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5,617–5,664 of 14,254 films, free to watch, from the world's open archives.

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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. Nothing is left out for being sexual: sexual content and nudity are for adults, placed by what the archive files a film as, never by a word of its title alone (The Naked City is a police film). A film filed as pornography is listed for adults without its picture and plays nowhere yet, as the law where it would play asks for a proof of age this site does not have. A sexual depiction of a child, drawn ones too, is listed nowhere.

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 content, pornography, nudity and nudism, striptease, sexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, beheadings, atrocity footage.
Internet Archive Bezoek aan Artis in 1934 1934 · Short · 14 min Bezoek aan Artis in 1939 Internet Archive Gone With The Wind (1939) Trailer 1939 · Film http://thedukemitchell.uk/ for more weird videos plus strange film nights in London. VHS trailer for one of the re-issues of the 1939 classic epic Gone With… Internet Archive HIGHWAY GLIMPSES OF PANAMA 1930 · Educational HIGHWAY GLIMPSES OF PANAMA Produced: 1930 Description Reel 1, shows public buildings and avenues of Balboa and Panama City and views of ruins in old Panama.… Internet Archive FARMER COOPERATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES 1931 · Educational FARMER COOPERATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES Produced: 1931 Description Reel 1, animated maps and charts show the location of farmers' cooperative sales agencies.… Internet Archive FORD NEWS 1934 · Educational FORD NEWS Produced: 1934 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: 1. “Indoor Lacrosse is Introduced… Internet Archive United States Presidents 1934 · Educational United States Presidents Produced: 1934 Description This film contains outtakes of some US presidents. The agency provided description is as follows: Montage… Internet Archive A BETTER NEW YORK STATE 1937 · Educational A BETTER NEW YORK STATE Produced: 1937 Description On Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects in New York. Shows a reservoir at Albany under… Internet Archive STORY OF A LITTLE RIVER, THE 1930 · Educational STORY OF A LITTLE RIVER, THE Produced: 1930 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “In compliance… Internet Archive [FORD V-8,1931] 1931 · Educational [FORD V-8,1931] Produced: 1931 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “Henry Ford launches huge… Internet Archive RIVER ROUGE PLANT, THE 1936 · Educational RIVER ROUGE PLANT, THE Produced: 1936 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: [part 1] Aerial view… Internet Archive Baseball Game, Detroit, Michigan / Sulky Races, Spectators 1934 · Educational Baseball Game, Detroit, Michigan / Sulky Races, Spectators Produced: 1934 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company… Internet Archive [VILLAGE INDUSTRIES] 1935 · Educational [VILLAGE INDUSTRIES] Produced: 1935 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Stormy night, rain, wind… Commons Around the Corner (1937) 24fps selection 1937 · Documentary · 7 min · Subtitles How the automobile differential allows a vehicle to turn a corner while keeping the wheels from skidding. Reverse telecine & introduction edited out. Internet Archive EGG MARKETING INDUSTRY OF THE U.S., THE 1930 · Educational EGG MARKETING INDUSTRY OF THE U.S., THE Produced: 1930 Description Reel 1, eggs are cleaned and graded on a farm, crated, and taken to market. The eggs are… Internet Archive GOOD POSTURE WINS 1931 · Educational GOOD POSTURE WINS Produced: 1931 Description The posture of a young girl, who has won a clothes designing and modeling contest sponsored by her local 4-H… Internet Archive Twenty Millionth Ford at Bloomington and Chicago, Illinois 1931 · Educational Twenty Millionth Ford at Bloomington and Chicago, Illinois Produced: 1931 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company… Internet Archive The New Ford V-8 1931 · Educational The New Ford V-8 Produced: 1931 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Interior comfort and… Internet Archive Hidden Quality In the New Ford 1931 · Educational Hidden Quality In the New Ford Produced: 1931 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Workers… Internet Archive The New Adventures of Tarzan (VHS 59.94fps) 1935 · Film Captured from NTSC VHS tape using YPbPr component video, and digital optical audio, carefully deinterlaced to 59.94 frames per second at a resolution of… Internet Archive Molly Moo Cow and Robinson Crusoe (1936) 1936 · Feature Molly Moo-Cow washes to shore on an island, the one occupied by Robinson Crusoe. Much of the short is Crusoe extolling the virtues of the solitary life, Molly… Internet Archive BYRD ANTARCTIC EXPEDITIONS, LITTLE AMERICA 1933 · Educational BYRD ANTARCTIC EXPEDITIONS, LITTLE AMERICA Covers: 1933–1939 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/20986 Internet Archive HIGHWAYS OF PERU 1930 · Educational HIGHWAYS OF PERU Produced: 1930 Description Reel 1 shows public buildings and avenues in Lima and Callao; newly constructed roads along Peru's