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3,217–3,264 of 6,020 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 WAKE UP [3]. [FORD AUTOMOBILE IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN] 1928 · Educational WAKE UP [3]. [FORD AUTOMOBILE IMPROVEMENT CAMPAIGN] Produced: 1928 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… 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: Large circular table… 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: Glass rolling machinery in… Internet Archive River Rouge Plant 1929 · Educational River Rouge Plant Produced: 1929 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Aerial view of River Rouge… Internet Archive THE FORD WAY OF RAILROADING, I 1926 · Educational THE FORD WAY OF RAILROADING, I Produced: 1926 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “The ‘Ford Way… Internet Archive Dorothy Gish Visiting the Ford Motor Company / Tri-Motor Airplane / Wool Processing 1927 · Educational Dorothy Gish Visiting the Ford Motor Company / Tri-Motor Airplane / Wool Processing Produced: 1927 Description The original catalog description provided by… Internet Archive Commercial Airplane Reliability Tour / Ford Liberator Bomber Production / Ford CG4A Glider Production 1926 · Commercial Commercial Airplane Reliability Tour / Ford Liberator Bomber Production / Ford CG4A Glider Production Produced: 1926 Description The original catalog… Internet Archive VISIT TO THE FORD AIRPORT AT DEARBORN, MICHIGAN, U.S.A. WHERE STOUT METAL AIRPLANES ARE MADE, A 1928 · Educational VISIT TO THE FORD AIRPORT AT DEARBORN, MICHIGAN, U.S.A. WHERE STOUT METAL AIRPLANES ARE MADE, A Produced: 1928 Description The original catalog description… Internet Archive [FORD CAMPING PARTY]. PART II 1921 · Educational [FORD CAMPING PARTY]. PART II Produced: 1921 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “In the dining… Internet Archive BREMEN FLYERS AT DEARBORN, MICHIGAN 1928 · Educational BREMEN FLYERS AT DEARBORN, MICHIGAN Produced: 1928 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “Bremen… Internet Archive Commercial Airplane Reliability Tour for the Edsel B. Ford Trophy 1925 · Commercial Commercial Airplane Reliability Tour for the Edsel B. Ford Trophy Produced: 1925 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor… Internet Archive The Three Stooges - Tape 4_2 (VHS Rip From The Family Channel) 1922 · Film 0:0 "Termites of 1938" 14:52 "Fling in the Ring" 29:56 "False Alarms" 44:56 "Flagpole Jitters" 59:35 "Crime On Their Hands" 1:12:28 "All The World's A Stooge" Internet Archive THE 213TH COAST ARTILLERY ANTI-AIRCRAFT, PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL GUARD, IN FIELD TRAINING AT FORT MONROE, VA 1925 · Educational THE 213TH COAST ARTILLERY ANTI-AIRCRAFT, PENNSYLVANIA NATIONAL GUARD, IN FIELD TRAINING AT FORT MONROE, VA Produced: 1925 Description Antiaircraft guns are… Internet Archive DATES--AMERICA'S NEW FRUIT CROP 1921 · Educational DATES--AMERICA'S NEW FRUIT CROP Produced: 1921 Description Shows activities at the Department of Agriculture date garden in Mecca, California. Imported date… Internet Archive GOLDEN FLEECE, THE 1923 · Educational GOLDEN FLEECE, THE Produced: 1923 Description Dramatizes the economic advisability of carefully shearing sheep and baling and grading the fleece. Emphasizes… Internet Archive ROADS FROM SURF TO SUMMIT 1925 · Educational ROADS FROM SURF TO SUMMIT Produced: 1925 Description Shows roads along the west coast of the United States from California to Washington. Includes scenic… Internet Archive FOREST AXIOM, THE 1929 · Educational FOREST AXIOM, THE Produced: 1929 Description On the waste of forest products. Diagrams the decrease of forested area in the U.S. from 1750 to the present.… Internet Archive SOUTHERN CATTLE YESTERDAY AND TODAY 1927 · Educational SOUTHERN CATTLE YESTERDAY AND TODAY Produced: 1927 Description Compares cattle before and after cattle fever ticks have been eliminated, showing mostly herds… Internet Archive PRECISION BUILT LINCOLN,THE [ADVERTISEMENT] 1928 · Commercial PRECISION BUILT LINCOLN,THE [ADVERTISEMENT] Produced: 1928 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows:… Internet Archive Luther Burbank / Irrigation 1922 · Educational Luther Burbank / Irrigation Produced: 1922 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Burbank’s… Internet Archive Water Tunnel Construction / Ford Tri-Motor Airplane and Lincoln Cars 1929 · Educational Water Tunnel Construction / Ford Tri-Motor Airplane and Lincoln Cars Produced: 1929 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor… Internet Archive Berry School Anniversary 1927 · Educational Berry School Anniversary Produced: 1927 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Girls walking… Internet Archive Dearborn Centennial Parade 1923 · Educational Dearborn Centennial Parade Produced: 1923 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Parade, locomotive… Internet Archive Freighter Benson Ford / River Rouge Plant Construction / Henry Ford Camping Party 1927 · Educational Freighter Benson Ford / River Rouge Plant Construction / Henry Ford Camping Party Produced: 1927 Description The original catalog description provided by the… Internet Archive Golden Rule of Safety 1925 · Educational Golden Rule of Safety Produced: 1925 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “General rule. Stop… Internet Archive Growing Corn In Spite of the Corn Borer / We're For Safety…Are You? 1927 · Educational Growing Corn In Spite of the Corn Borer / We're For Safety…Are You? Produced: 1927 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor… Internet Archive Farm Progress in Russian 1926 · Educational Farm Progress in Russian Produced: ca. 1926–ca. 1931 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Filmed… Internet Archive [OLD SAWMILL, MACON, MICHIGAN] 1928 · Educational [OLD SAWMILL, MACON, MICHIGAN] Produced: 1928 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Henry Ford… 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: “Detroit,… Internet Archive Bill Sprague Collection: Lucky Star, with Spanish titles 1929 · Film Lucky Star a Pre -Merger Fox Film : the Bill Sprague Collection does not deal with or tolerate bad reviews generalized negativity , or hate speech of any… Internet Archive The Three Stooges - Tape 5_1 (VHS Rip From The Family Channel) 1922 · Film 00:00 "Healthy, Wealthy, And Dumb" 15:17 "Stone Age Romeos" 29:53 "I'll Never Heil Again" 44:34 "Even As I O U" 59:51 "Sing A Song Of Six Pants" 1:12:39 "We… Internet Archive (R.O.T.C. AT RUTGERS COLLEGE, 1924.) 1924 · Educational (R.O.T.C. AT RUTGERS COLLEGE, 1924.) Produced: 1924 Description The cadet regiment passes in review before the college president, William H. S. Demarest. The… Internet Archive THE U.S. ARMY TRANSPORT CABLESHIP "DELLWOOD" 1924 · Educational THE U.S. ARMY TRANSPORT CABLESHIP "DELLWOOD" Produced: 1924 Description On the laying of the Alaskan cable by the Signal Cords in 1924. Reel 1, the Dellwood… Internet Archive BILL JONES CHAMPION 1922 · Educational BILL JONES CHAMPION Produced: 1922 Description Shows scenes at a 4-H club camp meeting on the outskirts of Sioux City, Iowa. Includes shots of club members… Internet Archive LAYING LUMBRICUS LOW 1925 · Educational LAYING LUMBRICUS LOW Produced: 1925 Description Shows damages to grass caused by the earthworm (Lumbricus) and prescribes methods of eliminating this pest. A… Internet Archive THE CLUB, COLLEGE, FARM, AND HOME 1927 · Educational THE CLUB, COLLEGE, FARM, AND HOME Produced: 1927 Description Shows members of 4-H clubs attending meetings at Washington State College (Pullman) and at… Internet Archive AMERICA'S GREAT BRIDGE TEST 1929 · Educational AMERICA'S GREAT BRIDGE TEST Produced: 1929 Description On 1927 tests of Swift Island Bridge over the Peedee River, North Carolina. Shows the bridge and… Internet Archive Ford Tractor 1921 · Educational Ford Tractor Produced: 1921 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Huge tree stump being pulled out… Internet Archive Ford Tractor / Aerial View of Brazilian Colonies and Jungle 1921 · Educational Ford Tractor / Aerial View of Brazilian Colonies and Jungle Produced: 1921 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company… Internet Archive Tractor Demonstrations 1924 · Educational Tractor Demonstrations Produced: 1924 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Workers loading… Internet Archive DEVELOPING A SALES ORGANIZATION 1928 · Educational DEVELOPING A SALES ORGANIZATION Produced: 1928 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: [part 6] “The… Internet Archive Ten Millionth Ford at Rodeo in Oregon 1924 · Educational Ten Millionth Ford at Rodeo in Oregon Produced: 1924 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Cowboys… Internet Archive [GORDON BENNETT BALLOON RACE] 1927 · Educational [GORDON BENNETT BALLOON RACE] 1927 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Gordon Bennett balloon… Internet Archive [PRECISION BUILT LINCOLN. PART 3] 1928 · Educational [PRECISION BUILT LINCOLN. PART 3] Produced: 1928 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “The… Internet Archive [LINCOLN PLANT] 1921 · Educational [LINCOLN PLANT] Produced: 1921 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Plant interior - assembly… Internet Archive Lumbering / Ford Plant / Cotton Milling 1921 · Educational Lumbering / Ford Plant / Cotton Milling Produced: 1921 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a.… Internet Archive The Three Stooges - Tape 3_3 (VHS Rip From The Family Channel) 1922 · Film 00:00 "He Cooked His Goose" 13:00 "Dizzy Doctors" 27:50 "Corny Casanovas" 42:37 "Half-Wits Holiday" 57:23 "Out West" 1:12:09 "Merry Mavericks" 1:24:20… Internet Archive The Covered Wagon Reel 4 1923 · Film "Two wagon caravans converge at what is now Kansas City, and combine for the westward push to Oregon. On their quest the pilgrims will experience desert heat,…