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6,001–6,048 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 Threshing with Steam Engine and Combine 1937 · Educational Threshing with Steam Engine and Combine Produced: 1937 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows:… Internet Archive SUCCESSFUL FORD DEALERS 1931 · Educational SUCCESSFUL FORD DEALERS 1931 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Mechanics working on motor… Internet Archive DOUBLE FEATURE PROGRAM FOR 1937, THE 1936 · Educational DOUBLE FEATURE PROGRAM FOR 1937, THE Produced: 1936 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: The… Internet Archive [GILMORE-YOSEMITE ECONOMY RUN] 1938 · Educational [GILMORE-YOSEMITE ECONOMY RUN] Produced: 1938 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Ford V-8 with… Internet Archive Newsreel Outtakes related to the Tennessee Valley Authority 1935 · Newsreel Newsreel Outtakes related to the Tennessee Valley Authority Covers: November 13, 1935–January 4, 1936 Description This film contains newsreel outtakes related… Internet Archive Father Divine 1936 · Educational Father Divine 13150 Description This film contains newsreel outtakes. The agency provided description is as follows: On activities of Father M. J. Divine and… Internet Archive Fiorello LaGuardia 1937 · Educational Fiorello LaGuardia Covers: ca. August 11, 1937–ca. September 24, 1937 Description This film contains newsreel outtakes. Mayor and Police Commissioner Lewis J.… Internet Archive De Olympische Spelen in Berlijn 1936 · Film De Olympische Spelen in Berlijn, augustus 1936 The Olympic Games in Berlin Internet Archive Laurel und Hardy - Die Sittenstrolche [DE VHS Rip] 1933 · Film Im Italien des 18. Jahrhunderts haben „Stanilo“ und „Olivero“ beschlossen, Straßendiebe zu werden und suchen sich als Opfer ausgerechnet Räuberhauptmann „Fra… Internet Archive WORLD IN FILM. Issue no. 163 1939 · Educational WORLD IN FILM. Issue no. 163 Covers: 1939–1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/24060 Internet Archive TRAINING GERMAN NAVY AVIATION CADETS 1931 · Educational TRAINING GERMAN NAVY AVIATION CADETS Produced: March 27, 1931 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/80475 Internet Archive ROOSEVELT'S 1933 INAUGURATION 1933 · Educational ROOSEVELT'S 1933 INAUGURATION Produced: 1933 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/76841 Internet Archive Twenty Millionth Ford: Richmond Branch 1931 · Educational Twenty Millionth Ford: Richmond Branch Produced: 1931 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Twenty… Internet Archive Children at Greenfield Village School 1930 · Educational Children at Greenfield Village School Produced: 1930 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows:… Internet Archive [CHILDREN'S HOUSE, PART 2] 1937 · Educational [CHILDREN'S HOUSE, PART 2] Produced: 1937 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Child sewing… Internet Archive The Merit Club Cruise / Ford Experimental Tractor 1937 · Educational The Merit Club Cruise / Ford Experimental Tractor Produced: 1937 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive [WINTER, GREENFIELD VILLAGE] 1930 · Educational [WINTER, GREENFIELD VILLAGE] Produced: 1930 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Winter in… Internet Archive [VILLAGE INDUSTRIES] 1935 · Educational [VILLAGE INDUSTRIES] Produced: 1935 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Aerial views of village… Internet Archive DOUBLE FEATURE PROGRAM FOR 1937, THE 1936 · Educational DOUBLE FEATURE PROGRAM FOR 1937, THE Produced: 1936 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93737 Internet Archive Diego Rivera Murals at Detroit Institute of Arts / Bremen Flyers at Ford Airport / River Rouge / The Advantage of Triplex Glass 1932 · Educational Diego Rivera Murals at Detroit Institute of Arts / Bremen Flyers at Ford Airport / River Rouge / The Advantage of Triplex Glass Produced: 1932 Description The… 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 Fiorello LaGuardia 1937 · Educational Fiorello LaGuardia Covers: ca. August 11, 1937–ca. September 24, 1937 Description This film contains newsreel outtakes. Mayor LaGuardia talks to Secretary… Internet Archive Wildwater / Wildwasser Enns Ostmark 1935 · Short · 3 min Wildwater canoeing on the Enns in Ostmark in Germany. Internet Archive Rafter Romance Trailer 1933 · Commercial Trailer for the RKO movie "Rafter Romance" starring: Ginger Rogers, Norman Foster, George Sidney, Robert Benchley, and Laura Hope Crews. Internet Archive Bezoek aan Schiphol in 1935 1935 · Film Bezoek aan Schiphol in 1935 Internet Archive FEDERAL THEATRE IN SAN DIEGO 1936 · Educational FEDERAL THEATRE IN SAN DIEGO Produced: 1936 Description Shows, without subtitles, actors being auditioned in the Federal Theatre Project's San Diego office.