The world's archives

289–336 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 Felix Finds Out 1924 · Cartoon · 4 min After Felix gets his friend in trouble for not doing his homework, Felix tries to make amends by finding out for him "What makes the moon shine?" You can find… Internet Archive "Cocaine" (1922) 1922 · Feature This gem is presented by Silent Hall of Fame. Please visit https://silent-hall-of-fame.org/ to support our non-profit mission and the legacy of silent movie… Internet Archive Robinson Crusoe B 1927 · Film · Subtitles Silent film version of Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe, directed and produced (and starring) M.A. Wetherell. In three parts. Internet Archive Grandma's Boy 1922 · Feature · 1 h Title: Grandma's Boy Summary: A meek young man must find the courage within when a rogue tramp menaces his home town. Directed by: Fred C. Newmeyer Actors:… Internet Archive Three Ages (1923) HD with Score 1923 · Feature A parody of D.W. Griffith s Intolerance, dramatizing man s quest for love in three parallel settings a modern city, the Stone Age, and ancient Rome. Internet Archive "Steamboat Bill, Jr." (1928) starring Buster Keaton 1928 · Feature This gem is presented by Silent Hall of Fame. Please visit https://silent-hall-of-fame.org/ to support our non-profit mission and the legacy of silent movie… Internet Archive Farmer Miller Goes Into High Gear (Part II) 1920 · Short · 15 min · Subtitles A farmer is convinced that his tractor will do more and better if it rolls on Goodyear tires rather than steel wheels. Includes scenes of tractor tire… Internet Archive General Motors Around the World (Part IV) 1927 · Short · 12 min · Subtitles How one of the first multinational corporations organized itself to sell to the world under the leadership of Alfred R. Sloan. With excellent images of… Internet Archive The Shock 1923 · Feature · 1 h 3 min Lon Chaney plays a wheelchair bound master criminal. Internet Archive "Beauty's Worth" (1922) starring Marion Davies 1922 · Feature This gem is presented by Silent Hall of Fame. Please visit https://silent-hall-of-fame.org/ to support our non-profit mission and the legacy of silent movie… Internet Archive "So This is Paris" (1926) director Ernst Lubitsch, with Monte Blue, Patsy Ruth Miller 1926 · Feature This gem is presented by Silent Hall of Fame. Please visit https://silent-hall-of-fame.org/ to support our non-profit mission and the legacy of silent movie… Internet Archive The Hands of Orlac (1924) 1924 · Feature · Subtitles The Hands of Orlac is a silent horror film directed by Maurice Tourneur , based on the novel by Maurice Renard . The story follows Paul Orlac , a successful… Internet Archive "The Man without Desire" (1923) 1923 · Feature This gem is presented by Silent Hall of Fame. Please visit https://silent-hall-of-fame.org/ to support our non-profit mission and the legacy of silent movie… Internet Archive Communication: A Film Lesson in General Science / Development of Communication 1927 · Film · Subtitles Much of film is composed of CUs and hand-lettered captions. CU simple electric bell circuit with hand pushing button. Animated art card showing operation of… Internet Archive Body and Soul 1925 · Feature A minister is malevolent and sinister behind his righteous facade. He consorts with, and later extorts from, the owner of a gambling house, and betrays an… Internet Archive Lucky Boy 1929 · Feature https://web.archive.org/web/20230322212124/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucky_Boy_%281929_film%29 Internet Archive Bill Sprague Collection-The Haunted House and The Skeleton Symphony-PUBLIC DOMAIN 1927 · Cartoon Here is one interesting Cartoon The Haunted House and The Skeleton Symphony. A Good one for a dark rainy night Internet Archive Felix Gets the Can 1924 · Cartoon · 3 min Felix has trouble catching fish on his own, so he tries to steal some. The shop owner throws a can at Felix and gives him an idea: go to Alaska, where the… Internet Archive Paris Bound 1929 Ann Harding, Fredric March, Carmelita Geraghty, Leslie Fenton 1929 · Feature Paris Bound 1929 Ann Harding, Fredric March, Carmelita Geraghty, Leslie Fenton Internet Archive Berkeley Fire 1923 1923 · Short · 2 min · Subtitles 0707 PA8113 Berkeley Fire 1923 Internet Archive Heavenly Bodies 1920 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles Visionary 1920s film containing imaginative astrophysical visualizations. Internet Archive It 1927 Colorized 1927 · Feature Fun lively romantic comedy about a cute salesgirl with plenty of 'It' (charisma) who pursues a love relationship with her boss. Starring Clara Bow, Antonio… Internet Archive Felix the Cat - Cat in the swim 1922 · Cartoon Silent movie with algorithmic composition in "Darwinian Piano Style" programed by Guido Kramann 2013. See also http://www.kramann.info/darwinian and… Internet Archive Principles Of Electro-Magnetism, Parts 1 and 2 1927 · Film · Subtitles Silent film looks at the principles of electromagnetic force with diagrams and experiments. Internet Archive Moulin Rouge 1929 Olga Tschechowa, Eve Gray, Jean Bradin, Georges Tréville 1929 · Feature Moulin Rouge 1929 Olga Tschechowa, Eve Gray, Jean Bradin, Georges Tréville Internet Archive Fast And Furious 1927 Colorized 1927 · Feature Wacky silent comedy. Guy mistaken for a professional racing driver decides to continue the impersonation to win the girl he loves. Starring Reginald Denny and… Internet Archive Felix Goes West 1924 · Cartoon · 3 min Hungry Felix tries to steal some food and fails. He then decides to "Go West" to "The Land of Opportunity" by hitching a ride on an airplane. When he gets to… Internet Archive Industrial Worker 1928 · Educational · Subtitles Silent film that looks at the educational path for a child who will eventually become an industrial worker. Internet Archive Felix: Doubles for Darwin 1924 · Cartoon · 4 min Hungry Felix responds to an advertisement in the newspaper promising a reward for proof that "Man Comes from Monkey". His search for proof takes him to South… Internet Archive Messe noire 1928 · Feature Internet Archive College (1927) HD with Score 1927 · Feature Brilliant in his studies and dismissive of athletics, Ronald finishes high school at the top of his class. But in college his uptight attitude doesn't win him… Internet Archive "Ashes of Vengeance" (1923) director Frank Lloyd with Norma Talmadge 1923 · Feature This gem is presented by Silent Hall of Fame. Please visit https://silent-hall-of-fame.org/ to support our non-profit mission and the legacy of silent movie… Internet Archive Mutt & Jeff: Westward Whoa! 1926 · Cartoon · 7 min Ranch hands Mutt and Jeff encounter great difficulty while attempting to brand some highly reluctant cattle. Originally realeased in 1926 as a silent, black… Internet Archive "Under Two Flags" (1922) director Tod Browning 1922 · Feature This gem is presented by Silent Hall of Fame. Please visit https://silent-hall-of-fame.org/ to support our non-profit mission and the legacy of silent movie… Internet Archive Dnevnik Glumova (Glumov's Diary) 1923 · Short · 5 min From IMDb : Filmic insert to Eisenstein's modernized, free adaptation of Ostrovskiy's 19th-century Russian stage play, "The Wise Man" ("Na vsyakogo mudretsa… Internet Archive Go West (1925) HD with Score 1925 · Feature Friendless travels west to try to make his fortune. Once there, he tries his hand at bronco-busting, cattle wrangling and dairy farming, eventually forming a… Internet Archive woman to woman 1929 · Feature · Subtitles drama film Internet Archive Success in Business 1928 · Short · 11 min · Subtitles Story of a middle-class white-collar worker who finds the way to succeed in business, making his wife and family happy and enjoying affluence. Internet Archive Get Your Man 1927 Colorized 1927 · Feature Silly romantic comedy starring Clara Bow as an American gal in France who embarks on a complicated romance with a handsome young Frenchman. Colorized using… Internet Archive [Gould can 1028: Lawn Dancing] 1920 · Film · Subtitles Freestyle (Isadora Duncan-type) dancing; also society wedding with formalized lawn dancing. [Bert Gould indicates in his list that this may come from a… Internet Archive "The Lady" (1925) director Frank Borzage with Norma Talmadge 1925 · Feature This gem is presented by Silent Hall of Fame. Please visit https://silent-hall-of-fame.org/ to support our non-profit mission and the legacy of silent movie… Internet Archive The Skeleton Dance 1929 · Feature Internet Archive The Unholy Three 1925 Colorized 1925 · Feature Enjoyable quirky story, directed by Tod Browning, of a trio of conmen comprised of Echo the ventriloquist, Tweedledee the midget, and Hercules the strongman,… Internet Archive Collectie Filmcollectief - Felix the Cat - Cat in the swim 1922 · Cartoon Felix wants to swim and ask someone to go with him. The boy has to play piano. But because Felix saved a mouse, the mouse arranges other mice to play on the… Internet Archive Destruction of a Dam 1928 · Film · Subtitles Dramatization, apparently using models and miniatures, of a dam break. With scenes of aftermath and rescue operations. From Wikipedia: "The St. Francis Dam… Internet Archive "The Divine Woman" (1928) director Victor Sjöström (Seastrom) 1928 · Feature This gem is presented by Silent Hall of Fame. Please visit https://silent-hall-of-fame.org/ to support our non-profit mission and the legacy of silent movie… Internet Archive General Motors Around the World (Part II) 1927 · Short · 11 min · Subtitles How one of the first multinational corporations organized itself to sell to the world under the leadership of Alfred R. Sloan. With excellent images of… Internet Archive Sunnyside Up 1929 · Feature Title: Sunnyside Up Summary: Molly and Bee, sweet young 'working girls,' live in a cheap room over a New York grocery store. Molly's idol, wealthy Jack…