The world's archives

481–528 of 13,519 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 Niemandsland -- Hell on Earth 1931 · Feature The film takes place in a WWI trench, where five diverse individuals have been unwillingly thrust together. Despising one another at first, the five… Internet Archive Paradise Island 1930 1930 · Feature · Subtitles When a young girl visits a South Seas island to reunite with her finace she discovers that he is a no-good drunk and she is the object of everyone else's… Internet Archive Six Gun Rhythm iPod 1939 · Feature · 57 min · Subtitles When football player Tex Fletcher arrives home he finds his father missing. Jim Davis has killed the father and learning of Tex's identity, sends his men to… Internet Archive The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) 1935 · Feature · Subtitles Bride of Frankenstein is a 1935 American Gothic science fiction horror film, and the first sequel to Universal Pictures' 1931 film Frankenstein. In the film,… Internet Archive Cavalry 1936 · Feature · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Green Eyes 1934 · Feature · 1 h A charming Chesterfield mystery starring 1930s/40s hero Charles Starrett. The owner of a large mansion in the country throws a costume party for some of his… Internet Archive Elephant_Boy_ 1937 · Feature · 1 h 21 min · Subtitles Already on archive...this copy, I believe, is complete with better audio and video. From IMDb; This black and white movie is based on Rudyard Kipling's… Internet Archive Round-Up Time in Texas 1937 · Feature · 55 min Gene Autry and Frog (Smiley Burnette) head for South Africa where Gene's brother Tex (Ken Cooper) has found diamonds. Arriving they find Tex missing. Heading… Internet Archive More Power to You 1930 · Short · 9 min · Subtitles How oil is drilled, transported, refined, reformulated, and consumed. Narrator: Lowell Thomas. Internet Archive Love, Honor and Obey (the Law!) 1935 · Short · 21 min · Subtitles This is an industrial film produced for B. F. Goodrich Co. Stars: Harry Langdon and Monte Collins Internet Archive Blonde Venus (1932) 1932 · Feature American chemist Ned Faraday marries a German entertainer and starts a family. However, he becomes poisoned with Radium and needs an expensive treatment in… Internet Archive Lost Horizon 1937 colorized (Ronald Colman) 1937 · Feature Escaping by plane from a war-torn city in China, a British diplomat and a small group of civilians crash land in the mountains of Tibet, where they are… Internet Archive A Study in Scarlet 1933 · Feature · 1 h 11 min · Subtitles Title: A Study in Scarlet Summary: In London, a secret society led by lawyer Thaddeus Merrydew collects the assets of any of its deceased members and divides… Internet Archive Meet the Boyfriend 1937 · Feature · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Night Alarm 1934 · Feature · 1 h 4 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Abe Lincoln of the Ninth Avenue iPod version 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". Internet Archive Ghost Parade 1931 · Short · 17 min Plot taken from IMDb When Mr. Martin and everyone else in Mosby Manor hears strange noises during the night, they fear that it might be the ghost of Martin's… Internet Archive Betty Boop And Grampy 1935 · Cartoon Internet Archive Tomorrow at Seven 1933 · Feature · 1 h 2 min A mystery writer (Chester Morris) is determined to discover the identity of the "The Black Ace", a killer who always warns his intended victim, then leaves an… Internet Archive Desert Gold 1936 · Feature · 54 min Chet Kasedon (Monte Blue) is after the Indians hidden gold mine but Chief Moya (Buster Crabbe) will not reveal it's location. He has also hired mining… Internet Archive Down the Gasoline Trail 1935 · Cartoon · 7 min · Subtitles Cartoon showing what happens to a drop of gasoline from the time it flows into the gas tank to when it is exploded in the engine cylinder. This "fantastic… Internet Archive Bulldog Drummond in Africa 1938 · Feature · 57 min http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029951/ As his wedding to Phyllis Clavering approaches, 'Bulldog' Drummond has taken extreme precautions to avoid getting caught… Internet Archive Rawhide_Terror_The 1934 · Feature · 46 min · Subtitles From IMDB http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0173114/ Twelve renegades dressed as Indians kill the parents of two brothers. The brothers who have similar birth marks… Internet Archive Betty Boop: Whoops! I'm a Cowboy 1937 · Cartoon · 6 min From The Public Domain Movie Database: Wiffle