The world's archives

2,737–2,784 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 Dedication of Cornerstone of Henry Ford Museum / Tractor-Drawn Reapers / Ford Farm: Costumed Women 1928 · Educational Dedication of Cornerstone of Henry Ford Museum / Tractor-Drawn Reapers / Ford Farm: Costumed Women Produced: 1928 Description The original catalog description… Internet Archive Automobile-Train Wreck / Parkway Traffic / Automobile Accident / City Traffic / Highland Park Plant / One Millionth Ford V-8 / Ford V-8s 1921 · Educational Automobile-Train Wreck / Parkway Traffic / Automobile Accident / City Traffic / Highland Park Plant / One Millionth Ford V-8 / Ford V-8s Produced: 1921… Internet Archive Children Dancing 1926 · Educational Children Dancing Produced: 1926 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Children carrying United… Internet Archive LITTLE COMRADES 1920 · Educational LITTLE COMRADES Produced: 1920 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “Tender indoor flowers appear… Internet Archive [ROMEO AND JULIET] 1926 · Educational [ROMEO AND JULIET] Produced: 1926 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Captions describing scenes… Internet Archive To a Queen's Taste (The Making of Candy) / Fire Prevention 1921 · Educational To a Queen's Taste (The Making of Candy) / Fire Prevention 1921 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive Romeo and Juliet 1926 · Educational Romeo and Juliet Produced: 1926 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Captions describing scenes… Internet Archive A Century of Progress 1921 · Educational A Century of Progress Produced: 1921 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “If we could go back to… Internet Archive KINGSTON JAMAICA 1920 · Educational KINGSTON JAMAICA Produced: 1920 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “Having once partaken of the… Internet Archive Playthings of Childhood / Good to Eat: A Visit to a Big Hotel 1920 · Educational Playthings of Childhood / Good to Eat: A Visit to a Big Hotel Produced: 1920 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company… Internet Archive [WASHINGTON, D.C.] 1921 · Educational [WASHINGTON, D.C.] Produced: 1921 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Residential section -… Internet Archive SPONGING FOR A LIVING 1921 · Educational SPONGING FOR A LIVING Produced: 1921 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “Photographed off the… Internet Archive [DAY AT THE MERRILL-PALMER SCHOOL,A] 1928 · Educational [DAY AT THE MERRILL-PALMER SCHOOL,A] Produced: 1928 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: A Day at… Internet Archive [PARADE, NEW YORK CITY] 1924 · Educational [PARADE, NEW YORK CITY] Produced: 1924 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Chauffeur driven car… Internet Archive Detroit, Toledo, and Ironton Railroad Locomotive / Farm Scenes 1923 · Educational Detroit, Toledo, and Ironton Railroad Locomotive / Farm Scenes Produced: 1923 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company… Internet Archive LANDMARKS OF EARLY EXPLORATIONS AND SETTLEMENTS IN NORTH AMERICA 1921 · Educational LANDMARKS OF EARLY EXPLORATIONS AND SETTLEMENTS IN NORTH AMERICA Produced: 1921 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor… Internet Archive Tucson, Arizona / For Mexico 1920 · Educational Tucson, Arizona / For Mexico Produced: 1920 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. View of town… Internet Archive SEAPLANE ACTIVITIES; DIRIGIBLE OVER WASHINGTON, D.C 1920 · Educational SEAPLANE ACTIVITIES; DIRIGIBLE OVER WASHINGTON, D.C Covers: ca. 1920–ca. 1939 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/76832 Internet Archive [OUR COMMON BIRDS] 1925 · Educational [OUR COMMON BIRDS] Produced: 1925 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Woodpeckers feeding young… Internet Archive ROAD TO HAPPINESS [6-9],THE [GOOD ROADS PROMOTION] 1924 · Educational ROAD TO HAPPINESS [6-9],THE [GOOD ROADS PROMOTION] Produced: 1924 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive MEAT PACKING 1921 · Educational MEAT PACKING Produced: 1921 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “The United States is first in… Internet Archive [U.S. ARMY DIRIGIBLE RS-1 AT DETROIT] 1926 · Educational [U.S. ARMY DIRIGIBLE RS-1 AT DETROIT] Produced: 1926 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93579 Internet Archive [Indians of New Mexico] 1920 · Educational [Indians of New Mexico] Produced: 1920 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Boys in uniform march… Internet Archive The Suicide Sheik (1929) 1929 · Feature Oswald the Lucky Rabbit attempts to commit suicide. