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3,265–3,312 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 MGM 1924 1924 · Film The first MGM logo with Slats. Don't be afraid of the MGM lion. He's not going to bite you. Internet Archive THE CAVALRY RIFLE SQUAD 1924 · Educational THE CAVALRY RIFLE SQUAD Produced: 1924 Description Cavalry troopers demonstrate parade and drill techniques at Fort Riley, Kans. Describes commands given and… Internet Archive PEANUTS--THIRTY MILLION DOLLARS WORTH 1923 · Educational PEANUTS--THIRTY MILLION DOLLARS WORTH Produced: 1923 Description Shows peanut growing operations. Peanuts, shelled and unshelled, are planted, the field is… Internet Archive PINES, THE 1925 · Educational PINES, THE Produced: 1925 Description Dramatizes a farmer's efforts to prevent blister rust from devastating his pine trees. Reel 1 emphasizes the need for… Internet Archive ALFALFA WEEVIL CONTROL 1926 · Educational ALFALFA WEEVIL CONTROL Produced: 1926 Description Encourages spraying to guard against weevils. Shows how weevils grow and destroy crops. Demonstrates methods… Internet Archive MAGIC IN IT 1926 · Educational MAGIC IN IT Produced: 1926 Description A dramatization showing the value of keeping records of farm production and accounts. An elf corrects a farmer's… Internet Archive GYPSY AND BROWN-TAIL MOTHS--THEIR INSECT ENEMIES 1928 · Educational GYPSY AND BROWN-TAIL MOTHS--THEIR INSECT ENEMIES Produced: 1928 Description Shows moths on buildings, trees, and other objects. Uses maps to describe the… Internet Archive Small Game Hunting / Manufacturing Cast Steel / Small Game Hunting / Baseball Game / U.S. Army Troops / Storm Damaged Residential Area 1920 · Educational Small Game Hunting / Manufacturing Cast Steel / Small Game Hunting / Baseball Game / U.S. Army Troops / Storm Damaged Residential Area Produced: 1920… Internet Archive EL AYULANTE DEL JUGADOR DE GOLF. THE LOVE OF CADDYING 1925 · Educational EL AYULANTE DEL JUGADOR DE GOLF. THE LOVE OF CADDYING Produced: 1925 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/90985 Internet Archive Henry Ford's Personal Yacht / Boat Races (Harmsworth Trophy Race) 1921 · Educational Henry Ford's Personal Yacht / Boat Races (Harmsworth Trophy Race) Produced: 1921 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor… Internet Archive [TRIP ON BENSON FORD FREIGHTER] 1927 · Educational [TRIP ON BENSON FORD FREIGHTER] Produced: 1927 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: View of… Internet Archive [FORD TRI-MOTOR] 1926 · Educational [FORD TRI-MOTOR] Produced: 1926 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: View of Ford Tri-Motor… Internet Archive DAY AS LUMBERJACKS, A 1927 · Educational DAY AS LUMBERJACKS, A Produced: 1927 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “At this time -- Henry… Internet Archive Freighter Docking and Unloading / Geography (The Earth: What Is It?) 1923 · Educational Freighter Docking and Unloading / Geography (The Earth: What Is It?) Produced: 1923 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor… 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 The Three Stooges - Tape 4_1 (VHS Rip From The Family Channel) 1922 · Film 0:0 "How High Is Up" 14:54 "Beer Barrel Polecats" 29:28 "Commotion On The Ocean" 41:57 "Tricky Dicks" 56:50 "Gents In A Jam" 1:11:24 "The Sitter Downers" Internet Archive OX WARBLER, THE 1921 · Educational OX WARBLER, THE Produced: 1921 Description Shows the life cycle of the warble fly and the losses in the value of hides, meat, and milk production which the… Internet Archive BLISTER RUST--A MENACE TO WESTERN TIMBER 1921 · Educational BLISTER RUST--A MENACE TO WESTERN TIMBER Produced: 1921 Description Shows the depredations of the white pine blister rust on pine forests of the West and… Internet Archive RICE--FROM PADDY TO BOWL 1924 · Educational RICE--FROM PADDY TO BOWL Produced: 1924 Description Shows proper methods of growing, harvesting, and packing rice to insure a prime quality table product.… Internet Archive FOUR MEN AND THE SOY 1925 · Educational FOUR MEN AND THE SOY Produced: 1925 Description "Soybean Day" activities at Ohio State University illustrate the stages in soybean culture and show the… Internet Archive PAN AND CERES IN THE MOVIES 1924 · Educational PAN AND CERES IN THE MOVIES Produced: 1924 Description Dramatizes the varied motion picture activities of the Department of Agriculture. Includes shots of… Internet Archive YOSEMITE'S NEW ROADS 1927 · Educational YOSEMITE'S NEW ROADS Produced: 1927 Description Shows road resurfacing activities carried on by the Bureau of Public Roads in Yosemite National Park. Contains… Internet Archive BAMBOOS--THE GIANT GRASSES OF THE ORIENT 1929 · Educational BAMBOOS--THE GIANT GRASSES OF THE ORIENT Produced: 1929 Description Shows the cultivation and uses of bamboo on the islands of Sumatra and Java. Bamboo… Internet Archive Freighter "Lake Ormoc" Trial Trip / River Rouge Plant 1927 · Educational Freighter "Lake Ormoc" Trial Trip / River Rouge Plant Produced: 1927 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive