie Ellwood F. Hoffmann (1885-1966) Home Movie Collection Ellwood Hoffmann dropped out of school in 6th grade and went to work sweeping the floors at a hosiery… Internet Archive HOF 144 1929 Mt Rainier OR 1929 · Home movie Ellwood F. Hoffmann (1885-1966) Home Movie Collection Ellwood Hoffmann dropped out of school in 6th grade and went to work sweeping the floors at a hosiery… Internet Archive HOF 141 1927 Yellowstone 1927 · Home movie Ellwood F. Hoffmann (1885-1966) Home Movie Collection Ellwood Hoffmann dropped out of school in 6th grade and went to work sweeping the floors at a hosiery… Internet Archive Nosferatu - A Symphony of Terror (1922) 1922 · Film ***** RIPPED FROM VHS ***** Audio Restored to 5.1 Surround Sound. The now-classic, first version of Bram Stoker's Dracula, made in Germany during the silent… Internet Archive Snub Pollard in California or Bust (720x576) 1923 · Short · 5 min Snub and his girlfriend are going on vacation. They rent a car and go for a ride. The take a lot of things with them and get a lot of trouble during the trip.… Internet Archive Pazzetti - Travel Abroad Athens, Pompeii 1924 1924 · Home movie Trip to Europe, Part 3. Athens. St George Chapel, Lycopetus Hill. A Refugee Shampoo. Roman Theatre. US Destroyers. Aboard the Worden. Unloading Goats. Steamer… Internet Archive Greed (1924) [VHS] 1924 · Film This is the version that audiences saw on December 4, 1924. It was mastered from a commercial VHS tape released by Turner Entertainment on 1989. Copyrighted… Internet Archive Greed (1924) 1924 · Film A woman's lust for money leads her dentist husband to commit murder. Directed by Oscar-nominee actor/director Erich von Stroheim ("Sunset Boulevard"). Despite… Internet Archive DEMOCRACY IN EDUCATION 1922 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 91176 / Local Identifier FC-FC-486 - DEMOCRACY IN EDUCATION - Ford Motor Company. DVD copied by… Internet Archive Dewenter Home Movies: Europe 1929 4 1929 · Home movie Henry John Dewenter was born in Peckelsheim, Germany in 1884. Elizabeth Auer was born in Austria in 1889. Both immigrated to the US in 1907. They were married… Internet Archive Shrine Convention Miami FL May 1928 1928 · Film We digitized and uploaded this film from the Orgone Cinema 16mm Archive Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are… Internet Archive People Who Live Through Industry 1928 1928 · Film We digitized and uploaded this film from the Orgone Cinema 16mm Archive Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have questions about the footage and are… Internet Archive Ellwood F. Hoffmann - 1929 Trip Cal Oakland Big Trees Lake Tahoe 1929 · Home movie 1929 home movie trip to California, Redwood forests, Lake Tahoe Ellwood F. Hoffmann (1885-1966) Home Movie Collection Ellwood Hoffmann dropped out of school… Internet Archive Pazzetti - Baltimore and Ohio Centenary Celebration 1927 1927 · Home movie Celebration of 100 years of locomotive history with Baltimore & Ohio Railroad company. George Wallace Struble (1886-1971) was born in Oregon. He graduated… Internet Archive Pazzetti - A Trip Abroad 1924 1924 · Home movie Trip to Europe, Part 1 of 3. Via ship SS Majestic. Paris. Eiffel Tower. Venice. George Wallace Struble (1886-1971) was born in Oregon. He graduated from the…