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5,473–5,520 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 Outdoors in the Garden State 1937 · Educational Outdoors in the Garden State Produced: 1937 Description This moving image focuses on New Jersey's State parks. Reel 1 shows views of rivers, lakes, and other… Internet Archive Newsreel Footage of Port Said, Egypt 1936 · Newsreel Newsreel Footage of Port Said, Egypt 1935 Description This film contains unedited newsreel footage. The agency provided description is as follows: Daily… Internet Archive Father Divine 1936 · Educational Father Divine 13150 Description This film contains newsreel outtakes. The agency provided description is as follows: On activities of Father M. J. Divine and… Internet Archive Mexico 1937 · Educational Mexico Produced: July 16, 1937 Description This film contains unedited newsreel footage of Leon Trotsky and his lawyer, Mr. Goldman, in Mexico City, Mexico.… Internet Archive Excercise with lifeboat in 1937 1937 · Short · 5 min This movie is about an excercise with the local lifeboat from Zandvoort, in that time it was called the Koninklijke Noord -en Zuid Hollandse Reddings… Internet Archive [ONWARD WITH FORD] [PART 4] 1936 · Educational [ONWARD WITH FORD] [PART 4] Produced: 1936 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Group of men… Internet Archive A STUDY OF EDUCATIONAL INEQUALITIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA 1936 · Educational A STUDY OF EDUCATIONAL INEQUALITIES IN SOUTH CAROLINA 1936 Description Outtakes: On disparity between white and Negro schools in South Carolina. R.1: Poor… Internet Archive Ellwood F. Hoffmann - 1930 Alaska Trip 5 1930 · Home movie 1930 No. 5 Alaska 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 TENNESSEE VALLEY 1936 · Educational TENNESSEE VALLEY Produced: 1936 Description Reel 1 shows a dam, generators, power lines and a power house; workers constructing a dam with steam shovels and… Internet Archive Artists' Muddles 1933 · Film · Subtitles An Andy Clyde comedy short followed by a Laff-Movie trailer. "Andy "Sunshine" Wilson, a happy-go-lucky vagabond, catches a ride with motorist Luckenbach who… Internet Archive Voetbalwedstrijd Holland-België & Wereldjamboree Vogelenzang 1937 · Short · 16 min Vanaf de 3e minuut, de voetbalwedstrijd Holland-België in het Feyenoord stadion Vervolgens juli-augustus 1937, de wereldjamboree in Vogelenzang en verder nog… Internet Archive HIGHWAYS OF BRAZIL 1930 · Educational HIGHWAYS OF BRAZIL Produced: 1930 Description Shows roads, public buildings, and natural scenery of eastern Brazil. Reel 1, the Rio de Janeiro-Sao Paulo… Internet Archive Ethiopia 1935 · Educational Ethiopia Produced: 1935 Description This film contains newsreel outtakes. The agency provided description is as follows: Legation of Ethiopia, London, Great… Internet Archive Ellwood F. Hoffmann - 1930 Alaska No 1 1930 · Home movie 1939 Alaska 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 Feestdag in een dorpje 1930 · Short · 14 min Dit filmpje gaat over de viering van waarschijnlijk Koninginnedag in een dorpje ergens in Nederland. Het is gemonteerd; er zitten tekstblokken tussen de… Internet Archive They Must Be Told! 1938 · Feature This is a re-upload of a source file from another Item page linked below. I did my best to boost and improve the audio and then re-encoded the video to H.264.… Internet Archive [ON THE TRACK OF THE INCAS PERU AND BOLIVIA] 1939 · Educational [ON THE TRACK OF THE INCAS PERU AND BOLIVIA] 1939 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: [part 2]… Internet Archive MGM 1934 1934 · Film 1934 MGM logo with Tanner. The MGM Cartoons logos with Tanner are also included. Don't be afraid of the MGM lion. He's not going to bite you. Internet Archive Pathe News (Ford Back to Work) / Detroit News Topics (Ford Back to Work) / Power Plant Water Tunnel Construction 1931 · Educational Pathe News (Ford Back to Work) / Detroit News Topics (Ford Back to Work) / Power Plant Water Tunnel Construction Produced: 1931 Description The original… Internet Archive [ADVERTISING SHORTS FORD FORD V-8'S] 1939 · Educational [ADVERTISING SHORTS FORD FORD V-8'S] Produced: 1939 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Ford V-8… Internet Archive Burlesque (1932) 1932 · Feature Burlesque is a Terrytoons cartoon directed by Frank Moser. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/burlesque-1932/ Internet Archive RED OAKS RURAL SCHOOL, ATLANTA; NEGRO EDUCATION AND ART IN THE U.S 1937 · Educational RED OAKS RURAL SCHOOL, ATLANTA; NEGRO EDUCATION AND ART IN THE U.S 1939 Description UNEDITED FOOTAGE: On elementary school, Georgia. Children of various… Internet Archive SINISTER MENACE 1930 · Educational SINISTER MENACE Produced: 1930 Description This film was made by adding narration to scenes from subjects 4 and 5 of RI 2960.