Scrapping a Ship 1926 · Educational Scrapping a Ship Produced: 1926 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Crane lifting stack of… 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,… 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 2] “In… Internet Archive Safety is its Own Reward 1923 · Educational Safety is its Own Reward Produced: 1923 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: [part 2] Workers… Internet Archive [GREENFIELD VILLAGE]. LIGHTS:GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY. PART 2 1929 · Educational [GREENFIELD VILLAGE]. LIGHTS:GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY. PART 2 Produced: 1929 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads… Internet Archive Commercial Airplane Reliability Tour / Henry Ford and Edsel Ford Inspecting Tunnel and Power Plant 1929 · Commercial Commercial Airplane Reliability Tour / Henry Ford and Edsel Ford Inspecting Tunnel and Power Plant Produced: 1929 Description The original catalog description… Internet Archive [INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS AND TRAFFIC] 1925 · Educational [INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS AND TRAFFIC] Produced: 1925 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Group… Internet Archive Commercial Airplane Reliability Tour for the Edsel B. Ford Trophy / Detroit News Balloon Race 1925 · Commercial Commercial Airplane Reliability Tour for the Edsel B. Ford Trophy / Detroit News Balloon Race Produced: 1925 Description The original catalog description… Internet Archive The Detroit News Pictorial (Florida Airways Plane at Ford Airport) / Goodno Ranch, Fort Thompson Park, Labelle, Florida 1925 · Educational The Detroit News Pictorial (Florida Airways Plane at Ford Airport) / Goodno Ranch, Fort Thompson Park, Labelle, Florida Produced: 1925 Description The… Internet Archive Bill Sprague Collection-Harry Langdon, Vernon Dent-HIS FIRST FLAME-S9ilent Feature 1927 · Film This one I recognize as the VHS tape that I had right down to the music track. As mentioned before in "The Sea Squawk ' description, this title was also… Internet Archive R.O.T.C. ACTIVITIES, CAMP DEVENS, AYER, MASS., JULY 15, 1920 1920 · Educational R.O.T.C. ACTIVITIES, CAMP DEVENS, AYER, MASS., JULY 15, 1920 Produced: 1920 Description Reel 1 demonstrates swimming strokes, life-saving methods, and… Internet Archive NATIONAL MATCHES AND INTERNATIONAL MATCHES 1923 · Educational NATIONAL MATCHES AND INTERNATIONAL MATCHES Produced: 1923 Description On the rifle matches held at Camp Perry, Ohio, in 1923. The Thompson and Geraud… Internet Archive FORESTING THE SANDHILLS 1929 · Educational FORESTING THE SANDHILLS Produced: 1929 Description On the history and forestation of the Nebraska National Forest area. Shows Dakota(?)Indians in sandhills,… Internet Archive COOPERATIVE MARKETING--LIVESTOCK 1928 · Educational COOPERATIVE MARKETING--LIVESTOCK Produced: 1928 Description Explains the extent of cooperative livestock marketing in the U.S. and shows how it assists… Internet Archive Scrapping a Ship 1926 · Educational Scrapping a Ship Produced: 1926 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Men on deck of partially… Internet Archive Michigan State Fair / Launching the John B. Boardman 1923 · Educational Michigan State Fair / Launching the John B. Boardman Produced: 1923 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive Ford Industries 1927 · Educational Ford Industries Produced: ca. 1927–ca. 1935 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Aerial view of… Internet Archive Ten Millionth Ford 1924 · Educational Ten Millionth Ford Produced: 1924 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Motorcade parked on city… Internet Archive The Ford Tri-Motor on Pontoons, Being Tested on the Detroit River / The Ford Tri-Motor on Pontoons and Boat Races 1928 · Educational The Ford Tri-Motor on Pontoons, Being Tested on the Detroit River / The Ford Tri-Motor on Pontoons and Boat Races Produced: 1928 Description The original… Internet Archive [HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL, THE] 1927 · Educational [HENRY FORD TRADE SCHOOL, THE] Produced: 1927 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93571 Internet Archive [OUR COMMON BIRDS] 1920 · Educational [OUR COMMON BIRDS] Produced: 1920 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Views of stuffed birds in… Internet Archive Fordson Tractor / Decorating Pottery 1922 · Educational Fordson Tractor / Decorating Pottery Produced: 1922 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a.… Internet Archive [FORD INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS AND RESIDENTIAL AREA] 1922 · Educational [FORD INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS AND RESIDENTIAL AREA] Produced: 1922 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive R.O.T.C. DEMONSTRATIONS AT GEORGIA TECH, 1920 1920 · Educational R.O.T.C. DEMONSTRATIONS AT GEORGIA TECH, 1920 Produced: 1920 Description Unedited footage. Reel 1, Georgia Tech and high school R.O.T.C. cadets parade in…