The world's archives

3,985–4,032 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 The Kid 1921 · Commercial A tramp cares for a boy after he's abandoned as a newborn by his mother. Later the mother has a change of heart and aches to be reunited with her son. Internet Archive CHMHOF 165 1928 1928 · Home movie Ellwood F. Hoffmann (1885-1966) Home Movie Collection Ellwood Hoffmann dropped out of school in 6th grade and went to work sweeping the floors at a hosiery… Internet Archive The Gold Rush (1925) DEU Trailer 1925 · Commercial German trailer for the movie The Gold Rush (1925) (Goldrausch) Internet Archive [FIFTEEN MILLIONTH FORD] 1927 · Educational [FIFTEEN MILLIONTH FORD] Produced: 1927 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93529 Internet Archive HOF 014 1928 1928 · Home movie Ellwood F. Hoffmann (1885-1966) Home Movie Collection Ellwood Hoffmann dropped out of school in 6th grade and went to work sweeping the floors at a hosiery… Internet Archive Columbia Pictures 1924 1924 · Film 1924 Columbia Pictures Logo. Internet Archive HOF 114 1928 1928 · Home movie Ellwood F. Hoffmann (1885-1966) Home Movie Collection Ellwood Hoffmann dropped out of school in 6th grade and went to work sweeping the floors at a hosiery… Internet Archive HOF 030 1928 1928 · Home movie Ellwood F. Hoffmann (1885-1966) Home Movie Collection Ellwood Hoffmann dropped out of school in 6th grade and went to work sweeping the floors at a hosiery… Commons Gus Visser and His Singing Duck 1925 · Short · 1 min · Subtitles Theodore Case Sound Test: Gus Visser and his Singing Duck, also known as Gus Visser and His Singing Duck, is a 1925 American short musical comedy film… Commons Vesuvius (erupting) Circa April 5, 1926 1926 · Short · 1 min Taken from the surrounding caldera. Cameraman: Frederick C.J. Wiss. Camera: Ciné-Kodak Model B with an f/6.5 lens. Film was digitized by CinePost using… Commons 1920’s Stage Wind Machine 1920 · Short · 1 min In the audio you can hear the sound of an old stage wind machine that was used in plays to mimic the sound of wind. The sound is produced due to the friction… Commons Zaandam begin jaren 20 1921 · Short · 1 min 00.00 Blik over de Zaan op de gemeente Zaandam (noot 1 in dossier) 00.03 Kijkje op een scheepswerfje met sleephelling en botenhuis 00.11 Blik op de sluis te… Commons Langs de Gouwe (acte 2) 1923 · Short · 1 min 00.00 Twee voor de wind zeilende tjalken achter elkaar op het Aarkanaal. 00.20 De kruising Aarkanaal-Oude Rijn, op de achtergrond Alphen aan den Rijn. 00.23… Commons The Skeleton Dance (1929, 16MM Film Print) 1929 · Short · 6 min One of my favorite Cartoons in glorious 16MM. This film just entered the public domain this month and I thought I should share this print from my collection. Commons The Centaurs 1921 · Cartoon · 2 min The Centaurs was an animated film produced by Winsor McCay between 1918 and 1921. There is no record that the film was completed or publicly screened. The… Commons Paramountjournalen 1925-09-07 1925 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles A Swedish newsreel for August 31 to September 7, 1925. Encoded with default parameters: ffmpeg2theora Commons Speech on Taxes, Liberty, and the Philosophy of Government (1924), by Calvin Coolidge 1924 · Short · 4 min Speech on Taxes, Liberty, and the Philosophy of Government (1924), by Calvin Coolidge Commons The Garage 1920 FATTY ARBUCKLE BUSTER KEATON 1920 · Short · 20 min Also known as The Fire Chief, The Garage (1920) is the 14th film starring the duo of Buster Keaton and Fatty Arbuckle, who also directed. It also stars Luke… Commons The Story of Rock Drilling 1921 · Short · 20 min The Story of Rock Drilling” is a historical film produced by the U.S. Bureau of Mines USBM) and released in 1921. The film shows advances in rock drilling… Commons 1927-1928 Home movies of Belle Isle, New Years Day snow, and New Mexico 1928 · Home movie · 13 min Silent, black and white 16mm film consisting of home movies of fall and winter outings to Belle Isle, a snow-covered neighborhood, and a trip to New Mexico… Commons Prince Hirohito and Prince Kan'in Haruhito in The Hague, Netherlands - openbeelden370760 1921 · Short · 4 min Prince Hirohito (future Emperor Shōwa) and Prince Kan'in Haruhito (later: Kan'in Sumihito) in The Hague, Netherlands, 1921 Commons Neighbors (1920) 1920 · Short · 17 min Neighbors – a 1920 American silent short comedy film co-written, co-directed by, and starring Buster Keaton. Commons Похороны П. А. Кропоткина (1921) 1921 · Documentary · 10 min Производство: Всероссийское Фото-Кино отделение Год: 1921 Жанр: кинохроника, документальный фильм Похороны П. А. Кропоткина Commons Beauty À La Mud (1926) 1926 · Short · 16 min This short was provided by Grapevine Video on their blu-ray. They make no claims to copyright over this short. Commons 1927. Приключения болвашки 1927 · Cartoon · 18 min «Приключения болвашки» — советский анимационный фильм, снятый на студии «Межрабпом-Русь» в 1927 году режиссёром Юрием Желябужскиным. Commons T.B.C.