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5,425–5,472 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 Universal Newsreel Volume 9, Release 628 1937 · Newsreel Universal Newsreel Volume 9, Release 628 Released: December 29, 1937 Description The original release sheet reads: 1. TIME AND TIDE GREET 1938: VENICE, CA -… Internet Archive Mickey Mouse - Constructores de Barcos 1938 · Film Cortometraje de Mickey Mouse Título en Inglés: Boat Builders Doblaje Original: País de Grabación: México Fuente: VHSrip de Internet Audio: Sergio Rivera… 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 Palestine 1938 · Educational Palestine Produced: 1938 Description This film contains unedited footage of Palestine. The agency provided description is as follows: Haifa Harbor and street… Internet Archive Italian Defense 1935 · Educational Italian Defense Produced: 1935 Description This film contains unedited newsreel footage. The agency provided description is as follows: Benito Mussolini… Internet Archive 43-CONTINUOUS HOT STRIP MILL OF THE CARNEGIE-ILLINOIS STEEL CORPORATION, MCDONALD, OHIO, THE 1936 · Educational 43-CONTINUOUS HOT STRIP MILL OF THE CARNEGIE-ILLINOIS STEEL CORPORATION, MCDONALD, OHIO, THE Produced: 1936 Description The original catalog description… Internet Archive Universal Newsreel Volume 2, Release 29 1930 · Newsreel Universal Newsreel Volume 2, Release 29 Released: April 9, 1930 Description The original release sheet reads: 1. 150 PLANES BATTLE “ENEMY” IN ARMY’S BIGGEST… Internet Archive Sinfonías Bobas - La Liebre y la Tortuga 1935 · Film Corto número 49 de la serie "Sinfonías Bobas" Título Alterno: La Tortuga y la Liebre Título en Inglés: The Tortoise and the Hare Doblaje Original: País de… Internet Archive [ON THE TRACK OF THE INCAS PERU AND BOLIVIA]. PART III 1939 · Educational [ON THE TRACK OF THE INCAS PERU AND BOLIVIA]. PART III Produced: 1939 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive CHMHOF 175 1931 Bar Harbor Maine 1931 · 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 WAR CRIMES TRIALS CASE NO. 11 (MINISTERIES CASE) 1939 · Educational WAR CRIMES TRIALS CASE NO. 11 (MINISTERIES CASE) Covers: ca. 1939–ca. 1945 Shot List , Summary: Footage appears to be excerpts from "Triumph of the Will" as… Internet Archive Record of Japanese Submarine Action in Indian Ocean 1939 · Educational Record of Japanese Submarine Action in Indian Ocean Covers: 1939–1945 Description This captured Japanese film shows activities on a Japanese submarine as it… Internet Archive ONWARD WITH FORD [PART 1] 1936 · Educational ONWARD WITH FORD [PART 1] Produced: 1936 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “The Story of a… Internet Archive Twenty Millionth Ford: Des Moines, Newton, Marshalltown, Fort Dodge, Iowa Falls, Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, West Branch, Ottumwa, and Keokuk, Iowa 1931 · Educational Twenty Millionth Ford: Des Moines, Newton, Marshalltown, Fort Dodge, Iowa Falls, Waterloo, Cedar Rapids, West Branch, Ottumwa, and Keokuk, Iowa 1931… Internet Archive Unknown holiday-movie 008 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 FORD JAPAN 1931 · Educational FORD JAPAN Produced: 1931 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Views of Tokyo business district,… Internet Archive Refugees 1936 · Educational Refugees 1936 Description This film contains unedited footage. The agency provided description is as follows: Comite Francais d'Assistance aux Refugies.… Internet Archive Mickey Mouse - Relojeros de Altura 1937 · Film Cortometraje de Mickey Mouse Titulos Alternos: Limpiadores de Reloj, Limpiadores de Relojes Titulo en Inglés: Clock Cleaners Doblaje Original País de… Internet Archive Looney Tunes - Making Stars (1935) (Fanmade) 1935 · Cartoon Video Rating: G For @BlazeJohnson28 and for Episode 05 of The Bugs Bunny and Mickey Mouse Show P.S.: This Cartoon is presented in The Bugs Bunny and Mickey… Internet Archive Universal Newsreel Volume 8, Release 485 1936 · Newsreel Universal Newsreel Volume 8, Release 485 Released: August 17, 1936 Description The original release sheet reads: OTHER BIG NEWS PICTURES INCLUDE: 1. President… Internet Archive HIGHWAYS OF VENEZUELA 1930 · Educational HIGHWAYS OF VENEZUELA Produced: 1930 Description Reel 1 shows the harbor and public buildings of La Guaira, construction on mountain roads, and public… Internet Archive Ellwood F. Hoffmann - National Parks 1939 · Home movie 1939 NE National Parks and SW National Parks 12,000 Miles [title from can] Ellwood F. Hoffmann (1885-1966) Home Movie Collection Ellwood Hoffmann dropped out… Internet Archive FISK UNIVERSITY, NASHVILLE; NEGRO EDUCATION AND ART IN THE U.S 1937 · Educational FISK UNIVERSITY, NASHVILLE; NEGRO EDUCATION AND ART IN THE U.S 1937 Description UNEDITED FOOTAGE: On university activities in Tennessee. Pres. Jones at desk.