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5,665–5,712 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 SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK II 1935 · Educational SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK II Produced: 1935 Description Unedited footage of activities in this Virginia area, prior to its dedication as a national park. Shows… Internet Archive SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK V 1935 · Educational SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK V Produced: 1935 Description Unedited footage (without titles) on activities in this Virginia area, prior to its dedication as a… Internet Archive Twenty Millionth Ford: Oklahoma City Branch 1931 · Educational Twenty Millionth Ford: Oklahoma City Branch Produced: 1931 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows:… Internet Archive MCGUFFEY CELEBRATION AT GREENFIELD VILLAGE, JULY 2ND AND 3RD, 1938 1938 · Educational MCGUFFEY CELEBRATION AT GREENFIELD VILLAGE, JULY 2ND AND 3RD, 1938 Produced: 1938 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor… Internet Archive Ford Brazil 1931 · Educational Ford Brazil Produced: 1931 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Shoreline, beach, dense brush… Internet Archive Ford Reliability Tour / Baseball: Opening Day at Detroit / Gordon Bennett Balloon Race / Tri-Motor, Ford Airport 1931 · Educational Ford Reliability Tour / Baseball: Opening Day at Detroit / Gordon Bennett Balloon Race / Tri-Motor, Ford Airport 1931 Description The original catalog… Internet Archive [YOUR STATE POLICE] 1939 · Educational [YOUR STATE POLICE] Produced: 1939 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Your State Police, Part… Internet Archive HOLIDAY TIME 1936 · Educational HOLIDAY TIME Produced: 1936 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: British film advertising the… Internet Archive Out Of The Ether (1933) 1933 · Feature After a surgical operation on a radio that proves it's healthy again when an Arthur Tracy broadcast comes through, Krazy takes it on a flying carpet trip… Internet Archive COOPERATIVE MARKETING--EGGS AND POULTRY 1936 · Educational COOPERATIVE MARKETING--EGGS AND POULTRY Produced: 1936 Description Reel 1 shows methods employed by the Pacific Egg Producers Cooperative in California.… Internet Archive GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK 1936 · Educational GREAT SMOKY MOUNTAINS NATIONAL PARK 1936 Description CCC men ride in trucks, work with pick and shovel, operate bulldozers, graders and pneumatic drills,… Internet Archive [AUTOMOBILE ECONOMY TEST] 1938 · Educational [AUTOMOBILE ECONOMY TEST] 1938 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: [part 2] AAA official… Internet Archive Twenty Millionth Ford: Memphis and Oklahoma City Branches 1931 · Educational Twenty Millionth Ford: Memphis and Oklahoma City Branches Produced: 1931 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads… Internet Archive Ford Brazil 1932 · Educational Ford Brazil Produced: 1932 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Latex dripping from spout on… Internet Archive Ford Employees Recreational Activities / V-8s For Detroit Police Department 1934 · Educational Ford Employees Recreational Activities / V-8s For Detroit Police Department Produced: 1934 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford… Internet Archive [GOODYEAR TIRES] 1933 · Educational [GOODYEAR TIRES] Produced: 1933 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “Balance.” Car driving down… Internet Archive [NEW FORD CARS] 1931 · Educational [NEW FORD CARS] Produced: 1931 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: New Ford Cars, Part One. View… Internet Archive [FORD CARS] 1931 · Educational [FORD CARS] Produced: 1931 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Various advertising shots of… Internet Archive German Defense 1935 · Educational German Defense Produced: 1935 Description This film contains unedited newsreel footage. The agency provided description is as follows: Adolf Hitler speaks and… Internet Archive Berlin Medley 1934 · Educational Berlin Medley Produced: 1934 Description This film contains partially edited footage. The agency provided description is as follows: On Berlin, Germany.