Waffle proposes to Betty Boop, but she tells him that she wants to marry a "bronco busting" cowboy. He heads off… Internet Archive The World Gone Mad 1933 · Feature · Subtitles After the death of the D.A. under dubious circumstances, hard living, well-connected reporter Andy Terrell investigates. What he discovers soon has him… Internet Archive Stagecoach colorized 1939 (John Wayne, Claire Trevor, John Carradine) 1939 · Feature A motley group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo, and learn something about each other in the… Internet Archive Bulldog Drummond Escapes 1937 · Feature · 1 h 6 min · Subtitles Title: Bulldog Drummond Escapes Summary: Captain Drummond becomes a prisoner when he intents to protect a beautiful heiress of an espionage organization.… Internet Archive Six Gun Trail 1938 · Feature · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Gold 1932 · Feature · 48 min Kramer (Hooper Atchley) is working the gold fields by buying up a miner's claim and then having his men kill the miner and retrieve both the money and his… Internet Archive Christy Cabanne's CONVICTED 1931 · Feature · 1 h 2 min · Subtitles Tony Blair (Richard Tucker), a broadway producer, is murdered on a ship bound for California. Claire Norville (Aileen Pringle) is accused of the murder, but… Internet Archive The Spanish Cape Mystery 1935 · Feature · 1 h 14 min · Subtitles Detective Ellery Queen's vacation is interrupted when murder strikes next door to his oceanside cabin. Internet Archive Tom and Jerry: Jolly Fish 1932 · Cartoon · 5 min Tom and Jerry go fishing. Van Beuren's "Tom and Jerry" series was renamed "Dick and Larry" in the 1950s. That's why the title card presents this cartoon as a… Internet Archive Betty Boop: Baby Be Good 1935 · Cartoon · 7 min From The Public Domain Movie Database: Betty's baby won't go to sleep and is causing trouble around the house. It is up to Betty to develop a strategy to get… Internet Archive Fighting Caravans (1931) Gary Cooper 1931 · Feature Fighting Caravans by Zane Grey http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021861/ Public Domain Mark 1.0 A young frontier scout helps guide a freight wagon train across the… Internet Archive The Trigger Trio 1937 · Feature · 53 min Rancher Brent (Cornelius Keefe) has some infected cattle. He has the brands changed and then has them put on the Evans ranch, With the law requiring the… Internet Archive Back of the Mike 1938 · Short · 9 min · Subtitles Insider's view of the 1930s radio studio showing the production of dramatic sound effects. Internet Archive Successful Failure 1934 · Feature · 1 h · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Air Devils 1938 · Feature · 1 h 1 min · Subtitles Two daredevil pilots go after the same girl. Internet Archive Hoosier Schoolboy 1937 · Feature · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Danger Valley 1937 · Feature · 51 min When Temple's miners strike gold they send Jake (Ed Brady) to file the claim. Dana (Charles King) is in the Recorder's office and overhears. He and his men… Internet Archive Jane Eyre 1934 · Feature · 1 h 3 min · Subtitles Title: Jane Eyre Summary: A meek governess and her mysterious employer strike up a romantic relationship. Directed by: Christy Cabanne Actors: Virginia Bruce,… Internet Archive The Shadow Strikes 1937 · Feature · 1 h 1 min · Subtitles Film based on the Street and Smith Magazine publication "The Shadow" Internet Archive Wrong Road, The 1937 · Feature · 53 min · Subtitles Taken from IMDB : A young married couple whose plans for their life together haven't turned out as expected decide to rob the bank where the husband works of… Internet Archive Without Honor 1932 · Feature · 1 h 1 min A gambler with an unsavory past (Harry Carey) joins the Texas Rangers in hopes of finding the true perpetrators of the killings in which his brother (Gibson… Internet Archive Africa Speaks 1930 · Feature · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Phantom Ship 1936 · Feature · 1 h 1 min During a horrific storm at sea, the crew realizes that there is a murderer among them who is killing them off one by one. - IMDB Description Internet Archive Werewolf of London - 1935 1935 · Feature After botanist Wilfred Glendon travels to Tibet in search of a rare flower, the Mariphasa, he returns to a London haunted by murders that can only be the work… Internet Archive Pardon My Pups 1934 · Short · 19 min Title: Pardon My Pups Summary: Sonny wants a motorcycle for his birthday, and is disappointed when he learns that he is getting a dog instead. Directed by:…