The world's archives

529–576 of 13,519 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 Coach for Cinderella, A 1936 · Cartoon · 9 min · Subtitles Imaginative cartoon that breaks down the parts and features of a Chevrolet automobile into units that can be understood in terms of plant and animal life:… Internet Archive Great Commandment, The 1939 · Feature · 1 h 20 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Rin Tin Tin THE LONE DEFENDER 1930 · Feature · Subtitles 1930 Serial featuring Rin Tin Tin. Variable video quality from a video master. Directed by Richard Thorpe. Episode Titles: 1. The Mystery of the Desert 2. The… Internet Archive Rhythm in the Clouds 1937 · Feature · 53 min In this musical comedy, a struggling songwriter (Patricia Ellis) fakes a letter of admittance into the apartment of a rich composer (Warren Hull). It is most… Internet Archive The Nut Farm 1935 · Feature · 1 h 7 min Bob (Oscar Apfel) and Helen (Betty Alden) decide to move to California and make a fresh start. Bob wants to buy a nut farm, but Helen dreams of being in the… Internet Archive Sing, Cowboy, Sing 1937 · Feature · 59 min Tex Archer (Tex Ritter) and Duke Evans (Al St. John) protect the female freight line operator Madge Summers (Louise Stanley) from being put out of business by… Internet Archive Let's Sing Again 1936 · Feature · 1 h 6 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive The Goddess - 神女 1934 · Feature A 1934 Shanghai B&W movie describing the travails of a young prostitute working to send her child through school. Generally considered a classic of pre-war… Internet Archive The Shadow of Silk Lennox 1935 · Feature · 1 h A crooked nightclub owner (Lon Chaney Jr.), pretending to go straight, is forced to kill a henchman when the latter tries to run off with the gang's latest… Internet Archive Reefer Madness 1936 · Feature · 1 h 8 min A trio of drug dealers lead innocent teenagers to become addicted to "reefer" cigarettes by holding wild parties with jazz music. - IMDB Description Internet Archive Broadway to Cheyenne 1932 · Feature · 1 h Broadway To Cheyenne starts off with a bunch of big city gangsters fighting and killing each other with Detective Breezy Kildare (Rex Bell) caught in the… Internet Archive Song of Freedom 1936 · Feature · 1 h 20 min Although no-one could call this a great movie, it is of compelling historical interest. At a time when Black people in the movies were servants or scoundrels,… Internet Archive [Amateur film: Bohemian Grove] 1938 · Home movie · 1 min · Subtitles Bohemian Club members relax and line up for a meal at the Bohemian Grove encampment. Internet Archive The Oklahoma Cyclone 1930 · Feature · 1 h 3 min Jimmy Henderson (Bob Steele) is looking for his missing father. Suspecting McKim (Charles King), he joins his gang posing as the outlaw the Oklahoma Cyclone.… Internet Archive The Montana Kid 1931 · Feature · 58 min A cowboy whose friend has been swindled out of his ranch and then murdered must take care of the man's son, then he goes after the killers. Internet Archive Lieutenant Kizhe 1934 · Feature · Subtitles 1934 Russian film with music by Prokofiev, English subtitles added. [subtitles updated 6/20/08] Internet Archive A Lawman Is Born 1937 · Feature · 58 min The wanted outlaw Tom Mitchell (Johnny Mack Brown) has put away his guns and now works in Root's store. When Sheriff Lance (Earle Hodgins) is killed, Martha… Internet Archive Heroes in Blue 1939 · Feature · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Monster Walks, The 1932 · Feature · 59 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive In Old Santa Fe 1934 · Feature · 1 h 4 min Big city gangsters arrive at the dude ranch and trouble begins for ranch hand Kentucky (Ken Maynard). He loses his horse Tarzan in a rigged horse race and… Internet Archive Aristocrats of Fashion 1930 · Film · Subtitles Fashions for sport and evening wear, all made from Bemberg rayon. Narration: Muriel Evans. Photography: William Steiner. Art Director: Alfred Pan(?). Sound… Internet Archive Betty Boop: The Scared Crows 1939 · Cartoon · 5 min Betty Boop withdraw in 1939. This cartoon might be her best from that year. Her house is invaded by lively crows and she finds ways to handle the problem. Internet Archive Oh, Susanna! 1936 · Feature · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair 1939 · Feature · 55 min · Subtitles 1939, sound, 55 min, Technicolor, 35mm. Transferred from a 35mm nitrate print. See: Andrew Wood, "The Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair,"… Internet Archive Have You Got Any Castles? 