The world's archives

2,881–2,928 of 6,223 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 Orange Grove Irrigation in California / Dallas, Texas / Sierra Nevada Mountains / Yosemite Valley, California 1920 · Educational Orange Grove Irrigation in California / Dallas, Texas / Sierra Nevada Mountains / Yosemite Valley, California Produced: 1920 Description The original catalog… Internet Archive [MEXICAN SEACOAST] 1920 · Educational [MEXICAN SEACOAST] Produced: 1920 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Large fountain in lake,… Internet Archive A Woman Of Affairs (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. This Greta Garbo picture was… Internet Archive MGM 1928 A 1928 · Film 1928 MGM logo with Jackie. Included is a rotoscoped version of Jackie from Petunia Natural Park, an MGM Cartoon and a rare Cinecolor MGM cartoon logo with… Internet Archive HIGHWAYS OF SERVICE 1929 · Educational HIGHWAYS OF SERVICE Produced: 1929 Description On the importance of roads in developing the U.S. Shows Indians with travois on a trail, covered wagons on an… Internet Archive [SELLING FORD SERVICE]."PART TWO" 1929 · Educational [SELLING FORD SERVICE]."PART TWO" Produced: 1929 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “Mrs. Burt… Internet Archive WONDERLAND OF CANYONS AND PEAKS 1926 · Educational WONDERLAND OF CANYONS AND PEAKS Produced: 1926 Description Shows scenes of natural grandeur in national forests of Colorado (Pike National Forest and… Internet Archive MOTHER TAKES A VACATION 1928 · Educational MOTHER TAKES A VACATION Produced: 1928 Description An Idaho farm wife, overwhelmed by her household tasks and farm chores, attends a summer camp for women at… Internet Archive FOREST AND WATER, THE 1926 · Educational FOREST AND WATER, THE Produced: 1926 Description Consists of scenes showing the many uses of water, pointing out the necessity for preserving forests to… Internet Archive In Arizona / Number Please (Telephone Communication) 1920 · Educational In Arizona / Number Please (Telephone Communication) Produced: 1920 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive Wool Processing, Shearing Sheep 1926 · Educational Wool Processing, Shearing Sheep Produced: 1926 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Man in pen… Internet Archive Harvesting and Threshing Wheat 1921 · Educational Harvesting and Threshing Wheat Produced: 1921 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Threshing… Internet Archive NATION'S CAPITAL, THE 1921 · Educational NATION'S CAPITAL, THE Produced: 1921 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “Washington is the… Internet Archive The Benefactor [Life of Edison Part I] 1923 · Educational The Benefactor [Life of Edison Part I] 1923 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “The… Internet Archive [NIAGARA FALLS IN WINTER] 1925 · Educational [NIAGARA FALLS IN WINTER] Produced: 1925 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Looking up at… Internet Archive The Three Stooges - Tape 1_1 (VHS Rip from The Family Channel) 1922 · Film 00:00 "Loco Boy Makes Good" 15:00 "I Can Hardly Wait" 29:57 "All Gummed Up" 42:32 "Three Loan Wolves" 57:13 "Musty Musketeers" 1:09:48 "Three Smart Saps"… Internet Archive HITTING THE HIGH SPOTS 1921 · Educational HITTING THE HIGH SPOTS Produced: 1921 Description Campers travel by auto to the summit of Mt. Willard in the White Mountain National Forest of New Hampshire.… Internet Archive THE STORY OF OUR NATIONAL PARKS 1925 · Educational THE STORY OF OUR NATIONAL PARKS Produced: 1925 Description Documents a girl's bus tour of four national parks: Yellowstone (reel 1), Yosemite, Grand Canyon,… Internet Archive WINGS OF PROGRESS 1, COMMERCIAL AIRPLANE RELIABILITY TOUR OF THE EDSEL B. FORD TROPHY 1925 · Commercial WINGS OF PROGRESS 1, COMMERCIAL AIRPLANE RELIABILITY TOUR OF THE EDSEL B. FORD TROPHY Produced: 1925 Description The original catalog description provided by… Internet Archive ACTIVITIES OF RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS, CAMP JACKSON, COLUMBIA, S.C., JULY 19, 1920 1920 · Educational ACTIVITIES OF RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS, CAMP JACKSON, COLUMBIA, S.C., JULY 19, 1920 Produced: 1920 Description Reel 1, cadets do calisthenics, fire on… Internet Archive [WAKE UP FORD DEALERS] 1928 · Educational [WAKE UP FORD DEALERS] Produced: 1928 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “Part Two.” “Soon… Internet Archive [FORD CAMPING TRIP] 1923 · Educational [FORD CAMPING TRIP] Produced: 1923 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: View of cabin in woods -… Internet Archive Cut and Dried (Lumbering) / Cherry Blossom Time (Japan) 1920 · Educational Cut and Dried (Lumbering) / Cherry Blossom Time (Japan) Produced: 1920 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads… Internet Archive Poor Mrs. Jones 1925 · Educational Poor Mrs. Jones Produced: 1925 Description Mrs. Jones, weary of managing a farm home, keeping account books, caring for chickens, and tending to the garden,… Internet Archive [SOUTH AMERICAN SCENES] 1929 · Educational [SOUTH AMERICAN SCENES] Produced: 1929 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Large, open-sided… Internet Archive The New Ford 1927 · Educational The New Ford Produced: 1927 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Diagrams illustrating the… Internet Archive Luther Burbank 1922 · Educational Luther Burbank Produced: 1922 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “Luther Burbank breeds plants… Internet Archive MAKING A RUBBER TIRE 1922 · Educational MAKING A RUBBER TIRE Produced: 1922 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “The rubber tree grows… Internet Archive Bill Sprague Collection- Alice's Mysterious Mystery-1926-walt disney-PUBLIC DOMAIN 1926 · Cartoon I remember having this on a VHS Tape back in the 1980s, It is another entry in the "Alice In Cartoonland series "Alice's Mysterious Mystery" and thankfully ,… Internet Archive COOPERATIVE MARKETING--TOBACCO 1925 · Educational COOPERATIVE MARKETING--TOBACCO Produced: 1925 Description Reel 1, tobacco is graded, weighed, and redryed in warehouses at Norlina and Danville, North… Internet Archive [SANTA CLAUS] 1926 · Educational [SANTA CLAUS] Produced: 1926 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Large building with clock in… Internet Archive Building for Quality 1926 · Educational Building for Quality Produced: 1926 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: [part 2] Panoramic view… Internet Archive SECOND ANNUAL PICNIC AND OUTING GIVEN BY EMPLOYEES OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY 1924 · Educational SECOND ANNUAL PICNIC AND OUTING GIVEN BY EMPLOYEES OF FORD MOTOR COMPANY 1924 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company… Internet Archive [MERRILL-PALMER SCHOOL] 1929 · Educational [MERRILL-PALMER SCHOOL] Produced: 1929 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Merrill-Palmer… Internet Archive [DETROIT GOLF CLUB] 1925 · Educational [DETROIT GOLF CLUB] Produced: 1925 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Golfers walking toward… Internet Archive [CONSTRUCTION: DAM AND INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS] 1922 · Educational [CONSTRUCTION: DAM AND INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS] Produced: 1922 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows:… Internet Archive Vocational School Activities / Tropical Scenes / Chu-Chu Making Chewing Gum / U.S. Army Rehabilitation Center / Vocational School Activities 1920 · Educational Vocational School Activities / Tropical Scenes / Chu-Chu Making Chewing Gum / U.S. Army Rehabilitation Center / Vocational School Activities Produced: 1920… Internet Archive ACTIVITIES OF CITIZENS' MILITARY TRAINING CAMPS, 1924 1924 · Educational ACTIVITIES OF CITIZENS' MILITARY TRAINING CAMPS, 1924 Produced: 1924 Description Civilians arrive at a military post for a month's military training. The… Internet Archive Detroit, Toledo, and Ironton Railroad, and Lima Locomotive Works 1922 · Educational Detroit, Toledo, and Ironton Railroad, and Lima Locomotive Works Produced: 1922 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor… Internet Archive [STEAM ENGINE AND THRESHING MACHINE] 1923 · Educational [STEAM ENGINE AND THRESHING MACHINE] Produced: 1923 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Workers… Internet Archive OLIVE AND ORANGE GROWING 1920 · Educational OLIVE AND ORANGE GROWING Produced: 1920 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “Orange trees are… Internet Archive Henry Ford Camping Party / Henry Ford and Other Leaving Ship / Henry Ford Camping Party / Ford Cars: Quadricycle to Model A 1923 · Educational Henry Ford Camping Party / Henry Ford and Other Leaving Ship / Henry Ford Camping Party / Ford Cars: Quadricycle to Model A Produced: 1923 Description The… Internet Archive Harold Lloyd Comedy / Richards Oakland News: Aerial Views of Detroit / As Dreams Come True 1922 · Educational Harold Lloyd Comedy / Richards Oakland News: Aerial Views of Detroit / As Dreams Come True Produced: 1922 Description The original catalog description… 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: “The sponge is known to… Internet Archive Macaroni / A Century of Progress 1921 · Educational Macaroni / A Century of Progress Produced: 1921 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: [part 2]… Internet Archive FORD AIR TRANSPORTATION. ESTABLISHED BETWEEN DEARBORNE, MICH. AND CLEVELAND, OHIO ON JULY 1, 1925 1925 · Educational FORD AIR TRANSPORTATION. ESTABLISHED BETWEEN DEARBORNE, MICH. AND CLEVELAND, OHIO ON JULY 1, 1925 Produced: 1925 Description The original catalog description… Internet Archive [FORD JAPAN] 1928 · Educational [FORD JAPAN] Produced: 1928 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: (Note: Captions in Japanese.)… Internet Archive The 93rd Division [World War I] 1921 · Educational The 93rd Division [World War I] Produced: 1921 Description In this film, General Hoffman leaves headquarters at Bar-sur-Seine, France. The 369th Infantry…