The world's archives

4,081–4,128 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.
Commons La Maison du mystère (1923), épisode 6 1923 · Short · 25 min Episode 6 of The House of Mystery, with French intertitles. Restored from an original nitrate negative by Renée Lichtig. Commons On With The Show (1929) 1929 · Feature · 1 h 47 min On with the Show! is a 1929 American pre-Code musical film produced by Warner Bros. Filmed in two-color Technicolor, the film became the first all-talking,… Commons All Americans (1929) 1929 · Short · 19 min All Americans, a short film, was released in 1929. This short film demonstrated themes of nativism and "melting pot" in the United States in the 1920s. Commons Our Dancing Daughters (1928) 1928 · Feature · 1 h 23 min Our Dancing Daughters (1928), featuring Joan Crawford, John Mack Brown, Nils Asther, Dorothy Sebastian, and Anita Page. Directed by Harry Beaumont. Commons Gunnar Hedes saga (Mauritz Stiller, 1923) 1923 · Feature · 1 h 9 min The Blizzard, with Swedish intertitles. Restoration by the Swedish Film Institute, based on a duplicate negative preserved at the BFI National Archive and a… Commons Two To One (1927) 1927 · Short · 28 min Two To One, a two-reel dramatic comedy. Abridged surviving version of the now-lost 1925 film Pampered Youth, directed by David Smith and based on Booth… Commons Now I'll Tell One (1927) excerpt 1927 · Short · 9 min Surviving footage from the second reel of Now I'll Tell One, with English intertitles. 2023 restoration based on a print from the British Film Institute… Commons Irene (1926 film) 1926 · Feature · 1 h 30 min Colleen Moore in the silent film adaptation of "Irene" from 1926. Based on the 1919 Broadway musical of the same name, and later remade into a film in 1940,… Commons Big Business (1929) - 16mm - Silent - UHD 1929 · Short · 19 min Another Classic Laurel and Hardy Comedy. This was one of the most popular silent films "The Boys" ever made. An absolute must see for anyone who's discovering… Commons Wrong Again (1929) - 16mm - Mono - UHD 1929 · Short · 21 min When I was a kid , I got this film as a $10.00 promotion. Of course that was on Super 8 film but it was still a big deal to have a complete comedy that we… Commons Unaccustomed As We Are (1929) - 16mm - Silent - UHD 1929 · Short · 19 min Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy were one of the best pairings of comedians that ever existed. I have been collecting their films for over 50 years now. This film… Commons Unaccustomed As We Are (1929) - 16mm - Sound - UHD 1929 · Short · 22 min Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy were one of the best pairings of comedians that ever existed. I have been collecting their films for over 50 years now. This film… Commons The Lost World (1925) 1925 · Feature · 1 h 42 min The Lost World is an US silent fantasy giant monster adventure film adapted from Arthur Conan Doyle's 1912 novel of the same name. Commons 1927 Третья Мещанская 1927 · Feature · 1 h 26 min Третья Мещанская Год: 1927 Cтрана: СССР Киностудия: Совкино. Жанр: драма, комедия, мелодрама. Режиссер: Абрам Роом. В главных ролях: Николай Баталов,… Commons The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921) 1921 · Feature · 2 h 12 min The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921), American silent epic war drama film produced by Metro Pictures Corporation and directed by Rex Ingram. Commons Wizard of Oz (1925) 1925 · Feature · 1 h 11 min The Wizard of Oz is a 1925 American silent film directed by Larry Semon, who also appears in a lead role—that of a farmhand disguised as a Scarecrow. Commons The Sheik (1921) by George Melford 1921 · Feature · 1 h 15 min The Sheik (1921) by George Melford, with English intertitles. Digital transfer based on a print and a fine-grain master. Color is based on tinting and toning… Commons Конец Санкт-Петербурга (1927) 1927 · Feature · 1 h 13 min Конец Санкт-Петербурга Режиссёры: Пудовкин Всеволод, Доллер Михаил Сценарист: Зархи Натан Композитор: Юровский Владимир Оператор: Головня Анатолий… Commons 7th Heaven (1927) 1927 · Feature · 1 h 58 min 7th Heaven, American silent film directed by Frank Borzage based on the 1922 play by Austin Strong. Commons Manhandled (Dwan, 1924) (1080P) 1924 · Feature · 1 h 2 min A silent drama by Paramount Pictures from 1924 starring Gloria Swanson. The film is in the public domain. Commons Uncle Tom's Cabin (Pollard, 1927) (720p) 1927 · Feature · 1 h 54 min The American drama film Uncle Tom's Cabin (1927) is based on the 1852 novel and released by Universal Studios. This was the final silent adaptation done. Commons The Trap (1922) HD 1922 · Feature · 52 min A 1922 silent Western thriller film starring Lon Chaney. This version is a restoration of the original elements. No score as it is a silent film and the… Commons Lonesome (1928) 1928 · Feature · 1 h 8 min American part-talkie film Lonesome (1928), directed by Paul Fejos and released by Universal Pictures. Commons The Last Command (1928) 1928 · Feature · 1 h 28 min The American romantic drama film The Last Command (1928) by Josef von Sternberg. Commons Waxworks (1924) by Paul Leni 1924 · Feature · 1 h 23 min Waxworks (1924) by Paul Leni and Leo Birinski. This print is from the National Film