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5,329–5,376 of 13,362 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 National Customs - 国风 1935 · Feature A 1935 B&W Chinese movie, with Chinese intertitles. It stars Ruan Lingyu and Lily Li, two of the biggest female stars of the area, and was Ruan Lingyu's final… Internet Archive Modern Times (1936) (VHSRip, SUBSPA) 1936 · Film English: Complete VHSRip of the movie "Modern Times" released in 1936. Original VHS with Spanish Subs from 1992 distributed in Argentina by Videoteca… Internet Archive Dewenter Home Movies: Misc. 4 1934 · 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 Believe It Or Not 1935 · Film · Subtitles 12:31:48:00 LS Man steps into Metropolitan St. Louis police car #172, car drives past camera. 12:32:02:26 Man looks up from his desk where he is writing in a… Internet Archive Olympia 1936 - Pferden 1936 · Short · 2 min Pferden, aus dem film von Leni Riefenstahl - Fest der Schonheit Internet Archive Lightning Triggers (without sound & improved version) 1935 · Film This is a 16mm copy with an embedded Dutch (incomplete) subtitle. This is a restaurated version of: http://www.archive.org/details/filmcollectief-01-553 and… Internet Archive Mickey Mouse - Los Fantasmas Solitarios 1937 · Film Cortometraje de Mickey Mouse . Titulos Alternos: Fantasmas Solitarios, Los Cazadores de Fantasmas Título en Inglés: Lonesome Ghosts Doblaje Original: País de… Internet Archive Ford Brazil / South American and Mexican Scenes / Liberator Bomber Production 1930 · Educational Ford Brazil / South American and Mexican Scenes / Liberator Bomber Production Produced: 1930 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford… Internet Archive Sittin' on a Backyard Fence 1933 · Feature Title: Sittin' on a Backyard Fence Directed by: Earl Duvall. Production Company: Leon Schlesinger Studios Release Date: 16 December 1933 (USA) Aspect Ratio:… Internet Archive RUBBER EMPIRE, THE 1939 · Educational RUBBER EMPIRE, THE Produced: 1939 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Sunrise over water - view… Internet Archive The Dominant Sex 1937 · Feature A mature comedy – based on the hit stage play – in which a loving but strained marriage is put to the test! Internet Archive Flirtation 1934 · Feature Title: Flirtation Summary: A precode romantic melodrama about a burlesque dancer and a country boy who must pretend to be married. Directed by: Leo Birinsky… Internet Archive Olympia 1936 - Stabhochsprung 1936 · Short · 3 min Stabhochsprung, aus dem film von Leni Riefenstahl - Fest der Schonheit Internet Archive Palestine 1935 · Educational Palestine Produced: 1935 Description This film contains newsreel outtakes. The agency provided description is as follows: Palestine, Israel, daily activities… Internet Archive Silly Symphonies - Santa's Workshop (1932, Greek dub) 1932 · Cartoon This is the original Greek dub of "Santa's Workshop" from 1932, produced by Audio Visual Enterprises in Greece back in 1993 on VHS. It also features an uncut… Internet Archive The Negro Farmer 1936 · Educational The Negro Farmer Produced: 1936 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1627 Internet Archive Collectie Bakels - Zeilen op het water 1939 · Short · 1 min Onbekende opnames van een zeilbootje aan het water bij een molen. Aan het einde komt de "oranje" even in beeld dus het zal in de buurt van Amsterdam zijn. Internet Archive Een middagje naar Schiphol 1939 · Film Overgezet singel-8 filmpje uit 1939 met unieke historische beelden van Schiphol. Film is overgezet met de HM73 framescanner en volledig gerestaureerd met een… Internet Archive De Uiver in Medan 1934 · Short · 8 min KLM Historic Voor een nieuwe transfer in HD zoeken we de originele film weer. Dit zijn de ongemonteerde opnamen; er is inmiddels ook een gemonteerde versie Internet Archive CARRY ON 1930 · Educational CARRY ON Produced: 1930 Description Reel 1, 4-H club members sightsee in Washington, D.C. The members view the Declaration of Independence in the Library of… Internet Archive Universal Newsreel Volume 4, Release 23 1932 · Newsreel Universal Newsreel Volume 4, Release 23 Released: March 14, 1932 Description The original release sheet reads: 1. U.S. CALLS 1400 CITIES TO ASSIST IN SEARCH… Internet Archive Amsterdam somewhere in the 30's 1930 · Short · 7 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. We don't know were it was filmed… Internet Archive Twenty-Five Millionth Ford / The Great Train Robbery, Part 2 1936 · Educational Twenty-Five Millionth Ford / The Great Train Robbery, Part 2 Produced: 1936 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company… Internet Archive Universal Newsreel Volume 5, Release 128 1933 · Newsreel Universal Newsreel Volume 5, Release 128 Released: March 16, 1933 Description The original release sheet reads: 1. 