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6,097–6,144 of 13,361 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 Fiorello LaGuardia 1937 · Educational Fiorello LaGuardia Covers: ca. August 11, 1937–ca. September 24, 1937 Description This film contains newsreel outtakes. The agency provided description is as… Internet Archive Babes in Toyland 1934 · Commercial Ollie Dee and Stanley Dum try to borrow money from their employer, the toymaker, to pay off the mortgage on Mother Peep's shoe and keep it and Little Bo Peep… Internet Archive CHINA WAR; ETC 1937 · Educational CHINA WAR; ETC Produced: 1937 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/29554 Internet Archive SAFETY ON THE JOB 1938 · Educational SAFETY ON THE JOB Produced: 1938 Description Shows examples of careless mistakes which lead to injury made by a Civilian Conservation Corps unit at work… Internet Archive [HARVEST OF THE YEARS:HENRY FORD AND FAMILY] 1939 · Educational [HARVEST OF THE YEARS:HENRY FORD AND FAMILY] Produced: 1939 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows:… Internet Archive [FORD HOMESTEAD] 1935 · Educational [FORD HOMESTEAD] Produced: 1935 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Ford Homestead, Dearborn,… Internet Archive UAW Organizers at the Rouge / Ford Tractor Shipment / UAW Organizers at the Rouge 1937 · Educational UAW Organizers at the Rouge / Ford Tractor Shipment / UAW Organizers at the Rouge Produced: 1937 Description The original catalog description provided by the… 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 tractors in fields -… Internet Archive [REMINISCENES OF MENLO PARK SCREEN TESTS] 1932 · Educational [REMINISCENES OF MENLO PARK SCREEN TESTS] Produced: 1932 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows:… Internet Archive [SPENCER TRACY'S VISIT TO GREENFIELD VILLAGE] 1939 · Educational [SPENCER TRACY'S VISIT TO GREENFIELD VILLAGE] Produced: 1939 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows:… Internet Archive [VILLAGE INDUSTRIES] 1936 · Educational [VILLAGE INDUSTRIES] Produced: 1936 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Building, ‘Sharon… Internet Archive [GREENFIELD VILLAGE] 1936 · Educational [GREENFIELD VILLAGE] Produced: 1936 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Interior views of Elias… Internet Archive Wrongway Corrigan in Detroit / UAW Organizers at the Rouge 1938 · Educational Wrongway Corrigan in Detroit / UAW Organizers at the Rouge Produced: 1938 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company… Internet Archive Greenfield Village 1938 · Educational Greenfield Village Produced: 1938 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Greenfield Village. [1938]… Internet Archive Frame Assembly / Rose Garden at Fair Lane 1932 · Educational Frame Assembly / Rose Garden at Fair Lane Produced: 1932 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a.… Internet Archive Tractor Demonstration 1938 · Educational Tractor Demonstration Produced: 1938 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Group of men watching… Internet Archive NEW FORD TRUCK, PART 3. THE 1932 · Educational NEW FORD TRUCK, PART 3. THE Produced: 1932 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Ford passenger… Internet Archive [FORD AND A CENTURY OF PROGRESS] 1934 · Educational [FORD AND A CENTURY OF PROGRESS] Produced: 1934 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Ford and a… Internet Archive REVIEW OF A PREVIEW. [VISIT TO VILLAGE INDUSTRIES IN 1940 FORDS] 1939 · Educational REVIEW OF A PREVIEW. [VISIT TO VILLAGE INDUSTRIES IN 1940 FORDS] Produced: 1939 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor… Internet Archive [FORD ROUGE PLANT] 1937 · Educational [FORD ROUGE PLANT] Produced: 1937 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: The Ford Rouge Plant. A… Internet Archive [RUBBER FOR AMERICA] 1939 · Educational [RUBBER FOR AMERICA] Produced: 1939 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Bottles in rack in… 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 BATTLE WIRE LINES CONSTRUCTED BY THE ARMY SIGNAL CORPS 1936 · Educational BATTLE WIRE LINES CONSTRUCTED BY THE ARMY SIGNAL CORPS Produced: 1936 Description Animated maps are used to describe the erection of telephone and telegraph… Internet Archive CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS AT WORK, THE--ARIZONA 1934 · Educational CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS AT WORK, THE--ARIZONA Produced: 1934 Description