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3,025–3,072 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 [CHILD PLAYING] 1924 · Educational [CHILD PLAYING] Produced: 1924 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Small child dressed in Indian… Internet Archive Are You a Piker?: International Good Roads Tour 1920 · Educational Are You a Piker?: International Good Roads Tour Produced: 1920 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive The Three Stooges - Tape 1_3 (VHS Rip From The Family Channel) 1922 · Film 00:00 "Dopey Dicks" 12:42 "In The Sweet Pie And Pie" 27:36 "Of Cash And Hash" 42:32 "Gypped In The Penthouse" 55:09 "An Ache In Every Stake" 1:10:12 "Some… Internet Archive RUINS OF ANCIENT MEXICO 1928 PIONEERING DOCUMENTARY LOOK AT AZTEC & MAYAN TEMPLES GG 38755 1928 · Commercial Ruins of Ancient Mexico" is a film showing a 1928 survey of Aztec sites in Mexico made by Emma Lindsay Squier. Squier made these pioneering images while… Internet Archive ROAD TO HAPPINESS [1-5],THE [GOOD ROADS PROMOTION] 1924 · Educational ROAD TO HAPPINESS [1-5],THE [GOOD ROADS PROMOTION] Produced: 1924 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive SAFETY EXPERIMENTS 1926 · Educational SAFETY EXPERIMENTS Produced: 1926 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “A series of explosion… Internet Archive Deer In Woods / Trip on the Benson Ford Freighter 1927 · Educational Deer In Woods / Trip on the Benson Ford Freighter Produced: 1927 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive [TOUR THROUGH THE ROUGE PLANTS, A] 1926 · Educational [TOUR THROUGH THE ROUGE PLANTS, A] Produced: 1926 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Film… Internet Archive Indians of the Southwest United States / Silverware Making: With Every Meal, Dealing with Knives, Forks, and Spoons 1920 · Educational Indians of the Southwest United States / Silverware Making: With Every Meal, Dealing with Knives, Forks, and Spoons Produced: 1920 Description The original… Internet Archive [MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, A] 1926 · Educational [MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL, A] Produced: 1926 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: A Merry Christmas… Internet Archive Tug Pulling Freighter / Dynamic Detroit 1926 · Educational Tug Pulling Freighter / Dynamic Detroit Produced: 1926 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a.… Internet Archive The Three Stooges - Tape 2_4 (VHS Rip From The Family Channel) 1922 · Film 00:00 "Gents Without Cents" 14:37 "Calling All Curs" 29:18 "Bedlam In Paradise" 44:03 "Hot Ice" 58:29 "They Stooge To Conga" 1:11:28 "No Dough Boys" 1:25:59… Internet Archive KING SNOW HOLDS COURT 1923 · Educational KING SNOW HOLDS COURT Produced: 1923 Description Shows winter scenes at a sports carnival in the White Mountain National Forest of New Hampshire. A forest… Internet Archive JOHN SMITH VS. JACK FROST 1926 · Educational JOHN SMITH VS. JACK FROST Produced: 1926 Description On the use of smudges and heaters to protect citrus orchards. Dramatizes an orange grower's vain attempt… Internet Archive WHEELS OF PROGRESS 1927 · Educational WHEELS OF PROGRESS Produced: 1927 Description Shows how the interdevelopment of the automobile and the public road system (1897-1927) caused the growth of… Internet Archive BROODING CHICKENS 1927 · Educational BROODING CHICKENS Produced: 1927 Description Dramatizes a farmer's change from a chicken hater to a successful chicken raiser. A neighbor demonstrates good… Internet Archive Detroit, Toledo, and Ironton Railroad 1922 · Educational Detroit, Toledo, and Ironton Railroad Produced: 1922 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows:… Internet Archive How Glass Is Made 1927 · Educational How Glass Is Made Produced: 1927 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Cliff with trees on top and… Internet Archive Horse Power For Farm Machinery / Harvesting and Storing Potatoes 1923 · Educational Horse Power For Farm Machinery / Harvesting and Storing Potatoes Produced: 1923 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor… Internet Archive Scenes of Colonial Farm Life 1926 · Educational Scenes of Colonial Farm Life Produced: 1926 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: People dressed… Internet Archive Boys Camp / Dearborn Centennial Parade 1926 · Educational Boys Camp / Dearborn Centennial Parade Produced: 1926 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a.