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5,377–5,424 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 Een zwerftocht met de filmcamera door het Amsterdam van 1934 1934 · Short · 7 min Een zwerftocht met de filmcamera door het Amsterdam van 1934. Bekijk de verschillende straten die vandaag de dag nog steeds bestaan en bezie het drukke… Internet Archive King Kong (1933 VHS Rip from Cable TV) 1933 · Film A film crew goes to a tropical island for a location shoot, where they capture a colossal ape who takes a shine to their blonde starlet, and bring him back to… Internet Archive KINOGRAMS, THE VISUAL NEWS OF ALL THE WORLD 1931 · Educational KINOGRAMS, THE VISUAL NEWS OF ALL THE WORLD Produced: 1931 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows:… Internet Archive The Plow That Broke the Plains 1937 · Educational The Plow That Broke the Plains Produced: 1937 Description The film presents the social and economic history of the Great Plains -- from the time of the… Internet Archive Ellwood F. Hoffmann - 1936 Hawaii No 1 1936 · Home movie 1936 Hawaii No 1 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 Art in Action With Dong Kingman 1932 · Educational Art in Action With Dong Kingman 1950 Description ART FILM: Shows how Dong Kingman, Chinese-American artist, interprets life in water color. Reel 1: He shows… Internet Archive Jugendregatta in Grunau 1935 · Short · 14 min Bilder vom Pimpfen und Jugendrudern auf der Jugendregatta in Grunau. Im auftrage des reichssportfuhreres hergestellt. Internet Archive BRICK PAVEMENTS 1937 · Educational BRICK PAVEMENTS Produced: 1937 Description On the construction of brick pavements. Describes the steps in the construction of a brick highway. Shows a… Internet Archive Unknown holiday-movie 013 1930 · Short · 2 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 DIRIGIBLE HINDENBURG VISITS LAKEHURST, NEW JERSEY 1932 · Educational DIRIGIBLE HINDENBURG VISITS LAKEHURST, NEW JERSEY Produced: 1932 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/76303 Internet Archive Zandvoortse kleuren-opnamen uit 1939 1939 · Short · 3 min Anton Bakels filmde met dit proeffilmpje van Kodak wat er zich in Zandvoort afspeelde. We zien een optocht van kinderen met voorop de destijds populaire… Internet Archive The Merit Club Cruise On Board the S.S. Seeandbee (USS Wolverine) 1937 · Educational The Merit Club Cruise On Board the S.S. Seeandbee (USS Wolverine) Produced: 1937 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor… Internet Archive Nazi Occupation of Austria 1936 · Educational Nazi Occupation of Austria 1936 Description This film contains newsreel outtakes. The agency provided description is as follows: On Nazi Germany's occupation… Internet Archive Unknown holiday-movie 03 1930 · Short · 14 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 Die Hanseatische Yachtschule 1935 · Short · 3 min Die Hanseatische Yachtschule (HYS), gegründet 1925, ist die traditionsreichste und größte Yachtschule Deutschlands. Sie ist wunderschön gelegen an der… Internet Archive Ethiopia 1935 · Educational Ethiopia Covers: September 28, 1935–October 8, 1935 Description This film contains newsreel outtakes. The agency provided description is as follows: Outdoors… Internet Archive YOU AND YOUR CHILD 1938 · Educational YOU AND YOUR CHILD Produced: 1938 Description Emphasizes the value of harmonious family relationships in instilling the qualities of courtesy and… Internet Archive Greenfield Village / The Magic Chest / The Last Roundup 1932 · Educational Greenfield Village / The Magic Chest / The Last Roundup Produced: 1932 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads… Internet Archive Unknown holiday-movie 011 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 The Demolition of Old Charity Hospital, 1937 and Internship 1937-38 1937 · Film Restoration of original film of Charity Hospital demolition, (silent), 1937. Restored by Interformat, Monaco, Film Lab/Video Services; 230 Ninth St.; San… Internet Archive Ballonnen oplaten in Zandvoort en Zandvoortse strandbeelden in kleur van eind jaren '30 1939 · Short · 3 min Anton Bakels kreeg eind jaren '30 af en toe een filmrolletje van Kodak of Gevaert om daar een promotie-filmpje mee te maken. Eind jaren '30 maakte hij dit… Internet Archive Broken Silence: A Visit To a Day School for Deaf Children 1931 · Educational Broken Silence: A Visit To a Day School for Deaf Children Produced: 1931 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads… Internet Archive Devil's Island, French Guiana 1939 · Educational Devil's Island, French Guiana Produced: 1939 Description This film contains unedited footage of the French penal colony and prison Devil's Island in the… Internet Archive Unknown holiday-movie 007 1930 · Short · 20 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 Ο Λύκος, ο Πόρκυ και τα Γουρουνάκια (The Wolf and the Little Pigs) (Greek public domain release) 1937 · Cartoon Greek bootleg DVD release of public domain cartoons, by Pissanos International (re-released by Penwest Company, formerly known