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5,185–5,232 of 14,262 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 Spanish Earth (Reel 6 of 6) 1937 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 5717241, LI 226-G-6398 - The Spanish Earth (Reel 6 of 6) - DVD Copied by Ann Galloway. Joint Chiefs of… Internet Archive River, The (Part I) 1937 · Short · 14 min · Subtitles Classic documentary history of the exploitation of the resources of the Mississippi River Valley and the work being done to rehabilitate and reclaim the area.… Internet Archive The Spanish Earth (Reel 4 of 6) 1937 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 5717241, LI 226-G-6398 - The Spanish Earth (Reel 4 of 6) - DVD Copied by Ann Galloway. Joint Chiefs of… Internet Archive HOF 058 1936 Hawaii No 2 1936 · Home movie Ellwood F. Hoffman (1885-1966) Home Movie Collection Ellwood Hoffman dropped out of school in 6th grade and went to work sweeping the floors at a hosiery mill… Internet Archive Dutch Aviation in the early years 1934 · Short · 19 min This movie, made from shots from about 10 other 16mm movies, shows how the aviation started in the Netherlands. We start with an airtrip above the airpot… Internet Archive Holidaytrip from St.Goarshausen, Germany to Monte Carlo, Monaco 1930 · Short · 16 min We got this movie anonymous and sent in a box by mail. It is a homemovie, probably recorded in de 30's from the last century. Thanks to the internet we know… Internet Archive Ketcham Home Movies: Early Days 1935-1936 1936 · Home movie Ketcham family home movies, primarily New York, Pennsylvania and Quebec, 1935-1936. Rodney K. Ketcham Collection: This large collection of 8mm and 16mm… Internet Archive Kajastus 1930 · Feature Internet Archive Home movie: 000422: 1939 Brisbane, CA family 1939 · Home movie Internet Archive Ellwood F. Hoffmann - 1935 Dog Babe Ruth Football 1935 · Home movie 1935 home movies featuring Babe Ruth with the Boston Braves, playing against the Philadelphia Phillies. Ellwood F. Hoffmann (1885-1966) Home Movie Collection… Internet Archive FDR: The Fighting President (Part lll) 1933 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 218 FDR: The Fighting President (Part lll) Universal Films. FDR201-30-4 Fighting President (Part III) 10 mins. (399 ft),… Internet Archive The Adventure of the Galloping Geese 1936 · Home movie · 53 min An eight week Western camping trip in the summer of 1936 by seven boys from the Hartford, Connecticut area, under the leadership of Ken Strong, a Hartford… Internet Archive Castle Films - The Sport Parade - Watersports 1931 · Short · 14 min Nice overview from watersports in the 30's. We see the following: Yachting in a big way Girls in athletics There's Zip and Dash in Speedboat Racing Aqua… Internet Archive The Enterprise Goes to Press 1938 · Home movie Wallace Kelly's film "The Enterprise Goes to Press" (ca. 1938) is his amateur industrial film about the production of "The Enterprise," the Kelly family's… Internet Archive Ter haring-visscherij 1930 · Feature Internet Archive Two Plus Fours 1930 · Feature Internet Archive MISSIONE DEL PARTITO NAZIONALE FASCISTA NEL GIAPPONE (Reel 1 of 4) 1938 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 43829, LI 242-MID-2819 - MISSIONE DEL PARTITO NAZIONALE FASCISTA NEL GIAPPONE (Reel 1 of 4) - DVD Copied by… Internet Archive THE AMERICAN INDIAN; HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO MODERN CIVILIZATION 1933 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 94815 / Local Identifier H-HF-23 - THE AMERICAN INDIAN; HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO MODERN CIVILIZATION… Internet Archive TELEPHONE MEMORIES (Reel 2 of 2) 1931 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC Identifier 89089 / Local Identifier BTL-BTL-188 - TELEPHONE MEMORIES (Reel 2 of 2) - Bell Telephone… Internet Archive SCENES FROM "CONQUEST OF THE AIR" 1938 · Educational SCENES FROM "CONQUEST OF THE AIR" Covers: 1938–1947 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23878 Internet Archive FDR at the Dedication Ceremonies for the Mark Twain Memorial Bridge 1936 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 106 FDR at the Dedication Ceremonies for the Mark Twain Memorial Bridge The Hannibal, Missouri Chamber of Commerce. Silent,… Internet Archive Stop Silicosis 1938 · Educational Mine Safety and Health Administration Stop Silicosis DVD563 (Was VC826) - 1938 This film (copied to videotape) was produced by the U.S. Department of Labor in… Internet Archive The Road is Open Again 1933 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 352 The Road is Open Again From IMDB: A Songwriter falls asleep while writing a song about the NRA. He dreams that Washington,… Internet Archive The West Wall 1939 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 43822, LI 242-MID-2778 - The West Wall - DVD Copied by Nick Stoller. Series: Motion Picture Films From G-2… Internet Archive Bad Girl 1931 · Feature Title: Bad Girl Summary: A man and woman, skeptical about romance, nonetheless fall in love and are wed, but their lack of confidence in the opposite sex… Internet Archive River, The (Part II) 1937 · Short · 15 min · Subtitles Classic documentary history of the exploitation of the resources of the Mississippi River Valley and the work being done to rehabilitate and reclaim the area.