… Internet Archive [WING PRESSURE TESTS] 1932 · Educational [WING PRESSURE TESTS] Produced: 1932 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Aircraft instruments,… Internet Archive AMERICAN LEGION RECRUITS 1935 · Educational AMERICAN LEGION RECRUITS Produced: 1935 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “Initiation of… Internet Archive [FORD FARM AND SOYBEAN GROWING AND PROCESSING] 1930 · Educational [FORD FARM AND SOYBEAN GROWING AND PROCESSING] Produced: 1930 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive NEW FORD TRUCK,THE [ADVERTISEMENT] [PART 1] 1932 · Commercial NEW FORD TRUCK,THE [ADVERTISEMENT] [PART 1] Produced: 1932 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows:… 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 Tractor-Drawn Combines / Greenfield Village / Soybean Processing Machinery 1936 · Educational Tractor-Drawn Combines / Greenfield Village / Soybean Processing Machinery Produced: 1936 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford… Internet Archive Flood Relief 1937 · Educational Flood Relief Produced: 1937 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Men and women in building… Internet Archive Harry Bennett On Yacht and Playing Baseball / Harry Bennett Home: Ice Hockey 1938 · Educational Harry Bennett On Yacht and Playing Baseball / Harry Bennett Home: Ice Hockey Produced: 1938 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford… 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. “Drivers Wait In Line For 1934… 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. “Books Are Collected in Annual… Internet Archive BUILDING A NEW FUTURE FOR THE FARMER 1939 · Educational BUILDING A NEW FUTURE FOR THE FARMER Produced: 1939 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93810 Internet Archive SOURCE OF THE FORD CAR,THE 1932 · Educational SOURCE OF THE FORD CAR,THE Produced: 1932 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: The Source of the… Internet Archive Bootleg Coal 1935 · Educational Bootleg Coal Produced: 1935 Description This film contains newsreel outtakes. The agency provided description is as follows: Mining. Men lead mules out of… Internet Archive Father Divine 1936 · Educational Father Divine 13150 Description This film contains newsreel outtakes. The agency provided description is as follows: On activities of Father M. J. Divine and… Internet Archive Otto of Hapsburg 1935 · Educational Otto of Hapsburg Produced: May 1935–June 1935–July 1935–August 1935–June 3, 1936 Description This film contains newsreel outtakes. The agency provided… Internet Archive Dracula 1931 · Commercial A powerful and ruthless vampire named Count Dracula arrives in London to prey on young, socialite women. Standing in the vampire's way, is a group of… Internet Archive Sinking of USS Panay 1938 · Newsreel · 9 min Footage of the U.S. Gunboat Panay in Nanking China during the Japanese offensive knows as "The Rape of Nanking." After evacuating foreign civilians, the Panay… Internet Archive COOPERATIVE MARKETING-DRIED PRUNES 1931 · Educational COOPERATIVE MARKETING-DRIED PRUNES Produced: 1931 Description Reel 1, prunes are shaken from trees, picked from the ground, and hauled to a packing plant. The… Internet Archive Twenty Millionth Ford: Kansas City and Denver Branches 1931 · Educational Twenty Millionth Ford: Kansas City and Denver Branches Produced: 1931 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive [FORD TRACTOR] 1935 · Educational [FORD TRACTOR] Produced: 1935 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Ford tractor in field pulling… Internet Archive FORD RIVER ROUGE PLANT 1937 · Educational FORD RIVER ROUGE PLANT Produced: 1937 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Aerial view of River… 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…