Library Commons "The Wedding March" 1928 Restored SYNCHRONIZED SOUND Version TECHNICOLOR - Erich von Stroheim 1928 · Feature · 1 h 56 min The Wedding March 1928 American film directed by Erich von Stroheim, written by Harry Carr and starring Erich von Stroheim alongside Fay Wray and ZaSu Pitts,… Commons The Devil's Circus (1926) by Benjamin Christensen 1926 · Feature · 1 h 13 min The Devil's Circus is a 1926 American silent drama film directed by Danish director Benjamin Christensen Commons The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu (1929) by Rowland V. Lee 1929 · Feature · 1 h 21 min American movie The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu (1929) based on novel The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu by Sax Rohmer. Commons Steamboat Willie (16mm Film Scan) ProRes (3400x2550) 01 von 03 1928 · Short · 2 min Video of "Steamboat Willie", scanned from 16mm film with every detail in very high quality, including artifacts such as scratches. Converted bx… Commons Steamboat Willie (16mm Film Scan) ProRes (3400x2550) 02 von 03 1928 · Short · 2 min Video of "Steamboat Willie", scanned from 16mm film with every detail in very high quality, including artifacts such as scratches. Converted bx… Commons Steamboat Willie (16mm Film Scan) ProRes (3400x2550) 03 von 03 1928 · Short · 1 min Video of "Steamboat Willie", scanned from 16mm film with every detail in very high quality, including artifacts such as scratches. Converted bx… Commons One Week (1920) by Eddie Cline and Buster Keaton 1920 · Short · 22 min One Week (1920) by Eddie Cline and Buster Keaton, with English intertitles. 2016 restoration by Lobster Films, in collaboration with Film Preservation… Commons Day Dreams (1922) by Buster Keaton and Edward F. Cline 1922 · Short · 24 min Day Dreams (1922) by Buster Keaton and Edward F. Cline, with English intertitles. 2015 restoration by Lobster Films, in collaboration with Film Preservation… Commons My Wife's Relations (1922) by Buster Keaton and Edward F. Cline 1922 · Short · 26 min My Wife's Relations (1922) by Buster Keaton and Edward F. Cline, with English intertitles. 2015 restoration by Lobster Films, in collaboration with Film… Commons Three Ages (1923) by Buster Keaton and Edward F. Cline 1923 · Feature · 1 h 3 min Three Ages, American silent comedy film directed by Buster Keaton and Edward F. Cline. Commons The Goat (1921) by Buster Keaton and Malcolm St. Clair 1921 · Short · 23 min The Goat (1921) by Buster Keaton and Malcolm St. Clair, with English intertitles. 2015 restoration by Lobster Films, in collaboration with Film Preservation… Commons The Haunted House (1921) by Edward F. Cline and Buster Keaton 1921 · Short · 23 min The Haunted House (1921) by Edward F. Cline and Buster Keaton, with English intertitles. 2015 restoration by Lobster Films, in collaboration with Film… Commons The Boat (1921) by Buster Keaton and Edward F. Cline 1921 · Short · 26 min The Boat (1921) by Buster Keaton and Edward F. Cline, with English intertitles. 2015 restoration by Lobster Films, in collaboration with Film Preservation… Commons The Electric House (1922) by Buster Keaton and Edward F. Cline 1922 · Short · 22 min The Electric House (1922) by Buster Keaton and Edward F. Cline, with English intertitles. 2015 restoration by Lobster Films, in collaboration with Film… Commons The Paleface (1922) by Buster Keaton and Edward F. Cline 1922 · Short · 24 min The Paleface (1922) by Buster Keaton and Edward F. Cline, with English intertitles. 2015 restoration by Lobster Films, in collaboration with Film… Commons The Play House (1921) by Buster Keaton and Edward F. Cline 1921 · Short · 24 min The Play House (1921) by Buster Keaton and Edward F. Cline, with English intertitles. 2015 restoration by Lobster Films, in collaboration with Film… Commons Hard Luck (1921) by Edward F. Cline and Buster Keaton 1921 · Short · 22 min Hard Luck (1921) by Edward F. Cline and Buster Keaton, with English intertitles. 2015 restoration by Lobster Films, in collaboration with Film Preservation… Commons The Clash of the Wolves (1925) by Noel M. Smith 1925 · Feature · 1 h 8 min The Clash of the Wolves is a 1925 American silent Western/adventure film produced and distributed by Warner Bros. Directed by Noel M. Smith, the film stars… Commons Gribiche (1926) 1926 · Feature · 2 h 8 min Gribiche, with French intertitles. Restoration made in 2008/2009 by the Cinémathèque française, with the support of the Fonds Culturel Franco-Américain. The… Commons La Maison du mystère (1923), episode 7 1923 · Feature · 46 min Episode 7 of The House of Mystery, with French intertitles. Restored from an original nitrate negative by Renée Lichtig. Commons Mauprat (1926) 1926 · Feature · 1 h 27 min Mauprat, with French intertitles. 2003 restoration of a nitrate print held by La Cinémathèque française, digitized by the Éclair laboratory in 2013. Commons Body and Soul (1925) 1925 · Feature · 1 h 32 min Body and Soul, with English intertitles. Digital transfer of 35 mm elements preserved by the George Eastman Museum. Commons Pan Tadeusz (1928) by Ryszard Ordynski 1928 · Feature · 2 h 5 min Pan Tadeusz (1928), Polish historical film, directed by Ryszard Ordynski Public domain in Poland and in USA. 1080p from BluRay