… Internet Archive Developing a Sales Organization / Diego Rivera Industrial Mural, Detroit Institute of Arts 1928 · Educational Developing a Sales Organization / Diego Rivera Industrial Mural, Detroit Institute of Arts Produced: 1928 Description The original catalog description… Internet Archive Quadricycle, 1908 Model T, Fifteen Millionth Ford, and Model A Motor / Henry Ford Hospital (Oxygen Therapy) 1927 · Educational Quadricycle, 1908 Model T, Fifteen Millionth Ford, and Model A Motor / Henry Ford Hospital (Oxygen Therapy) Produced: 1927 Description The original catalog… 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: Group including Henry and… Internet Archive Ford Dealers Visit Ford Plants 1926 · Educational Ford Dealers Visit Ford Plants Produced: 1926 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Fleet of buses… Internet Archive MISCELLANEOUS SCENES IN THE LIFE OF GEN. JOHN PERSHING 1920 · Educational MISCELLANEOUS SCENES IN THE LIFE OF GEN. JOHN PERSHING Produced: 1920 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23877 Internet Archive WHITE PINE--BEAUTIFUL AND USEFUL 1920 · Educational WHITE PINE--BEAUTIFUL AND USEFUL Produced: 1920 Description Shows views of pine forests and famous buildings constructed of and/or surrounded by pines.… Internet Archive HIGHWAY OF FRIENDSHIP, THE 1925 · Educational HIGHWAY OF FRIENDSHIP, THE Produced: 1925 Description Pan American Highway Commission delegates view road building in the United States. Reel 1, the delegates… Internet Archive Boat Races 1920 · Educational Boat Races 1920 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: River, shoreline, yachts at anchor and small… Internet Archive Balloon Race 1927 · Educational Balloon Race Produced: 1927 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Large number of balloons moored… Internet Archive Small Orchestra Playing / A Merry Christmas To All 1926 · Educational Small Orchestra Playing / A Merry Christmas To All Produced: 1926 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive WARDS OF A NATION, THE 1920 · Educational WARDS OF A NATION, THE Produced: 1920 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Wise men and camel… Internet Archive Balloon and Airplane Races / Blood Transfusion / Airplane Race 1929 · Educational Balloon and Airplane Races / Blood Transfusion / Airplane Race Produced: 1929 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company… Internet Archive COLORADO PLATEAU 1920 · Educational COLORADO PLATEAU Produced: 1920 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Colorado Plateau-Grand… Internet Archive The Three Stooges - Tape 1_4 (VHS Rip From The Family Channel) 1922 · Film 00:00 "Cactus Makes Perfect" 14:29 "Dizzy Pilots" 29:26 "Pardon My Clutch" 42:13 "Men In Black" 56:39 "A Pain In The Pullman" 1:11:29 "Pest Man Wins" 1:24:22… Internet Archive The Three Stooges - Tape 5_3 (VHS Rip From The Family Channel) 1922 · Film 00:00 "Blunder Boys" 13:04 "Tassels In The Air" 27:19 "Violent Is The Word For Curly" 41:33 "Flat Foot Stooges" 56:39 "Heavenly Daze" 1:09:18 "Three Missing… Internet Archive EXPLORING THE UPPER AIR 1925 · Educational EXPLORING THE UPPER AIR Produced: 1925 Description Weather Bureau personnel study cloud formations and take dust counts from dirigibles, airplanes, and… Internet Archive MASTER FARMER, THE 1929 · Educational MASTER FARMER, THE Produced: 1929 Description Secretary of Agriculture William M. Jardine presents gold medals to 37 Oklahoma "master farmers." Shows farming,… Internet Archive USS LOS ANGELES TAKES NEWSPAPERMAN TO VIEW SUN'S ECLIPSE, 1925 1925 · Educational USS LOS ANGELES TAKES NEWSPAPERMAN TO VIEW SUN'S ECLIPSE, 1925 Produced: 1925 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75775 Internet Archive Ford Coke / Dirty Garage 1927 · Educational Ford Coke / Dirty Garage Produced: 1927 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Coke flowing… Internet Archive Horse-Powered Threshing Machine / As Dreams Come True 1923 · Educational Horse-Powered Threshing Machine / As Dreams Come True Produced: 1923 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive Tropical "Sons" 1921 · Educational Tropical "Sons" Produced: 1921 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “New Providence Island,… Internet Archive Nature Study, Luther Burbank / Irrigation 1927 · Educational Nature Study, Luther Burbank / Irrigation Produced: 1927 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a.… Internet Archive MAKING UPHOLSTERY CLOTH. PART 3 1927 · Educational MAKING UPHOLSTERY CLOTH. PART 3 Produced: 1927 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Making… Internet Archive Bill Sprague Collection _Broadway-Glenn Tryon 1929 · Film Get ready to watch a rarity. This one was promoted as Universal Pictures First talking picture, However , there were some theaters , worldwide that were not… Internet Archive DIE GANGARTEN DES PFERDES (SPANISCHE REITSCHULE) 1925 · Educational DIE GANGARTEN DES PFERDES (SPANISCHE REITSCHULE) Produced: 1925 Description On equestrian exhibitions. Reel 1, dressage horses perform at Linz, Austrian… Internet Archive Harvest of the Years / Petroleum / Harvest of the Years 1926 · Educational Harvest of the Years / Petroleum / Harvest of the Years Produced: 1926 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads… Internet Archive Cornerstone Laying / Anne Morrow Lindbergh and Harry Brooks with Airplane 1928 · Educational Cornerstone Laying / Anne Morrow Lindbergh and Harry Brooks with Airplane 1928 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company…