… Internet Archive MISSIONE DEL PARTITO NAZIONALE FASCISTA NEL GIAPPONE (Reel 3 of 4) 1938 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 43829, LI 242-MID-2819 - MISSIONE DEL PARTITO NAZIONALE FASCISTA NEL GIAPPONE (Reel 3 of 4) - DVD Copied by… Internet Archive El Hombre Bestia (1934) 1934 · Feature pelicula Internet Archive HOF 140 1935 Florida 1935 · 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 FDR Visits Boise, Idaho 1937 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 295 FDR Visits Boise, Idaho MP79-21 FDR Visits Boise Idaho grainy silent FDR walks off a train, then very little footage of… Internet Archive Collectie Filmcollectief - De wraak van Rin Tin Tin 1930 · Feature · 1 h 5 min This is a silent Rin Tin Tin movie and for now it is unknown what the original English title is. When translated from Dutch to English, the title is "The… Internet Archive Olympische Winterspiele 1936 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1936 · Short · 22 min Olympische Winterspiele 1936 in Garmisch-Partenkirchen Im auftrage des Reichssportfuhrers hergestellt von der AGFA I.G.Farbenindustrie Aktiengesellschaft… Internet Archive Dewenter Home Movies: Misc. 6 1936 · Home movie Henry John Dewenter was born in Peckelsheim, Germany in 1884. Elizabeth Auer was born in Austria in 1889. Both immigrated to the US in 1907. They were married… Internet Archive Dewenter Home Movies: Europe 1933 2 1933 · Home movie Henry John Dewenter was born in Peckelsheim, Germany in 1884. Elizabeth Auer was born in Austria in 1889. Both immigrated to the US in 1907. They were married… Internet Archive The Explorer (1931) 1931 · Feature The Explorer is Terrytoons cartoon directed by Frank Moser. Watch on RetroFlix: Internet Archive Four Hundred Million Culture 1939 · Educational National Archives - Four Hundred Million Culture - National Security Council. Central Intelligence Agency. (09/18/1947 - 12/04/1981). - This film shows the… Internet Archive Fighting President (Part II) 1933 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 333 Fighting President (Part II) FDR201-30-1 Fighting President (Part II) 7mins. (256 ft), composite, b & w, 35mm Audio track -… Internet Archive FDR at Port Aransas, Texas 1937 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 102 FDR at Port Aransas, Texas Home movie by Mrs. Harry Edson. MP62-2, Silent footage of Franklin D. Roosevelt on a fishing… Internet Archive Das Testament Des Dr. Mabuse ( Fritz Lang, 1933) 1933 · Short · 2 min Hard-coded English subtitles. A new crime wave grips the city and all clues seem to lead to the nefarious Dr. Mabuse, even though he has been imprisoned in a… Internet Archive Ketcham Home Movies: Early Days 1932-1939 1939 · Home movie Ketcham family home movies, primarily New York, 1932-1939, including scenes rom 1939 World's Fair. Rodney K. Ketcham Collection: This large collection of 8mm… Internet Archive DIE DEUTSCHE WESTGRENZE (Reel 1 of 6) 1936 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 43859, LI - DIE DEUTSCHE WESTGRENZE (Reel 1 of 6) - DVD Copied by Nick Stoller. Series: Motion Picture… Internet Archive LA CONQUISTA DE NANCHINO 1939 · Educational National Archives and Records Administration - ARC 44507, LI 242-MID-I-26 - LA CONQUISTA DE NANCHINO - DVD Copied by Nick Stoller. Italian. Series: U.F.A.… Internet Archive Cleaning Up 1930 · Feature Internet Archive Kvartaly predmestya 1930 · Feature Internet Archive I'll Give A Million (1938 Classic, Film Noir, Comedy) 1938 · Feature TAGLINE : ''The Laugh Riot of the Century!'' PLOT : After saving a tramp from suicide, a millionaire takes his clothing and disappears. Word is out that he… Internet Archive The Blonde Captive 1931 · Feature · 1 h 13 min An expedition sent to the primitive aboriginal outback of Australia hears rumors of a lost white woman. They do make it to Australia and then eventually to a… Internet Archive Jungle Jitters 1938 · Cartoon · 7 min Title: Jungle Jitters Summary: Starts out with a tribe of African cannibals imitating Native Americans. After this, they do the new Warner Bros. Looney Tunes… Internet Archive HOF 145 1934 Oswego NY 1934 · 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…