-film (acte 2) 1928 · Short · 10 min 00.03 Massakerkhof met stenen zerken 00.08 Gevel met ramen, verpleegsters. Raam wordt door verpleegster geopend 00.30 Klokken met opschrift : Licht lucht… Commons ANWB-nieuws: stofvrije wegen en weekbladen van de ANWB 1925 · Short · 7 min Compilatie bestaande uit twee items over de ANWB. Het eerste item gaat over de verbetering van de wegen en het maken van moderne stofvrije wegen. Het tweede… Commons De thee, van plantage tot het pakje (acte 2) 1928 · Short · 8 min 00.00 Tekst: De Thee. Van de plantage naar het pakje. 1ste Acte. Opgenomen door Willy Mullens, Directeur der Haghe-Film-Fabriek, Den Haag; 00.05 TT: Bezoek… Commons Nieuwe stormramp in den Achterhoek 1927 · Short · 6 min 00.00 Tekst : Nieuwe Stormramp in den Achterhoek. Opname Willy Mullens 00.07 Tekst tegen achtergrond van Haghefilm-embleem : Neede, Beltrum en Lichtenvoorde… Commons Onze eigen industrie: kreeftenvangst 1923 · Short · 8 min 00.12 Panorama van de haven van Yerseke 00.25 Gezicht op de haven van Yerseke vanaf een op de Oosterschelde varend schip 00.32 Gezicht vanaf de Oosterschelde… Commons Uitstapje naar de Kager-plassen 1922 · Short · 6 min 00.00 Afgemeerde pleziervaartuigen aan weerszijden van camera 00.17 Het cameraschip verlaat als eerste de kade, waarop veel publiek. 00.20 Passeert een ander… Commons Waddinxveen (acte 2) 1928 · Short · 8 min 00.00 In dikke platen gezaagde stam. 00.05 De droge houtpulp wordt onder uit de pulpmolen geschept 00.15 en vervolgens in het afvoergat naar 00.24 de mengkuip… Commons Mosaico criollo - 1929 1929 · Short · 8 min Mosaico criollo is the name of the first edition of the series of short films produced by Sociedad Impresora de Discos Electrofónicos (S.I.D.E.) in… Commons Felix the Cat in Romeeow 1930 1929 · Short · 7 min Restored by Thunderbean Animation A 2K scan of perhaps the best of the made with sound Felix shorts, from the original camera negative. Commons A Woman of Paris (1923) 1923 · Feature · 1 h 21 min A Woman of Paris is a feature-length American silent film that debuted in 1923. The film, an atypical drama film for its creator, was written, directed,… Commons Fultah Fisher's Boarding House 1922 · Short · 11 min Fultah Fisher's Boarding House, American silent short film directed by Frank Capra (in his directorial debut) based on Rudyard Kipling's poem "The Ballad of… Commons Never Weaken (1921) 1921 · Short · 28 min Never Weaken is a 1921 American silent comedy film starring Harold Lloyd and directed by Fred Newmeyer. Commons The Great K & A Train Robbery (1926) 1926 · Feature · 1 h 3 min The Great K & A Train Robbery is a 1926 American silent Western film directed by Lewis Seiler and starring Tom Mix and Dorothy Dwan. Commons La Souriante Madame Beudet (1923) 1922 · Feature · 42 min La Souriante Madame Beudet, a 1922 French silent short by Germaine Dulac, often considered as one of the first feminist films. Commons Mother's Happiness (1926) 1926 · Feature · 48 min A 48-minute fragment of the Chinese film Mother's Happiness (兒孫福), produced by the Yueming Film Company and Great China Lilium Pictures. Commons Nederland (acte 1) 1920 · Short · 8 min 00.04 Landkaart van Nederland, daaroverheen: Titels: - Nederland - Film naar scenario van Melis Stoke - Vervaardigd in opdracht van de Vereeniging 'Nederland… Commons Zuivel Friesche Coop. fabriek 1923 · Short · 11 min 00.00 Zeilschouwtje met melkbussen in nauwe vaart 00.05 Motorschuit beladen met melkbussen meert af 00.27 De schipper van het schouwtje zet de bussen op het… Commons Muller en co n.v. Rotterdam 1928 · Short · 10 min 00.00 Straat met winkel en naambord : N.V. Muller en Co. 00.06 Lichtbaken op het havenhoofd 00.10 Personentrein langs perron 00.16 Thames met Towerbridge te… Commons Achter de wolken schijnt de zon (acte 1) 1925 · Short · 9 min Film (stom met tussentitels) door Willy Mullens in opdracht van de 'Nederlansche Centrale Vereeniging tot Bestrijding van Tuberculose'. Alle facetten van tbc,… Commons Strike (1925) 1925 · Feature · 1 h 27 min · Subtitles Strike (Russian: Стачка, translit. Stachka) is a 1925 silent film made in the Soviet Union by Sergei Eisenstein. It was Eisenstein's first full-length feature… Commons Outside the Law(1920) 1920 · Feature · 1 h 15 min Outside the Law is a 1920 crime film directed by Tod Browning. Browning remade the film in 1930. Black Mike (Lon Chaney) is a despicable gangster who lures… Commons The Three Million Trial (1926) 1926 · Feature · 1 h 3 min “The Three Million Trial.” Russian silent comedy film. Russian: «Процесс о трех миллионах». Commons 1928 Кукла с миллионами 1928 · Feature · 1 h 5 min Кукла с миллионами Жанр: комедия, немое кино Производство: Киностудия "Межрабпом-фильм" Год выпуска: 1928 Продолжительность: 01:05:50 Режиссер: Сергей…