The world's archives

1–48 of 13,526 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 About Bananas 1935 · Short · 11 min · Subtitles Complete presentation of the banana industry from the clearing of the jungle and the planting to the shipment of the fruit to the American markets. Internet Archive Abraham Lincoln 1930 · Feature · 1 h 24 min · Subtitles A biography of the beloved United States president by D. W. Griffith. You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Charlie Chaplin Festival 1938 · Feature · 1 h 17 min · Subtitles Four Chaplin shorts from 1917: The Adventurer, The Cure, Easy Street and The Immigrant, presented with music and sound effects. You can find more information… Internet Archive The Flying Deuces 1939 · Feature · 1 h 9 min · Subtitles This was the first comedy that Laurel and Hardy starred in without producer Hal Roach, although they had previously been "guest stars" in four MGM movies.… Internet Archive The Ghoul 1933 · Feature · 1 h 8 min · Subtitles The Ghoul is a 1933 British Horror film starring Boris Karloff, Cedric Hardwicke, Ernest Thesiger and Ralph Richardson, whose debut film this was. The plot… Internet Archive The Amazing Adventure 1936 · Feature · 1 h 1 min · Subtitles Cary Grant plays Earnest Bliss a rich socialite who makes a bet with his doctor that he can make a living for one year using none of his current wealth. Internet Archive Child Bride 1938 · Feature · 1 h 2 min · Subtitles Schoolteacher in a rural community campaigns to stop the practice of older men marrying young, underage girls. Internet Archive Mr. Robinson Crusoe 1932 · Feature · Subtitles Taken from IMDB : While cruising the South Seas with friends aboard a sailing yacht, it is wagered that Steve can not survive on a desert isle without the… Internet Archive They Made Me a Criminal 1939 · Feature · 1 h 31 min · Subtitles Boxer Johnny Bradfield (John Garfield) knocks out a rival in a postfight brawl. Thinking he committed murder, he flees to an Arizona ranch run by… Internet Archive Scrooge 1935 · Feature · 1 h 18 min · Subtitles Seymour Hicks plays the title role in the first sound version of the Dickens classic about the miser who's visited by three ghosts on Christmas Eve. This… Internet Archive Gorilla, The 1939 · Feature · Subtitles The three Ritz Brothers are fumbling detectives prowling an old dark house haunted by Bela Lugosi, an insane murderer and a giant gorilla. Internet Archive As You Like It 1936 · Feature · 1 h 36 min In this first film version of William Shakespeare's classic pastoral comedy, Sir Laurence Olivier stars as Orlando while Elisabeth Bergner is Rosalind, his… Internet Archive Young and Innocent (The Girl Was Young) 1937 · Feature · 1 h 20 min · Subtitles A man on the run from a murder charge enlists a beautiful stranger who must put herself at risk for his cause. Internet Archive White Zombie 1932 · Feature · 1 h 8 min · Subtitles From IMDb : A young man turns to a witch doctor to lure the woman he loves away from her fiance, but instead turns her into a zombie slave. Hopefully you will… Internet Archive Que Viva Mexico 1931 · Feature Sergei Eisenstein shot ¡Que viva México! in Mexico in 1931 at the height of the Great Depression. The courageous financiers of this project were the author… Internet Archive Great Guy 1936 · Feature James Cagney plays the plucky Irish crusader, Johnny Cave, who fights against corruption at the Weights And Measures Department. James Cagney is great in this… Internet Archive Things to Come 1936 · Feature · 1 h 34 min · Subtitles Things to Come opens with a near-future forecast of Christmas 1940 in the metropolis of Everytown (obviously London), a city threatened by world war. Pacifist… Internet Archive Little Princess, The 1939 · Feature · 1 h 32 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . This film contributed courtesy of SabuCat Productions . Internet Archive Mush and Milk 1933 · Short · 18 min · Subtitles Title: Mush and Milk Summary: When Cap's back pension finally comes in, he treats the gang to a day at an amusement park. Directed by: Robert F. McGowan… Internet Archive Sabotage 1936 · Feature · Subtitles From IMDb : Mr. Verloc, a cinema owner, is part of a gang of saboteurs in London. He lives with his wife, Winnie, and her young brother, Stevie. They know… Internet Archive Gulliver's Travels [720p] 1939 · Cartoon · Subtitles Gulliver's Travels (1939) is a public domain cartoon. This is a 720p scene rip (gullivers.travels.1939.720p.bluray.x264-cinefile) of the Blu-Ray. IMDB Link… Internet Archive Transatlantic Tunnel 1935 · Feature · 1 h 22 min · Subtitles Taken from IMDB : Engineers Richard McAllan and Frederick Robinson manage to get financial backing for a gigantic project to build a tunnel from England to… Internet Archive Made for Each Other 1939 · Feature · 1 h 32 min · Subtitles Jimmy Stewart plays John Horace 'Johnny' Mason, a young lawyer who marries Jane Mason (Carole Lombard) after only know her one day. Internet Archive Beau Ideal 1931 · Feature · 1 h 19 min An American (Ralph Forbes) joins the French Foreign Legion in order to rescue a boyhood friend. Internet Archive Spot News 1937 · Short · 9 min · Subtitles Dramatization of how photographs are transmitted by wire, an exciting new technology in the 1930s. Internet Archive Phantom Ship , The 1936 · Feature · 1 h 1 min · Subtitles Also known as "The Mystery of the Marie Celeste". You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Sagebrush Trail 1933 · Feature · 54 min Imprisoned for a murder he did not commit, John Brant (John Wayne) escapes and ends up out west where, after giving the local lawmen the slip, he joins up… Internet Archive The Most Dangerous Game 1932 · Feature · 1 h 3 min Ship wrecked Bob Rainsford (Joel McCrea) crawls ashore on a mysterious island and finds his way to a creepy castle inhabited by a Russian Count named Zaroff… Internet Archive Secret Agent 1936 · Feature · Subtitles From IMDb : During the first world war, novelist Edgar Brodie is sent to Switzerland by the Intelligence Service. He has to kill a German agent. During the… Internet Archive The Lucky Texan 1934 · Feature · 55 min Jerry Mason (Wayne), a young Texan, and Jake Benson (Hayes), an old rancher, become partners and strike it rich with a gold mine. They then find their lives… Internet Archive The Phantom Creeps 1939 · Feature · 1 h 18 min The Phantom Creeps is everything an old classic B sci-fi is supposed to be. It features Bela Lugosi (as Dr. Zorka), a mad megalomaniac genius with a utility… Internet Archive Danger Flight 1939 · Feature · 59 min · Subtitles Our hero tries to straighten out some juvenile delinquents in this adventure based on the comic strip "Tailspin Tommy." You can find more information… Internet Archive A Star Is Born 1937 · Feature · 1 h 51 min Esther Blodgett (Janet Gaynor) is just another starry-eyed farm kid trying to break into the movies. Waitressing at a Hollywood party, she catches the eye of… Internet Archive Winds of the Wasteland 1936 · Feature · 54 min The arrival of the telegraph put Pony Express riders like John Blair (John Wayne) and his pal Smoky (Lane Chandler) out of work they try to start a stagecoach… Internet Archive The Mysterious Rider AKA Mark of the Avenger 1938 · Feature · 1 h 7 min · Subtitles Taken from IMDB : Ben Wade and his partner Frosty return to Bellounds' ranch where twenty years earlier Wade was wanted for murder Internet Archive Riders of Destiny 1933 · Feature · 53 min John Wayne portrays Singin' Sandy Saunders and has a reputation as the most notorious gunman since Billy the Kid. That's somewhat ironic though, since it's… Internet Archive Paradise Canyon 1935 · Feature · 52 min AKA Paradise Ranch Government agent John Wyatt (John Wayne) is searching for a counterfeit ring operating on the Mexican/Arizona border and joins Doc Carter's… Internet Archive The Dark Hour 1936 · Feature · 1 h 8 min · Subtitles From IMDb : A pair of detectives investigate the murder of an elderly millionaire who was the target of blackmail and death threats and find that there is no… Internet Archive Hell Town 1937 · Feature · 59 min AKA Born to the West John Wayne plays the role of Dare Rudd, a drifter who gambles his money away and just can't seem to settle down until he goes back to his… Internet Archive Abe Lincoln of the Ninth Avenue 1939 · Feature · 1 h 4 min · Subtitles A drama about an idealistic law student from Hell's Kitchen who unites his neighborhood pals against a gang. Originally released as "Streets of New York". You… Internet Archive Chinatown After Dark 1931 · Feature · 59 min · Subtitles A female head of a Chinatown crime syndicate will use any lethal means available to acquire a valuable jewel. Internet Archive Zouzou AKA Zou Zou 1934 · Feature · 1 h 24 min Along with Princesse Tam-Tam, this is one of only two notable films starring Josephine Baker. (Spoiler alert!) From the Wikipedia entry for "Zouzou": "As… Internet Archive Flip The Frog - Fiddlesticks 1930 · Cartoon · 6 min The following concise, informative description was taken from http://en.wikipedia.org: Flip the Frog was Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's first sound cartoon. It is… Internet Archive Call of the Yukon 1938 · Feature · 1 h 6 min · Subtitles Taken from IMDB : A fur trader guides a writer and her animals to safety in the Yukon territory when wolves are about to attack. Internet Archive Alias John Law 1935 · Feature · 59 min · Subtitles The ringleader of a gang impersonates a deputy in order to steal land. You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive White Zombie 1932 · Feature · 1 h 6 min · Subtitles A young man turns to a witch doctor to lure the woman he loves away from her fiance, but instead turns her into a zombie slave. Internet Archive Gulliver's Travels 1939 · Feature · 1 h 12 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Captain Calamity 1936 · Feature · 1 h · Subtitles Captain Bill Jones (George Houston) gets a Spanish doubloon from a passenger he was ferrying. Flat broke, he uses the doubloon to trick the greedy storekeeper…