30 DEAD AND HUNDREDS INJURED AS TORNADO… Internet Archive Universal Newsreel Volume 2, Release 6 1930 · Newsreel Universal Newsreel Volume 2, Release 6 Local ID: UN-UN-2-6 Released: January 18, 1930 Description The original release sheet reads: 1. BELGIAN PRINCESS IS… Internet Archive Unknown holiday-movie 04 1930 · Short · 17 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. We don't know were it was filmed… Internet Archive Collectie Filmcollectief - Polo Joe (only 3 from 5 acts) 1936 · Short · 31 min At first, sorry to tell you that this movie is incomplete, because there are only 3 from the 5 acts available. But better something then nothing. This is a… Internet Archive Koloniale tentoonstelling te Parijs 1931 · Short · 8 min Fontainebleau, the colonial exhibition of 1931 in Paris. De clou van de tentoonstelling, de Angkor Vat tempel. Beelden van het schitterende Nederlandse… Internet Archive Soviet Russia 1935 · Educational Soviet Russia Produced: 1935 Description This film contains newsreel outtakes. The agency provided description is as follows: Maps show U.S.S.R. territories… Internet Archive Palestine 1938 · Educational Palestine Produced: 1938 Description This film contains unedited footage of Palestine. The agency provided description is as follows: Black Watch Regiment is… Internet Archive Henry and Mrs. Ford at Martha-Mary Chapel, Greenfield Village / The Great Train Robbery, Part 3 1937 · Educational Henry and Mrs. Ford at Martha-Mary Chapel, Greenfield Village / The Great Train Robbery, Part 3 Produced: 1937 Description The original catalog description… Internet Archive Universal Newsreel Volume 7, Release 338 1935 · Newsreel Universal Newsreel Volume 7, Release 338 Released: March 20, 1935 Description The original release sheet reads: 1. 1 DEAD, MANY HURT IN RIOT: NEW YORK, NY -… Internet Archive André Carrell op toernee in Nederlands-Indië 1930 · Short · 5 min Dit filmpje is ooit blijven liggen bij de Zandvoortse foto- en filmzaak Bakels. Op het filmzakje staat geschreven 'Fam. Carell" en laat vermoedelijk in… Internet Archive (AMERICA GOES OVER.) 1936 · Educational (AMERICA GOES OVER.) Produced: 1936 Description On World War I. Reel 1, Ger. films show U-boat deck guns sinking a freighter. Pres. Wilson poses in his… Internet Archive Unknown holiday-movie 018 1930 · Short · 8 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. We don't know were it was filmed… Internet Archive LEARN TO SWIM 1938 · Educational LEARN TO SWIM Produced: 1938 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/1628 Internet Archive [RUBBER FOR AMERICA] 1939 · Educational [RUBBER FOR AMERICA] Produced: 1939 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Fishing boats in cove -… Internet Archive J' Accuse 1938 1938 · Film Able Gance's 1938 remake of his 1919 film J'Accuse. This is hard to come by and is presented here in a low quality VHS rip in French with English Subtitles.… Internet Archive U.S. Dust Bowl 1937 · Educational U.S. Dust Bowl Produced: May 3, 1937 Description This film contains newsreel outtakes. The agency provided description is as follows: Impact of dust storm on… Internet Archive Universal Newsreel Volume 7, Release 406 1935 · Newsreel Universal Newsreel Volume 7, Release 406 Produced: November 13, 1935 Description The original release sheet reads: 1. GREEK MONARCHY RESTORED: ATHENS, GREECE… Internet Archive PUERTO RICO 1931 · Educational PUERTO RICO Produced: 1931 Description Documentary: On poverty, culture, industry and church health program in Puerto Rico. Reel 1: Shows San Juan harbor,… Internet Archive Ellwood F. Hoffmann - 1938 July Trailer Trip 1938 · Home movie 1938 July Trailer Trip Ellwood F. Hoffmann (1885-1966) Home Movie Collection Ellwood Hoffmann dropped out of school in 6th grade and went to work sweeping the… Internet Archive [RUBBER EMPIRE] 1932 · Educational [RUBBER EMPIRE] 1932 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Workers using block and tackle to load… Internet Archive LAND OF THE GIANTS 1935 · Educational LAND OF THE GIANTS 1935 Description On California's State parks. Reel 1 shows forests, streams, waterfalls, brush, and mountains in Redwood, Humboldt,… Internet Archive Castle News Parade Of 1939 "Salvage OF The Squalus SS-192" 8mm Version (see 42434) 2014SD 1939 · Film Shows the rescue of the submarine USS Squalus, SS-192, after an accident caused it to sink off the coast of New England. Featuring the use of salvage and… Internet Archive Frankenstein (1931 - VHS Rip from AMC) 1931 · Film Dr. Frankenstein dares to tamper with life and death by creating a human monster out of lifeless body parts. Internet Archive German Personalities 1935 · Educational German Personalities Produced: September 1935 Description This film contains unedited newsreel footage. The agency provided description is as follows: Hermann… Internet Archive Merrie Melodies - The Country Cousin (1936) (1995 US Dubbed Version) (Fanmade) 1936 · Cartoon Released date: October, 31, 1936 Blue Ribbon Reissue date: May, 20, 1949 Video Rating: G For @BlazeJohnson28 Taken from VHS and DVD Looney Tunes Collection…