… Internet Archive FREAKS [1932] 1932 · Film When trapeze artist Cleopatra learns that circus midget Hans has an inheritance, she marries the lovesick, diminutive performer, all the while planning to… Internet Archive DREAM FLOWERS 1932 · Educational DREAM FLOWERS 1932 Description Shows how a poppy grows and how opium is obtained from it. Consists mostly of microscopic studies of poppies. Shows how the… Internet Archive 1934 World Series 1934 · Educational 1934 World Series Produced: 1934 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Aerial view of Tiger… Internet Archive Palestine 1936 · Educational Palestine 1936 Description This film contains unedited footage of Palestine. The agency provided description is as follows: Street scenes and buildings in Tel… Internet Archive Gulliver's Travels (1939 +++++ Animated Treasure) 1939 · Cartoon TAGLINES: 01) The Amazing Characters in Jonathan Swift's Immortal Fantasy Come To Life! 02) Out of the Book...On to the Screen 03) A Merry, Mirthful Musical… Internet Archive Wereldjamboree 1937 in Vogelenzang-Bloemendaal 2 1937 · Short · 16 min Wereldjamboree bij Vogelenzang-Bloemendaal van 31 juli tot 9 augustus 1937 met beelden van het Wereldjamboree-kamp en het bezoek van Lord baden Powell die een… Internet Archive Paths to Palestine 1930 · Educational Paths to Palestine Produced: 1930 Description This film shows the fleet visit to Palestine during a Mediterranean cruise. There are views of old and new… Internet Archive [WORLD FAIR] 1939 · Educational [WORLD FAIR] Produced: 1939 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Views of fairgrounds and… Internet Archive Son Of Kong (1933 VHS Rip from AMC) 1933 · Film The showman who brought Kong to New York returns to Skull Island and finds Kong's son, a spunky 12-footer with a winning personality and his dad's awesome… Internet Archive Intocht van de nieuwe burgemeester van Ermelo 1938 · Short · 3 min Intocht van de nieuwe burgemeester van Ermelo, dhr. Hendrik Michiel Martens, op 1 augustus 1938. Gevonden op een 8mm filmspoel. De muziek behoorde er… Internet Archive CHMHOF 178 1931 Lucy 1stplayhouse 1931 · 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 LAST ROUND-UP,THE 1934 · Educational LAST ROUND-UP,THE Produced: 1934 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Portraits of Buffalo Bill,… Internet Archive Egypt 1935 · Educational Egypt Produced: December 1935 Description This film contains unedited newsreel footage of a public demonstration against the police; vendors sell Italian… Internet Archive Palestine 1938 · Educational Palestine Produced: 1938 Description This film contains unedited footage of Palestine. The agency provided description is as follows: Labor headquarters in… Internet Archive Wereldjamboree 1937 in Vogelenzang-Bloemendaal 1937 · Short · 13 min Wereldjamboree bij Vogelenzang-Bloemendaal van 31 juli tot 9 augustus 1937 met beelden van het Wereldjamboree-kamp en Schotse Jamboree-gangers in Zandvoort… Internet Archive Color Classics - Greedy Humpty Dumpty (1936, Greek dub - 80's TVRip) 1936 · Cartoon This Greek dub of a 1936 Color Classic short by Fleischer Studios was taken from a recorded VHS on a Greek television channel around the 80's. Internet Archive Mandelberg/Elrauch Seder 1935 · Home movie This film of an orthodox Passover Seder was shot in New York's Lower East Side, ca. 1935. The young girl is Beatrice Mandleberg, and her father David… Internet Archive An International Study of American Roads 1932 · Educational An International Study of American Roads Produced: 1932 Description This moving image includes T.H. MacDonald, Chief, Bureau of Public Roads, who introduces… Internet Archive Betty Boop in Zula Hula (1937, 2021) 1937 · Cartoon Video Rating: G For @BlazeJohnson28 and for Episode 07 of The Bugs Bunny and Mickey Mouse Show P.S.: The theme song of title card of this cartoon is same of… Internet Archive BREEDING FOR MORE AND BETTER EGGS 1930 · Educational BREEDING FOR MORE AND BETTER EGGS Produced: 1930 Description Shows how breeding hens and roosters should be selected. Egg production and egg fertility of… Internet Archive Twenty Millionth Ford: Hannibal and St. Louis, Missouri; Des Moines, Iowa 1931 · Educational Twenty Millionth Ford: Hannibal and St. Louis, Missouri; Des Moines, Iowa Produced: 1931 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford… Internet Archive Ellwood F. Hoffmann - 1937 Mexico No 2 1937 · Home movie 1937 Mexico No 2 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 Wereldjamboree 1937 in Vogelenzang-Bloemendaal (Opening) 1937 · Short · 11 min Wereldjamboree bij Vogelenzang-Bloemendaal van 31 juli tot 9 augustus 1937 De Chief-Scout Lord Baden Powell of Gilwell arriveert in Hoek van Holland.… Internet Archive TALLEDEGA COLLEGE; NEGRO EDUCATION AND ART IN THE U.S 1939 · Educational TALLEDEGA COLLEGE; NEGRO EDUCATION AND ART IN THE U.S Produced: 1939 Description UNEDITED FOOTAGE: On university activities in Talledega, Ala. Several women… Internet Archive Palestine 1938 · Educational Palestine Produced: 1938 Description This film contains unedited footage of Palestine. The agency provided description is as follows: Tel Aviv and Jaffa…