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5,521–5,568 of 14,262 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 Ulster 1930 · Educational Ulster 1930–1939 Description This film contains unedited newsreel footage. The agency provided description is as follows: On Ulster and other counties,… Internet Archive [RUBBER EMPIRE,2] 1932 · Educational [RUBBER EMPIRE,2] Produced: 1932 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: View of city of Belem on… Internet Archive Ellwood F. Hoffmann - 1930 Alaska No 4 1930 · Home movie 1930 Alaska No 4 [Title from can] Ellwood F. Hoffmann (1885-1966) Home Movie Collection Ellwood Hoffmann dropped out of school in 6th grade and went to work… Internet Archive Het huwelijk van prinses Juliana van Oranje en Bernhard van Lippe-Biesterfeld 1937 · Short · 4 min De groote dag voor Nederland: 7 januari 1937: Het huwelijk van prinses Juliana van Oranje en Bernhard van Lippe-Biesterfeld Internet Archive Selected scenes from US Air Force for proj. 223-12040 1939 · Educational Selected scenes from US Air Force for proj. 223-12040 Covers: ca. 1939–ca. 1945 Shot List , Animated sequence on Project Dynasoar showing the launching,… Internet Archive Japanese submarine sinkings in the Indian Ocean 1939 · Educational Japanese submarine sinkings in the Indian Ocean Covers: ca. 1939–ca. 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/78821 Internet Archive [DETROIT PARADE] 1934 · Educational [DETROIT PARADE] Produced: 1934 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Men in kilts boarding bus,… Internet Archive How Glass Is Made / Ford Brazil 1930 · Educational How Glass Is Made / Ford Brazil Produced: 1930 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a."This is… Internet Archive Ford Brazil 1931 · Educational Ford Brazil Produced: 1931 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Brazilian native and priest with… Internet Archive Unedited Newsreel Footage of Sudan 1935 · Newsreel Unedited Newsreel Footage of Sudan Covers: October 14, 1935–October 16, 1935 Description This film contains unedited newsreel footage of Sudan. Reel 1 of this… Internet Archive War in China 1937 · Educational War in China Covers: August 20, 1937–August 27, 1937 Description This film contains newsreel outtakes. The agency provided description is as follows: On Navy… Internet Archive The C.C.C.(Civilian Conservation Corp) Fights Erosion 1934 · Educational The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) played a crucial role in combating soil erosion during its operation. Established as part of the New Deal in the 1930s,… Internet Archive After the Thin Man trailer 1936 · Commercial · 3 min This is the trailer for the second Thin Man movie. Stars William Powell and Myrna Loy. Internet Archive Ford Brazil 1931 · Educational Ford Brazil Produced: 1931 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: River, sailboat, houses on shore… Internet Archive "The Steam-Electric Arrives!" General Electric Steam Turbine Locomotive Promo Film (1938) 1938 · Short · 7 min 1938 promotional film for General Electric's and Union Pacific's experimental electric steam-turbine locomotives. Only two units were built, and the project… Internet Archive [FORD MOTOR COMPANY AUTOMOBILE ASSEMBLY LINES] 1930 · Educational [FORD MOTOR COMPANY AUTOMOBILE ASSEMBLY LINES] Produced: 1930 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive Gow the Headhunter (1931) 1931 · Feature Gow the Headhunter is a 1931 exploration film directed by Edward A. Salisbury, featuring documentary footage from his expedition in the South Seas, focusing… Internet Archive Road Construction / Campers In Woods / Ten and Fifteen Millionth Ford 1930 · Educational Road Construction / Campers In Woods / Ten and Fifteen Millionth Ford 1930 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company… Internet Archive [SAFETY GLASS. PART II] 1937 · Educational [SAFETY GLASS. PART II] Produced: 1937 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Safety Glass, Part… Internet Archive Sinfonías Bobas - Pingüinos Peculiares - Redoblaje 1934 · Film Corto número 47 de la serie "Sinfonías Bobas" Título en Inglés: Peculiar Penguins Redoblaje: País de Grabación: Estados Unidos Fuente: DVD "Walt Disney… Internet Archive [STEAM ENGINE AND STEAM TRACTOR] 1937 · Educational [STEAM ENGINE AND STEAM TRACTOR] Produced: 1937 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Views of… Internet Archive Ford Brazil 1931 · Educational Ford Brazil Produced: 1931 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Natives beaching manatee - school… Internet Archive Indianapolis 500 Race 1935 · Educational Indianapolis 500 Race 1935 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Men and mechanics grouped around… Internet Archive ADVENTURE BOUND 1937 · Educational ADVENTURE BOUND Produced: 1937 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Adventure Bound!, Part One.