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/the-suicide-sheik-1929/ Internet Archive CONCENTRATION FOR THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG 1924 · Educational CONCENTRATION FOR THE BATTLE OF GETTYSBURG Produced: 1924 Description Maps prepared by Col. C.W. Weeks are used to show defensive positions and the movement… Internet Archive Das Vorwartsstrebende Detroit (The Forward Movement of Detroit) 1929 · Educational Das Vorwartsstrebende Detroit (The Forward Movement of Detroit) Produced: 1929 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company… Internet Archive HOF 009 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 Camping with a Car / Industrial Plant / Lumbering 1920 · Educational Camping with a Car / Industrial Plant / Lumbering Produced: 1920 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive Dirigible / Police Department 1926 · Educational Dirigible / Police Department Produced: 1926 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Views of… Internet Archive HOF 020 1929 Colorado 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… Commons Steamboat Willie (1928) by Walt Disney 1928 · Cartoon · 7 min · Subtitles The full Steamboat Willie (1928) short film directed by Walt Disney & Ub Iwerks. Commons The Man Who Laughs (1928) 1928 · Feature · 1 h 50 min · Subtitles The Man Who Laughs, American silent film directed by Paul Leni, based on Victor Hugo's 1869 novel of the same name and starring Conrad Veidt, Mary Philbin and… Internet Archive The Alarum Clock (1280x1024) 1921 · Short · 1 min 1 L(PA)30063 ALARUM CLOCK (THE) Comedy B/W Silent Oct34- Internet Archive CATTLE RANCH,A 1922 · Educational CATTLE RANCH,A Produced: 1922 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “The ranches of the United… Internet Archive [MODEL T ASSEMBLY AND LAUNCHING OF THE HENRY FORD II] 1924 · Educational [MODEL T ASSEMBLY AND LAUNCHING OF THE HENRY FORD II] Produced: 1924 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive HAPPY DAYS [HENRY FORD CAMPING PARTY] 1921 · Educational HAPPY DAYS [HENRY FORD CAMPING PARTY] Produced: 1921 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Happy… Internet Archive LIVE AND LET LIVE 1922 · Educational LIVE AND LET LIVE Produced: 1922 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “George A. Walters, Deputy… Internet Archive Nature's Classics 1920 · Educational Nature's Classics Produced: 1920 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Waterfall over large rock.… Internet Archive MAKING THE SOUTH TICK FREE 1924 · Educational MAKING THE SOUTH TICK FREE Produced: 1924 Description Shows emaciated cattle, victims of the cattle fever tick, in markets and on ranges. Dead cattle strew… Internet Archive OLD MEXICO OF TODAY 1921 · Educational OLD MEXICO OF TODAY Produced: 1921 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “Mexico City, whose… Internet Archive [FORD ALL METAL TRI-MOTOR AIRPLANE PRODUCTION] 1926 · Educational [FORD ALL METAL TRI-MOTOR AIRPLANE PRODUCTION] Produced: 1926 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive [ROMANCE OF MAKING A MODERN MAGAZINE,THE] [DEARBORN INDEPENDENT ADVERTISEMENT] [PART 2] 1926 · Commercial [ROMANCE OF MAKING A MODERN MAGAZINE,THE] [DEARBORN INDEPENDENT ADVERTISEMENT] [PART 2] Produced: 1926 Description The original catalog description provided… Internet Archive DAY AT THE MERRILL-PALMER SCHOOL [DETROIT] [PARTS 1-5],A 1927 · Educational DAY AT THE MERRILL-PALMER SCHOOL [DETROIT] [PARTS 1-5],A Produced: 1927 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads… Internet Archive People Clowning / Boy Scouts Unveiling Harry Brooks Memorial Tablet / Airplane and Passengers / Mrs. Anne Morrow] Lindbergh with Airplane / Mrs. [Anne Morrow] Lindbergh and Ford Tri-Motor Airplane 1920 · Educational People Clowning / Boy Scouts Unveiling Harry Brooks Memorial Tablet / Airplane and Passengers / Mrs. Anne Morrow] Lindbergh with Airplane / Mrs. [Anne Morrow]… Internet Archive AMERICAN ROQUEFORT CHEESE 1920 · Educational AMERICAN ROQUEFORT CHEESE Produced: 1920 Description Shows how Roquefort cheese is made at the government-operated creamery at Grove City, Pa. Mold, first… Internet Archive MILK FOR YOU AND ME 1925 · Educational MILK FOR YOU AND ME Produced: 1925 Description Illustrates high food value in milk. Includes shots of baseball players Walter Johnson and Nick Altrock… Internet Archive Air Mail: Ford Air Service and Commemoration / The Ford Tri-Motor on Pontoons Being Tested on the Detroit River 1926 · Educational Air Mail: Ford Air Service and Commemoration / The Ford Tri-Motor on Pontoons Being Tested on the Detroit River Covers: ca. 1926–ca. 1936 Description The… Internet Archive Ford Air Transportation 1925 · Educational Ford Air Transportation Produced: 1925 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Stout 2-AT airplane…