… Internet Archive 101ST DETACHMENT OF KAREN TROOPS, CHAUNGTHA (?) BURMA 1939 · Educational 101ST DETACHMENT OF KAREN TROOPS, CHAUNGTHA (?) BURMA Covers: 1939–1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/18105 Internet Archive Henry Ford and Edsel Ford and Building Construction / McGuffey Celebration, Greenfield Village / Henry Ford and Edsel Ford; Rubber / Henry Ford On Farm / Henry Ford Ice Skating / Model T 1937 · Educational Henry Ford and Edsel Ford and Building Construction / McGuffey Celebration, Greenfield Village / Henry Ford and Edsel Ford; Rubber / Henry Ford On Farm /… Internet Archive "DITCHING AT SEA" WWII 1939 · Educational "DITCHING AT SEA" WWII Covers: ca. 1939–ca. 1945 Shot List , Summary: (Edited footage on sea-rescue story.) MS, B-24 in flight over ocean. Engines going dead.… Internet Archive Universal Newsreel Volume 7, Release 375 1935 · Newsreel Universal Newsreel Volume 7, Release 375 Released: July 29, 1935 Description The original release sheet reads: 1. HUEY PUTS A STICK IN IT: NEW YORK, NY - The… Internet Archive [ON THE TRACK OF THE INCAS PERU AND BOLIVIA] 1939 · Educational [ON THE TRACK OF THE INCAS PERU AND BOLIVIA] Produced: 1939 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows:… Internet Archive [FORD TRUCKS] 1930 · Educational [FORD TRUCKS] Produced: 1930 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Man in dump truck demonstrating… Internet Archive PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 1232, THE NAZI PLAN 1938 · Educational PROSECUTION EXHIBIT 1232, THE NAZI PLAN Produced: December 8, 1938 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/22263 Internet Archive Ellwood F. Hoffmann - 1930 Alaska No 2 1930 · Home movie 1930 Alaska 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 Wintersportvakantie 1934 1934 · Short · 14 min Wintersportvakantie 1934 Bazel - Stannsstad - Luzern - Maria-Rickenbach - Brisenhaus - Kreuzhutte Internet Archive CAPTURED GERMAN NEWSREEL 1939 · Newsreel CAPTURED GERMAN NEWSREEL Covers: 1939–1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/24045 Internet Archive CRASH LANDINGS ABD USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6) 1939 · Educational CRASH LANDINGS ABD USS ENTERPRISE (CV-6) Produced: January 17, 1939 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/76280 Internet Archive [COLOGNE GERMANY FORD PLANT] 1935 · Educational [COLOGNE GERMANY FORD PLANT] 1935 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “Body department.” Worker… Internet Archive [FORD EXPOSITION OF PROGRESS] 1933 · Educational [FORD EXPOSITION OF PROGRESS] Produced: 1933 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Antique cars on… Internet Archive WINTER EMPLOYMENT IN THE WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST 1936 · Educational WINTER EMPLOYMENT IN THE WHITE MOUNTAIN NATIONAL FOREST Produced: 1936 Description Shows private trapping and lumbering operations. Reel 1, a trapper removes… Internet Archive Harlem, New York City Police 1935 · Educational Harlem, New York City Police Produced: 1935 Description This film contains unedited newsreel footage of two policemen standing on a busy street corner as… Internet Archive National Conservation 1935 · Educational National Conservation Produced: 1935 Description On conservation activities of the Department of the Interior. Reel 1 shows the Interior Department Bldg. in… Internet Archive Twenty Millionth Ford: Montpelier, Vermont; Concord, New Hampshire; New York City, New York; Providence, Rhode Island 1931 · Educational Twenty Millionth Ford: Montpelier, Vermont; Concord, New Hampshire; New York City, New York; Providence, Rhode Island Produced: 1931 Description The original… Internet Archive CAPTAIN BARTLETT'S PRE-WAR FILM OF THE ORIENT 1935 · Educational CAPTAIN BARTLETT'S PRE-WAR FILM OF THE ORIENT Covers: ca. 1935–ca. 1939 Shot List , CAPTAIN BARTLETT'S PRE-WAR FILM OF THE ORIENT1) Street scenes in… Internet Archive The Thin Man trailer 1934 · Commercial This is the trailer shown for the movie, 'The Thin Man', starring William Powell and Myrna Loy. Internet Archive Arms and the League 1938 · Educational Arms and the League Produced: March 1938 Description This film contains newsreel outtakes. The agency provided description is as follows: Delegates arrive at… Internet Archive Glimpses of Our National Parks 1935 · Educational Glimpses of Our National Parks Produced: 1935 Description This film shows Glacier National Park's Two Medicine Lake, Sun Chalets, Many Glacier Hotel,… Internet Archive [FORD MANUFACTURING AND MODELS FOR 1931] 1930 · Educational [FORD MANUFACTURING AND MODELS FOR 1931] Produced: 1930 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Map… Internet Archive Porky's Moving Day (1936) Computer Colorized 1936 · Film Looney Tunes (1936) Porky Pig Internet Archive Ellwood F. Hoffmann - 1930 Alaska Trip 5 1930 · Home movie 1930 Alaska Trip 5 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 White Sands 1938 · Educational White Sands Produced: 1938 Description This film contains footage of the White Sands National Monument, the drifting desert sands, and close-ups of plants and…