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5,569–5,616 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 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… 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 pulling manatee out of… Internet Archive [FORD MOTOR COMPANY PLANT, GERMANY] 1930 · Educational [FORD MOTOR COMPANY PLANT, GERMANY] Produced: 1930 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: View of… Internet Archive Sam Farmer's Cotton 1938 · Educational This educational and instructional film, made in collaboration with the U.S. Army Museum in New York, follows the struggles and eventual success of a Southern… 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:… Internet Archive 4000 Gifts of the Forest 1938 · Educational The film "4000 Gifts of the Forest" celebrates the myriad benefits that forests provide to humanity, highlighting their resources such as timber, fuel, and… Internet Archive Road Building 1931 · Educational Road Building Produced: 1931 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Convoy of heavy trucks, crane… Internet Archive Buddy Poppy Camp / Greenfield Village 1934 · Educational Buddy Poppy Camp / Greenfield Village Produced: 1934 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. View… Internet Archive FORD AND A CENTURY OF PROGRESS. PART 2 1934 · Educational FORD AND A CENTURY OF PROGRESS. PART 2 Produced: 1934 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: View… Internet Archive WATERTON-GLACIER INTERNATIONAL PEACE PARK 1936 · Educational WATERTON-GLACIER INTERNATIONAL PEACE PARK Produced: 1936 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows:… Internet Archive De St-Stanislaushorde uit Heemstede 1938 · Short · 12 min Vertrek van de St-Stanislaushorde uit Heemstede naar "De Bult" bij Steenwijk van 1 tot 10 augustus 1938 Internet Archive Twenty Millionth Ford: Atlantic Branch / New Ford Trucks 1931 · Educational Twenty Millionth Ford: Atlantic Branch / New Ford Trucks 1931 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive Crown Prince Olaf and Princess Martha of Norway at River Rouge Plant and Greenfield Village / Crown Prince Frederic and Princess Ingrid of Denmark at Ford Motor Company 1939 · Educational Crown Prince Olaf and Princess Martha of Norway at River Rouge Plant and Greenfield Village / Crown Prince Frederic and Princess Ingrid of Denmark at Ford… Internet Archive Son Of Frankenstein (1939 VHS Rip from AMC) & Incomplete Rip of Santa Claus: The Movie from ABC 1939 · Film Returning to the ancestral castle long after the death of the monster, the son of Dr. Frankenstein meets a mad shepherd who is hiding the comatose creature.… Internet Archive FUR INDUSTRY OF THE U.S., THE 1930 · Educational FUR INDUSTRY OF THE U.S., THE Produced: 1930 Description Reel 1, fur seals from herds on the Pribilof Islands in Alaska are selected, killed, and skinned.… Internet Archive Twenty Millionth Ford / First Model A / Henry Ford and Edsel Ford (Rubber) / One Millionth Ford V-8 / Two Millionth Ford V-8 / Henry Ford and Group Touring Power Plant / Ford Airport / Charles… 1931 · Educational Twenty Millionth Ford / First Model A / Henry Ford and Edsel Ford (Rubber) / One Millionth Ford V-8 / Two Millionth Ford V-8 / Henry Ford and Group Touring… Internet Archive Ulster 1938 · Educational Ulster Covers: ca. January 1938–ca. February 1938 Description This film contains unedited newsreel footage. The agency provided description is as follows: On… Internet Archive Sinfonías Bobas - El Taller de Santa Claus - Redoblaje 1932 · Film Corto número 33 de la serie "Sinfonías Bobas" . Título en Inglés: Santa's Workshop Créditos País de Grabación: Estados Unidos Fuente: DVD "Celebrando la… Internet Archive BYRD ANTARCTIC EXPEDITIONS, LITTLE AMERICA 1933 · Educational BYRD ANTARCTIC EXPEDITIONS, LITTLE AMERICA Covers: 1933–1939 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/20984 Internet Archive PLEIGER #1 - GOERING WORKS (DIE HERMAN - GORING WERKE BAUEN) 1939 · Educational PLEIGER #1 - GOERING WORKS (DIE HERMAN - GORING WERKE BAUEN) Covers: 1939–1941 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/22329 Internet Archive A BETTER MICHIGAN 1937 · Educational A BETTER MICHIGAN Produced: 1937 Description On Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects in Michigan. County roads are graded and surfaced. Shows airports… Internet Archive [TWENTY MILLIONTH FORD: PITTSBURGH BRANCH] 1931 · Educational [TWENTY MILLIONTH FORD: PITTSBURGH BRANCH] Produced: 1931 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows:… Internet Archive Ford Brazil 1931 · Educational Ford Brazil Produced: 1931 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Children in classroom - roughly… Internet Archive Diego Rivera Industrial Mural, Detroit Institute of Arts 1932 · Educational Diego Rivera Industrial Mural, Detroit Institute of Arts Produced: 1932 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads… Internet Archive STORY OF A LITTLE RIVER,THE. [RIVER