… Internet Archive DOPE FIENDS; WHAT THEY ARE AND HOW THEY END 1931 · Educational DOPE FIENDS; WHAT THEY ARE AND HOW THEY END 1931 Description A short, silent version of subjects 1 and 6 of RI 2960. https://catalog.archives.gov/id/37842 Internet Archive THE TECHNIQUE OF FRESCO PAINTING 1936 · Educational THE TECHNIQUE OF FRESCO PAINTING Produced: 1936 Description Students at Evander Childs High School, New York City, paint a mural depicting the history of… Internet Archive SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK III 1935 · Educational SHENANDOAH NATIONAL PARK III Produced: 1935 Description Unedited footage (without titles) on activities in this Virginia area, prior to its dedication as a… Internet Archive River Rouge Plant (Pictures Taken for the Kaiser): Part 10 1931 · Educational River Rouge Plant (Pictures Taken for the Kaiser): Part 10 Produced: 1931 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company… Internet Archive NEWS FROM DEARBORN 1937 · Educational NEWS FROM DEARBORN 1937 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “Dearborn, Michigan -- Weather… Internet Archive Twenty Millionth Ford: Pittsburgh and Chester Branches 1931 · Educational Twenty Millionth Ford: Pittsburgh and Chester Branches Produced: 1931 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive Water Tunnel Construction 1930 · Educational Water Tunnel Construction Produced: 1930 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Workers in and on… Internet Archive Ford Brazil 1931 · Educational Ford Brazil Produced: 1931 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Man on horse, cattle in… Internet Archive [FORD YEAR,THE] 1935 · Educational [FORD YEAR,THE] Produced: 1935 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Group of men around… Internet Archive Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Buddy Poppy Camp 1934 · Educational Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Buddy Poppy Camp Produced: 1934 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive Indianapolis 500 Race 1934 · Educational Indianapolis 500 Race Produced: 1934 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Crowd and race car… Internet Archive Henry Ford Hospital: Diagnosis 1936 · Educational Henry Ford Hospital: Diagnosis Produced: 1936 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Henry Ford… Internet Archive NEW FORD TRUCK, PART 2, THE 1932 · Educational NEW FORD TRUCK, PART 2, THE Produced: 1932 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Close-up of… Internet Archive DISCOVER MICHIGAN THIS YEAR, WORLD'S FINEST PLAYGROUND 1939 · Educational DISCOVER MICHIGAN THIS YEAR, WORLD'S FINEST PLAYGROUND Produced: 1939 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive Paramount News / RKO-Pathe News / Paramount News 1937 · Educational Paramount News / RKO-Pathe News / Paramount News Produced: 1937 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive Bootleg Coal 1935 · Educational Bootleg Coal Produced: 1935 Description This film contains newsreel outtakes. The agency provided description is as follows: Coal miners illegally operate… Internet Archive Devil's Island, French Guiana 1939 · Educational Devil's Island, French Guiana Produced: 1939 Description This film contains unedited footage of the French penal colony and prison Devil's Island in the… Internet Archive GAME MANAGEMENT 1935 · Educational GAME MANAGEMENT Produced: 1935 Description On managing deer in the Kaibab Nat'l Forest. Reel 1 shows parts of the forest, mule deer grazing, a Kaibab… Internet Archive Twenty Millionth Ford: Salt Lake City Branch 1931 · Educational Twenty Millionth Ford: Salt Lake City Branch Produced: 1931 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows:… Internet Archive Airplanes 1930 · Educational Airplanes Produced: 1930 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Airplanes on field and in flight,… Internet Archive Improved Fordson Agricultural Tractor 1931 · Educational Improved Fordson Agricultural Tractor Produced: 1931 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows:… Internet Archive Ford Exposition of Progress: Antique Cars on Display 1933 · Educational Ford Exposition of Progress: Antique Cars on Display Produced: 1933 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive [GILMORE STOCK CAR RACE] 1934 · Educational [GILMORE STOCK CAR RACE] 1934 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “Los Angeles, Calif.,… Internet Archive DETROIT TIMES TOPICS 1930 · Educational DETROIT TIMES TOPICS Produced: 1930 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “Release No. 29.” 1.… Internet Archive Wrongway [Douglas] Corrigan in Detroit / Crown Prince Frederic and Princess Ingrid of Denmark at Ford Motor Company 1938 · Educational Wrongway [Douglas] Corrigan in Detroit / Crown Prince Frederic and Princess Ingrid of Denmark at Ford Motor Company Produced: 1938 Description The original… Internet Archive MAKING OF SAFETY GLASS, THE. [PART I] 1937 · Educational MAKING OF SAFETY GLASS, THE. [PART I] Produced: 1937 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Scenes… Internet Archive FORESTS OR WASTELAND 1930 · Educational FORESTS OR WASTELAND Produced: 1930 Description Shows how timber areas deter soil erosion (by regulating stream flow and anchoring top soil), furnish wildlife… Internet Archive NAVY AIR FORCE ACTIVITY ABOARD USS SARATOGA (CV-3) 1935 · Educational NAVY AIR FORCE ACTIVITY ABOARD USS SARATOGA (CV-3) Produced: 1935 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/80073