coast; and Inca… Internet Archive CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS FIGHTS EROSION, THE 1934 · Educational CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS FIGHTS EROSION, THE Produced: 1934 Description Shows samples of badly eroded farm land in Georgia, Mississippi, and Texas, and… Internet Archive HEART OF THE CONFEDERACY 1937 · Educational HEART OF THE CONFEDERACY 1937 Description Shows Alabama's State Capitol in Montgomery, the brass star in the floor of its Senate chamber where Jefferson Davis… Internet Archive Twenty Millionth Ford: Portland and Seattle Branches 1931 · Educational Twenty Millionth Ford: Portland and Seattle Branches Produced: 1931 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive DANISH FORD RODEO 1931 · Educational DANISH FORD RODEO Produced: 1931 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “An extraordinary… Internet Archive [HENRY AND EDSEL FORD WITH FORD V-8'S ON FINAL ASSEMBLY LINE] 1935 · Educational [HENRY AND EDSEL FORD WITH FORD V-8'S ON FINAL ASSEMBLY LINE] Produced: 1935 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company… Internet Archive FORD NEWS 1934 · Educational FORD NEWS Produced: 1934 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: 1. “Belgians of Detroit Honor Dead… Internet Archive [RUBBER PLANTATION, BRAZIL] 1936 · Educational [RUBBER PLANTATION, BRAZIL] Produced: 1936 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Views of young… Internet Archive WE ARE ALL ARTISTS 1936 · Educational WE ARE ALL ARTISTS Produced: 1936 Description Documentary: On art and functional design. Reel 1: Shows natural scenes and movement, including waterfall,… Internet Archive COMPARATIVE RELIGIONS; BUDDHISM 1931 · Educational COMPARATIVE RELIGIONS; BUDDHISM 1931 Description Documentary: On the history, tradition and practice of Buddhism in the world. R.1: Shows the birthplace of… Internet Archive Arms and the League 1938 · Educational Arms and the League 13940 Description This film contains newsreel outtakes. The agency provided description is as follows: World War I scenes from "Cry of the… Internet Archive Private Motion Pictures of Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun 1935 · Educational Private Motion Pictures of Adolf Hitler and Eva Braun Covers: 1935–1940 Description This item depicts Eva Braun and her relatives, Adolf Hitler and numerous… Internet Archive CAPTAIN BARTLETT'S PRE-WAR FOOTAGE OF THE FAR EAST 1935 · Educational CAPTAIN BARTLETT'S PRE-WAR FOOTAGE OF THE FAR EAST ca. 1935–ca. 1939 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/77406 Internet Archive SEQUOIA GIGANTEA 1937 · Educational SEQUOIA GIGANTEA Produced: 1937 Description Shows Sequoia National Park, including views of "Generals Highway," "Giant Forest," "Moro Rock," a giant Sequoia… Internet Archive Twenty Millionth Ford: Houston Branch 1931 · Educational Twenty Millionth Ford: Houston Branch Produced: 1931 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Twenty… Internet Archive [SPENCER TRACY IN EDISON'S LABORATORY] 1939 · Educational [SPENCER TRACY IN EDISON'S LABORATORY] Produced: 1939 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows:… Internet Archive MAKING A V-TYPE ENGINE 1936 · Educational MAKING A V-TYPE ENGINE Produced: 1936 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Making a V-Type… Internet Archive The Invisible Ray Karloff Lugosi VHS COPY 1936 · Film The Invisible Ray is a 1936 American science-fiction horror film directed by Lambert Hillyer . It stars Boris Karloff as Dr. Janos Rukh, a scientist who comes… Internet Archive The Flying Deuces (Full 1985 GoodTimes Home Video VHS) 1939 · Film Laurel & Hardy Join The French Foreign Legion, & Th Legion Will Never Be The Same In This Wild And Zany Comedy Classic. You Can Bet That Stan & Ollie Have A… Internet Archive WORLD IN FILM. Issue no. 25, V-2 SECRETS ARE REVEALED AT CUXHAVEN ENGLAND 1939 · Educational WORLD IN FILM. Issue no. 25, V-2 SECRETS ARE REVEALED AT CUXHAVEN ENGLAND Covers: 1939–1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23978 Internet Archive EDITED FILM ON RIGID AIRSHIP OPERATIONS, SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA 1934 · Educational EDITED FILM ON RIGID AIRSHIP OPERATIONS, SUNNYVALE, CALIFORNIA Covers: 1934–1935 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/76314 Internet Archive [RUBBER EMPIRE] 1932 · Educational [RUBBER EMPIRE] Produced: 1932 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Panorama of buildings, river… Internet Archive SPORTS 1934 · Educational SPORTS Produced: 1934 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “St. Louis Defeats Detroit In Opener… Internet Archive Segelflieger auf der Wasserkuppe 1936 · Short · 13 min Segelflieger auf der Wasserkuppe Gliderpilots at the "Wasserkuppe" in Germany 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/21087 Internet Archive SAVE THE SOIL 1932 · Educational SAVE THE SOIL Produced: 1932 Description Reel 1, prairie fires and floods sweep over abandoned farm lands and leave badly eroded areas. Explains how the… Internet Archive DUCK FARMING 1931 · Educational DUCK FARMING Produced: 1931 Description Ducks are grown on a Long Island farm. Ducklings are hatched in incubators, raised in brooding houses and fattened in…