1938 · Cartoon · 7 min A night in a small library. The characters of famous books come to life, referring to movie versions of these books. Internet Archive The Invisible Killer 1939 · Feature · 59 min Reporter Sue Walker (Grace Bradley) has too much inside information on the local gambling rackets to suit her sweetheart, Detective Lieutenant Jerry Brown… Internet Archive The Phantom Express 1932 · Feature · 55 min · Subtitles A railroad is plagued by a mystery train, which on dark nights seems to be headed on a collision course with train number 101, stopping or derailing the 101,… Internet Archive Lost Horizon (1937) 1937 · Feature · Subtitles Lost Horizon is a fantasy film directed by Frank Capra, released on March 2, 1937. It is based on the 1933 novel by James Hilton. The film features a group of… Internet Archive Popeye the Sailor meets Sinbad the Sailor 1936 · Cartoon · 16 min The classic tale of Sinbad the Sailor, adapted for Popeye and Olive. Featuring memorable appearances by Wimpy, Olive, and the singing two-headed monster. You… Internet Archive Follow Your Heart 1936 · Feature · 1 h 18 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Lucky Terror 1936 · Feature · 1 h A sharpshooter (Hoot Gibson) in a traveling sideshow is falsely accused of murdering a local miner. Internet Archive Go Get'em Haines 1936 · Feature · 56 min · Subtitles A reporter gets tangled in a web of murder and deception when he follows a business tycoon aboard an ocean liner, looking for a scoop. You can find more… Internet Archive Rough Riding Ranger 1935 · Feature · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Rollin' Plains 1938 · Feature · 56 min Tex Ritter plays a Texas Ranger who comes to the aid of a group of cattlemen who've found themselves in the middle of a vicious land war with ruthless sheep… Internet Archive Breaking the Ice 1938 · Feature · 1 h 19 min · Subtitles A young Amish boy runs away from home after he is accused of stealing money from his uncle. Internet Archive Pardon My Pups 1934 · Short · 18 min · Subtitles 1934 Junior Coghlan and Shirley Temple Educational Pictures "Frolics of Youth" short Internet Archive The Purple Vigilantes 1938 · Feature · 50 min David Ross (Earl Dwire) organizes the ranchers into a vigilante group to rid the town of outlaws. The plan succeeds but the trouble starts when some of the… Internet Archive Betty Boop with Henry, the Funniest Living American 1935 · Cartoon · 6 min From The Public Domain Movie Database: Betty operates a pet store where Henry wishes to purchase a puppy. Betty believes that everybody should have a pet and… Internet Archive Bulldog Drummond Comes Back 1937 · Feature · 56 min · Subtitles Irena Soldanis, the wife of a man Captain Hugh (Bulldog) Drummond sent to the gallows the year before, has kidnapped Drummond's perennial fiancée, Phyllis… Internet Archive The Pay-Off 1930 · Feature · 1 h 10 min A thug (Hugh Trevor) robs a young engaged couple (Marian Nixon and William Janney) of their last few dollars. When the thug's gang boss (Lowell Sherman) hears… Internet Archive Betty Boop: Mother Goose Land 1933 · Cartoon · 6 min Betty, while reading a book of Mother Goose stories, wishes to visit such a wonderful place. Betty's wish is granted when Mother Goose appears, and gives her… Internet Archive The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes 1939 · Feature The master sleuth hunts his archenemy, Professor Moriarty, who is planning the crime of the century. Internet Archive Here's Flash Casey 1938 · Feature · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Riders of the Sage 1939 · Feature · 52 min In an effort to get Jim Martin (Frank LaRue) to sell his ranch, the Halsey brothers have kidnapped his son Tom (Dave O'Brien). When Bob Burke (Bob Steele)… Internet Archive [Amateur films: Ivan Besse collection: Britton, South Dakota 1938-39] (Part I) 1938 · Home movie · 19 min · Subtitles Daily life in a South Dakota town during the Great Depression, shot by Ivan Besse. This footage is on 0692_HM_Ivan_Besse_collection_Britton_South_Dakota_1938-3… Internet Archive From Dawn to Sunset (Part I) 1937 · Short · 8 min · Subtitles This classic example of "capitalist realism" depicts a day in the life of Chevrolet workers in the U.S., while attempting to convince them that their own… Internet Archive Make a Million 1935 · Feature · 1 h 6 min A college economics professor's (Charles Starrett) "radical" ideas about capitalism get him fired. When he decides to put those ideas into practice, he finds… Internet Archive In Love With Life 1934 · Feature · 51 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page .