The world's archives

337–384 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 Song Birds as Neighbors 1920 · Film · Subtitles Great shot of movie cameraman in woods shooting birds at close range. Describes insect pests. Birds are "nature's check against these hardened criminals."… Internet Archive "The Scarlet Letter" (1926) director Victor Sjöström (Seastrom) starring Lillian Gish 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 Lonesome 1928 · Feature https://web.archive.org/web/20230319211234/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonesome_%281928_film%29 Internet Archive Duck Farming 1920 · Film · Subtitles "A Tendor Milk-fed Duck, done to a turn", feather pluckers (funny!), 34 pounds of feed will raise a duck of 5 pounds dressed! ducks to the right of me, ducks… Internet Archive Tramp, Tramp, Tramp 1924 · Cartoon · 4 min Interesting animation by Max and Dave Fleischer in which the audience was to sing along with lyrics on the screen. Internet Archive "Just Suppose" (1926) starring Richard Barthelmess, Lois Moran 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 Dance Of Life 1929 Colorized 1929 · Feature Early talkie that is a fascinating time-capsule window onto the days of vaudeville. It follows the touching up-and-down relationship of two performers who… Internet Archive [Norman Goddard and His Glider] 1929 · Short · 6 min · Subtitles Stanford, California: Norman Goddard photographed with his glider and in the air; scenes with wife. Internet Archive Ship Ahoy! 1928 · Film · Subtitles On old sailing vessels that are still in use. Seems to segue into a travelogue about Navy sailors in Hawaii. Internet Archive Felix Finds Out 1924 · Cartoon · 9 min A classic Felix The Cat cartoon from 1924. Very funny! To find out more information regarding this film go to its IMDb page at http://imdb.com/title/tt0141018/ Internet Archive The Love Nest / Blu-ray / H.264 / MKV / 1080p / Remux / Buster Keaton Short Films Collection (2011) 1923 · Feature Buster bids goodbye to Virginia and all women, sailing away in his "Cupid." Later, without food or water, he is taken on board "The Love Nest" which has a… Internet Archive Steamboat Willie (1928) 1928 · Feature Mickey Mouse, piloting a steamboat, delights his passenger, Minnie, by making musical instruments out of the menagerie on deck. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive "Seven Chances" (1925) starring Buster Keaton 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 "Back Fire" (1922) starring Jack Hoxie 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 "That Model From Paris" (1926) starring Marceline Day 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 Big Parade 1925 · Feature Internet Archive The Phantom of the Opera (1925) 1925 · Feature The deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House causes murder and mayhem in an attempt to make the woman he loves a star. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive "Waking Up the Town" (1925) starring Jack Pickford, Norma Shearer 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 "Girl Shy" (1924) starring Harold Lloyd 1924 · 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 Ben Hur, A Tale Of The Christ (1925) 1925 · Feature Internet Archive "Flaming Waters" (1925) starring Malcolm McGregor, Pauline Garon 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 Brass / DVD / DVD5 / VOB IFO / NTSC 1923 · Feature With her marriage on the verge of breaking up, a young wife attempts to win back the love of her husband and child. Internet Archive "The Glorious Adventure" (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 "Winning The Franchise" (1920) starring Helen Gibson 1920 · 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 Old Barn, The 1929 · Short · 20 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page Internet Archive Salomé (1922) 1922 · Feature Based on Oscar Wilde’s play, the films tells the story of how Salomé agrees to dance for King Herod in return for the head of John the Baptist. Internet Archive "When Knighthood Was in Flower" (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 The Love Nest / Blu-ray / x264 / MKV / 720p 1923 · Feature Buster bids goodbye to Virginia and all women, sailing away in his "Cupid." Later, without food or water, he is taken on board "The Love Nest" which has a… Internet Archive The Talk Of Hollywood 1929 Nat Carr, Fay Marbe, Hope Sutherland, Mark Sandrich 1929 · Feature The Talk Of Hollywood 1929 Nat Carr, Fay Marbe, Hope Sutherland, Mark Sandrich Internet Archive Wings (1927) 1927 · 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. Best Picture winner Wings… Internet Archive Black Sunlight 1920 · Film · Subtitles on anthracite coal mining with animation showing how coal was created underground Pan over valley in anthracite region of Pennsylvania strip mining deep… Internet Archive The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1923) 1923 · 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. Universal Pictures biggest… Internet Archive Communication: A Film Lesson in General Science / Development of Communication 1927 · Short · 13 min · Subtitles Venerable educational film showing technologies of communication, circa 1920s. Internet Archive Troubles of a Merchant and How to Stop Them, The (Part II) 1925 · Short · 16 min · Subtitles How a storekeeper's business suffers due to lack of financial controls and how installation of a National Cash Register restores its profitability. One of the… Internet Archive The Haunted House 1921 · Feature Keaton plays a teller at a successful bank. Unbeknownst to him, the manager at the bank and his gang are planning on pulling off a robbery and hiding in an… Internet Archive He Who Gets Slapped 1924 Colorized 1924 · Feature Uniquely weird, compelling silent classic about a scientist who is discredited by a treacherous colleague and, humiliated, decides to join a circus as a… Internet Archive The Cameraman (1928) HD with Score 1928 · Feature A photographer takes up newsreel shooting to impress a secretary. Internet Archive The Spieler (1928) Alan Hale, Renée Adorée, Fred Kohler and Clyde Cook 1928 · Feature The Spieler (1928) Alan Hale, Renée Adorée, Fred Kohler and Clyde Cook Internet Archive Half Marriage 1929 · Feature Title: Half Marriage Summary: A young couple marries in secret. Judy's afraid her parents won't approve of Dick and she'll lose her generous allowance. Her… Internet Archive Tell It To The Marines 1927 Colorized 1927 · Feature From IMDB: A gruff Marine sergeant and a handsome new recruit compete for the affection of a nurse.https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0018471 Silent comedy-drama… Internet Archive "The Enchanted Cottage" (1924) director John S. Robertson 1924 · 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 "Love’s Crucible" (1922) director Victor Sjöström (Seastrom) 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 How to Use the Dial Phone 1927 · Film · Subtitles Gould can 1095. HOW TO USE THE DIAL PHONE. Instructional film on use of the dial telephone, produced for showing in the Fresno, California market. Internet Archive "Rosita" (1923) starring Mary Pickford 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 Her Private Affair (1929) Ann Harding, Harry Bannister, John Loder, Kay Hammond 1929 · Feature Her Private Affair 1929 Ann Harding, Harry Bannister, John Loder, Kay Hammond Internet Archive On the Front Page 1926 · Feature Title: On the Front Page Summary: After being beaten to a story of scandal involving Countess Polasky, James W. Hornby assigns his son 24 hours to find an… Internet Archive Captain Swagger 1928 Rod La Rocque, Sue Carol, Richard Tucker, Victor Potel 1928 · Feature Captain Swagger 1928 Rod La Rocque, Sue Carol, Richard Tucker, Victor Potel Internet Archive How the Fires of Our Body Are Fed: A Study of the Human Digestive Process 1926 · Film · Subtitles A film about the bio-mechanics of digestion. 09:03:11:18 Great shot of shirtless man in the stoke-hole of ship shoveling coal into the fire. 09:04:00:06 Great…