Civilian Conservation Corps members clear slash from the sides of forest roads,… Internet Archive BEWARE THE JAPANESE BEETLE 1934 · Educational BEWARE THE JAPANESE BEETLE Produced: 1934 Description Describes the egg, larva, and pupa stages of the Japanese beetle. Maps the spread of the beetle… Internet Archive ELLSWORTH TRANS-ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION l934-1936 1934 · Educational ELLSWORTH TRANS-ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION l934-1936 Covers: 1934–1936 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/87473 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: [part 3] Boards being… Internet Archive RICHARDS-OAKLAND NEWS [DETROIT PUBLIC BUILDINGS] 1931 · Educational RICHARDS-OAKLAND NEWS [DETROIT PUBLIC BUILDINGS] Produced: 1931 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive Farm Scenes 1937 · Educational Farm Scenes Produced: 1937 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Farm Scenes. [1937]… Internet Archive Farm Scenes / Hayden Mills 1937 · Educational Farm Scenes / Hayden Mills Produced: 1937 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a. Farm Scenes.… 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… Internet Archive Diego Rivera Industrial Mural, Detroit Institute of Arts / Automobile Transmission 1932 · Educational Diego Rivera Industrial Mural, Detroit Institute of Arts / Automobile Transmission Produced: 1932 Description The original catalog description provided by the… 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… Internet Archive Henry Ford Hospital / Threshing Wheat, Henry Ford Farm 1936 · Educational Henry Ford Hospital / Threshing Wheat, Henry Ford Farm Produced: 1936 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive Tau Beta Summer Camp / Michigan Humane Society / Ford Advertising Stills 1936 · Educational Tau Beta Summer Camp / Michigan Humane Society / Ford Advertising Stills Produced: 1936 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford… Internet Archive [HENRY FORD HOSPITAL: BURN TREATMENT] 1933 · Educational [HENRY FORD HOSPITAL: BURN TREATMENT] Produced: 1933 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93225 Internet Archive DAY AT CHILDREN'S HOUSE,DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A 1937 · Educational DAY AT CHILDREN'S HOUSE,DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A Produced: 1937 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows:… Internet Archive [NATIONAL GARDEN ASSOCIATION AT ROSE GARDEN, FAIRLANE] 1938 · Educational [NATIONAL GARDEN ASSOCIATION AT ROSE GARDEN, FAIRLANE] Produced: 1938 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive NATURE'S CAMEO. BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK 1937 · Educational NATURE'S CAMEO. BRYCE CANYON NATIONAL PARK Produced: 1937 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows:… Internet Archive FORD ROUGE PLANT, THE 1937 · Educational FORD ROUGE PLANT, THE Produced: 1937 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: The Ford Rouge Plant. A… Internet Archive PRECISION AND PRACTICE. [ENGLISH FORDS] 1936 · Educational PRECISION AND PRACTICE. [ENGLISH FORDS] Produced: 1936 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows:… Internet Archive [FORD CARS CLIMBING PIKES PEAK] 1934 · Educational [FORD CARS CLIMBING PIKES PEAK] Produced: 1934 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93740 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 Speed Camera 1934 · Educational Speed Camera Produced: 1934 Description This film contains newsreel outtakes of Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Prof. Harold E. Edgerton demonstrating… Internet Archive Yoshichiro Salutes (1933 Hakuzan Kimura) 1933 · Cartoon A 1933 silent film by Hakuzan Kimura Internet Archive New York City 1937 In Color, Street Scenes [ 60fps, Remastered] Sound Design 1937 · Commercial colorized, fully restored, and added immersive sound design to this rare 1930s New York footage, capturing Union Square, Tammany Hall, 7th District Police… Internet Archive Dos Mujeres Y Un Don Juan ( José Buchs, 1934) VHSRip VO 1934 · Film En la década de 1920, Asturias tendría una actividad más dedicada al cine y J. de Mier, distribuidor de esta película, produciría "Dos Mujeres y Don Juan", la… Internet Archive 3 Stooges Marathon #2 1936 · Cartoon Round two! and this released exactly 85 years and 51 weeks ago! 'Whoops! I'm an Indian!' I have even more and I will post the titles next time! These were my…