as MediaVista - much like all… Internet Archive The Bride Of Frankenstein (1935 VHS Rip from AMC) 1935 · Film Mary Shelley reveals the main characters of her novel survived: Dr. Frankenstein, goaded by an even madder scientist, builds his monster a mate. Internet Archive Pato Donald - El Día de Suerte de Donald 1939 · Film Cortometraje del Pato Donald Título en Inglés: Donald's Lucky Day Doblaje 1: País de Grabación: México Fuente: Montaje del VHS Historias Horripilantes, VHSrip… Internet Archive Palestine 1938 · Educational Palestine Produced: 1938 Description This film contains unedited footage of Palestine. The agency provided description is as follows: Agriculture, Orange… Internet Archive Dixie, U.S.A. 1936 · Educational Dixie, U.S.A. 1936 Description This film contains newsreel outtake footage of the following: R.1: (F) Men from Berry School work on farm. Berry School and… Internet Archive Universal Newsreel Volume 3, Release 32 1931 · Newsreel Universal Newsreel Volume 3, Release 32 Released: April 16, 1931 Description The original release sheet reads: 1. KING ALFONSO FLEES AS NATION DECLARES ITSELF… Internet Archive [BOY SCOUTS--CAMP BRADY] 1937 · Educational [BOY SCOUTS--CAMP BRADY] Produced: 1937 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “Water Carnival Day… Internet Archive Diego Rivera Industrial Mural, Detroit Institute of Arts / The Four Seasons with the Fordson 1932 · Educational Diego Rivera Industrial Mural, Detroit Institute of Arts / The Four Seasons with the Fordson Produced: 1932 Description The original catalog description… Internet Archive Ballonnen oplaten in Zandvoort en Zandvoortse strandbeelden in kleur van eind jaren '30 1939 · Short · 3 min Anton Bakels kreeg eind jaren '30 af en toe een filmrolletje van Kodak of Gevaert om daar een promotie-filmpje mee te maken. Eind jaren '30 maakte hij dit… Internet Archive Universal Newsreel Volume 5, Release 204 1933 · Newsreel Universal Newsreel Volume 5, Release 204 Released: December 6, 1933 Description The original release sheet reads: 1. THOUSANDS SEE CLASSIC RACE: MELBOURNE,… Internet Archive Suez Canal 1935 · Educational Suez Canal Produced: 1935 Description This film contains unedited newsreel footage of sailing vessels and other crafts on the Suez Canal, Egypt. Views of… Internet Archive Collectie Filmcollectief - Speedbootkampioen (please help identify this movie!) 1930 · Short · 8 min Speedboot-race between teeners, probably filmed in the United States on some lake. There is no sound, no English title, no names from the actors etc. etc. so… Internet Archive [SLIDES SHOWING 1936 FORD TRUCKS AND COMMERCIAL CARS. PART 3] 1935 · Commercial [SLIDES SHOWING 1936 FORD TRUCKS AND COMMERCIAL CARS. PART 3] Produced: 1935 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company… Internet Archive Ellwood F. Hoffmann - 1937 Mexico No 1 1937 · Home movie 1937 Mexico No 1 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 Ford Mobil Gas Economy Run / New Ford V-8s Given Away 1933 · Educational Ford Mobil Gas Economy Run / New Ford V-8s Given Away Produced: 1933 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive Gulliver's Travels 1939 · Film An old dupe of an even older dupe transferred to VHS then to DVD of a 1957 NTA reissue print of the 1939 Paramount Pictures' animated classic Gulliver's… Internet Archive Unknown holiday-movie 009 1930 · Short · 11 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 NEGRO NOTABLES; NEGRO EDUCATION AND ART IN THE U.S 1937 · Educational NEGRO NOTABLES; NEGRO EDUCATION AND ART IN THE U.S Produced: 1937 Description UNEDITED FOOTAGE: Artist-teacher Nume Rousseve in New Orleans, La., works on oil… Internet Archive HARVEST OF THE YEARS 1938 · Educational HARVEST OF THE YEARS Produced: 1938 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Harvest of the Years: A… Internet Archive Palestine 1935 · Educational Palestine Produced: 1935 Description This film contains newsreel outtakes. The agency provided description is as follows: Schutzstaffel troops evict Jews from… Internet Archive The Hunchback Of Notre Dame (1939 VHS Rip from AMC) 1939 · Film In 15th-century France, a gypsy girl is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice, and only the deformed bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral can save… Internet Archive World War II combat gun camera 1939 · Educational World War II combat gun camera Covers: ca. 1939–ca. 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/78862 Internet Archive FAIR IN THE WEST, A VISIT TO THE CALIFORNIA PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION, SAN DIEGO, CAL 1935 · Educational FAIR IN THE WEST, A VISIT TO THE CALIFORNIA PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION, SAN DIEGO, CAL Produced: 1935 Description The original catalog description… Internet Archive TALLEDEGA COLLEGE; NEGRO EDUCATION AND ART IN THE U.S 1930 · Educational TALLEDEGA COLLEGE; NEGRO EDUCATION AND ART IN THE U.S 1937 Description UNEDITED FOOTAGE: On college activities in Alabama. Male student balances on high wire.…