… Internet Archive RAINBOW OF THE DESERT, ZION NATIONAL PARK 1937 · Educational RAINBOW OF THE DESERT, ZION NATIONAL PARK Produced: 1937 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows:… Internet Archive ON OUR WAY 1939 · Educational ON OUR WAY 1942 Description Outtakes: From film on Pine Mountain, Kentucky. R.1: Young boys loiter near saloon, smoking. School in valley; town leaders meet… Internet Archive LEARN TO SWIM 1933 · Educational LEARN TO SWIM Produced: 1933 Description A swimming instructor teaches a boy how to float and to swim. Illustrates, in detail, the different types of leg and… Internet Archive FORD AND A CENTURY OF PROGRESS, [PART 1] 1934 · Educational FORD AND A CENTURY OF PROGRESS, [PART 1] Produced: 1934 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows:… Internet Archive A Study in Educational Inequalities in South Carolina 1936 · Educational A Study in Educational Inequalities in South Carolina Produced: 1936 Description This film is a documentary on differences in provisions and spending for… Internet Archive Lonely Wives (1931) 1931 · Feature A highly respectable lawyer becomes a sexual animal after working hours; His live-in mother-in-law tries to keep him in line. When an actor-impersonator comes… Internet Archive [INDIANAPOLIS 500 RACE] 1934 · Educational [INDIANAPOLIS 500 RACE] Covers: ca. 1934–ca. 1936 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Scenes… Internet Archive SOIL OF INDIA 1939 · Educational SOIL OF INDIA 1939 Description Documentary: On improvement of farming methods in India. Dr. Samuel Higginbottom of the Institute teaches farmers to control… Internet Archive Collectie Bakels - IJmuiden 1935 · Short Een schip (pont?) steekt het Noordzeekanaal over. Gefilmed in de jaren '30. Shotje zat tussen twee andere films. Internet Archive BYRD ANTARCTIC EXPEDITIONS, LITTLE AMERICA 1933 · Educational BYRD ANTARCTIC EXPEDITIONS, LITTLE AMERICA Covers: 1933–1939 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/20983 Internet Archive Japan conquers Singapore 1930 · Educational Japan conquers Singapore Covers: 1930 ?–1939 ? https://catalog.archives.gov/id/78717 Internet Archive [INDUSTRIAL MURAL] 1932 · Educational [INDUSTRIAL MURAL] Produced: 1932 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Views of mural on wall in… 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: Fans in stands at baseball… Internet Archive JONES AND HOFFMAN SCHOOLS; NEGRO EDUCATION AND ART IN THE U.S 1937 · Educational JONES AND HOFFMAN SCHOOLS; NEGRO EDUCATION AND ART IN THE U.S 1937 Description UNEDITED FOOTAGE: On elementary and high schools in New Orleans. At Jones… Internet Archive Wereldjamboree 1937 in Vogelenzang-Bloemendaal (Openings-ceremonie) 1937 · Short · 3 min Wereldjamboree bij Vogelenzang-Bloemendaal van 31 juli tot 9 augustus 1937 Openingsceremonie van de Wereldjamboree. Gefilmd in kleur. Internet Archive ACTIVITIES OF THE 77TH DIV IN WORLD WAR II 1939 · Educational ACTIVITIES OF THE 77TH DIV IN WORLD WAR II Covers: 1939–1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/21088 Internet Archive Steam Engine and Threshing Machine In Operation / A Tour Through the Rouge Plants 1936 · Educational Steam Engine and Threshing Machine In Operation / A Tour Through the Rouge Plants Produced: 1936 Description The original catalog description provided by the… Internet Archive Ford Labor Trouble and Sabotage / Ford World War II Activities / Henry Ford Birthday Party 1937 · Educational Ford Labor Trouble and Sabotage / Ford World War II Activities / Henry Ford Birthday Party Produced: ca. 1937–ca. 1938–ca. 1941 Description The original… Internet Archive [MEN AND WOMEN PLAYING BASEBALL] 1938 · Educational [MEN AND WOMEN PLAYING BASEBALL] Produced: 1938 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Group of men… Internet Archive [YOUR STATE POLICE. PART 4] 1939 · Educational [YOUR STATE POLICE. PART 4] Produced: 1939 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Policeman handing… Internet Archive TAMBO: RICE FIELDS; A SPRINGTIME RAMBLE IN RURAL JAPAN 1934 · Educational TAMBO: RICE FIELDS; A SPRINGTIME RAMBLE IN RURAL JAPAN 1934 Description Documentary: On the life of rural rice farm families in Japan. Reel 1: Shows cherry… Internet Archive Refugees 1938 · Educational Refugees Produced: 1938 Description This film contains unedited footage. The agency provided description is as follows: Albishaus, Jewish Refugee Camp,… Internet Archive BYRD ANTARCTIC EXPEDITIONS, LITTLE AMERICA 1933 · Educational BYRD ANTARCTIC EXPEDITIONS, LITTLE AMERICA Covers: 1933–1939 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/20979 Internet Archive TELEPHONE LINE CONSTRUCTION 1938 · Educational TELEPHONE LINE CONSTRUCTION Produced: 1938 Description Telephone lines are constructed between fire lookout stations in the national forests of the United…