ROUGE PLANT] 1931 · Educational STORY OF A LITTLE RIVER,THE. [RIVER ROUGE PLANT] 1931 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Plant… Internet Archive Henry Ford Hospital: Dermatology and Pediatrics 1936 · Educational Henry Ford Hospital: Dermatology and Pediatrics Produced: 1936 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive Henry Ford Hospital: Pediatrics / Henry Ford Hospital: Mosher-Toti Operation For Chronic Tear Sac Disease, E.L. Whitney, Detroit, Michigan 1936 · Educational Henry Ford Hospital: Pediatrics / Henry Ford Hospital: Mosher-Toti Operation For Chronic Tear Sac Disease, E.L. Whitney, Detroit, Michigan Produced: 1936… Internet Archive FORD NEWS 1934 · Educational FORD NEWS 1934 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: 1. “Mrs. Higbie is Winner in Season’s First… Internet Archive [CITY BUS OPERATION] 1938 · Educational [CITY BUS OPERATION] 1938 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Dashboard of bus - man inspects… Internet Archive Father Divine 1936 · Educational Father Divine 1936 Description This film contains newsreel outtakes. The agency provided description is as follows: On activities of Father M. J. Divine and… Internet Archive REBUILDING INDIAN COUNTRY 1933 · Educational REBUILDING INDIAN COUNTRY 1933 Description Reel 1, maps show the origin and history of the American Indian. Modern Indians work in Wisconsin's lumber… Internet Archive Steam Engine in Operation 1936 · Educational Steam Engine in Operation Produced: 1936 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Steam Engine in… Internet Archive [FORD BRAZIL] 1930 · Educational [FORD BRAZIL] Produced: 1930 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Ford Brazil plant. [1930]… Internet Archive New Fordson Tractor / Ford Airport: All Metal Tri-Motor Production 1930 · Educational New Fordson Tractor / Ford Airport: All Metal Tri-Motor Production Produced: 1930 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor… Internet Archive 33,OOO MILES IN 33 DAYS. THREE YEARS DRIVING IN ONE MONTH WITH THE FORD V-8 1932 · Educational 33,OOO MILES IN 33 DAYS. THREE YEARS DRIVING IN ONE MONTH WITH THE FORD V-8 Produced: 1932 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford… Internet Archive THE ST. MIHIEL DRIVE 1936 · Educational THE ST. MIHIEL DRIVE Produced: 1936 Description Gen. Pershing poses in his office. Trucks and troops move up a road. Artillery is fired. Patrols cut through… Internet Archive NEW WOODS FOR OLD 1930 · Educational NEW WOODS FOR OLD Produced: 1930 Description A state forester shows a group of farmers how to manage their timber tracts. Explains the importance of weeding… Internet Archive SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK I 1935 · Educational SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK I Produced: 1935 Description Unedited footage on activities in this Virginia area, prior to its dedication as a national park. Shows… Internet Archive FORD YEAR, THE. PART 2 1935 · Educational FORD YEAR, THE. PART 2 1935 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Discussion of Ford plans for… Internet Archive FAIRY FANTASIES IN STONE-BRYCE NATIONAL PARK 1937 · Educational FAIRY FANTASIES IN STONE-BRYCE NATIONAL PARK Produced: 1937 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows:… Internet Archive TURKEY BUSINESS, THE 1930 · Educational TURKEY BUSINESS, THE Produced: 1930 Description Shows large flocks of domestic and wild turkeys in woodlands. A Pilgrim shoots a turkey which his wife cooks.… Internet Archive RECOVERY IN MICHIGAN 1937 · Educational RECOVERY IN MICHIGAN Produced: 1937 Description On WPA projects in Michigan. Reel 1, timber is cut and a tourist cabin floor laid near Calumet. Reel 2, Red… Internet Archive [FARMING] 1937 · Educational [FARMING] Produced: 1937 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Views of tractor pulling disc… Internet Archive HARVEST OF THE YEARS, THE 1938 · Educational HARVEST OF THE YEARS, THE Produced: 1938 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: [part 1] Combine in… Internet Archive Ford Roadster / Detroit, Toledo, and Ironton Railroad 1930 · Educational Ford Roadster / Detroit, Toledo, and Ironton Railroad Produced: 1930 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive Diego Rivera Industrial Mural, Detroit Institute of Arts 1933 · Educational Diego Rivera Industrial Mural, Detroit Institute of Arts Produced: 1933 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads… Internet Archive VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY; NEGRO EDUCATION AND ART IN THE U.S 1937 · Educational VIRGINIA UNION UNIVERSITY; NEGRO EDUCATION AND ART IN THE U.S 1937 Description UNEDITED FOOTAGE: On the university in Richmond, Va. University president… Internet Archive War Coverage, France Number 3 1939 · Educational War Coverage, France Number 3 Produced: 1939 Description This film contains unedited footage of France during World War II. Road signs to Carling and Saint…