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6,145–6,192 of 14,262 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. 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 20th Century FOX 1935 1935 · Film 1935 20th Century FOX Logo and it's different variations. Internet Archive INSIDE RUSSIA 1930 · Educational INSIDE RUSSIA Produced: 1930 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23990 Internet Archive Kostverlorenpark Zandvoort in 1939 1939 · Film Kostverlorenpark Zandvoort in 1939 Internet Archive UNBURNED WOODLANDS 1931 · Educational UNBURNED WOODLANDS Produced: 1931 Description On the benefits of large forests. Shows several forests and forest fires which destroy them. Describes how… Internet Archive PREPARATION AND MARKETING OF DRESSED POULTRY, THE 1932 · Educational PREPARATION AND MARKETING OF DRESSED POULTRY, THE Produced: 1932 Description Reel 1, chickens are fattened on a mash and milk diet and then killed. The bodies… Internet Archive FORD YEAR,THE. PART 5 1935 · Educational FORD YEAR,THE. PART 5 Produced: 1935 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Worker testing glass… Internet Archive FORD YEAR, THE. PART 4 1935 · Educational FORD YEAR, THE. PART 4 Produced: 1935 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Two workers in small… Internet Archive Airplane Reliability Tour / Japanese Dignitaries Touring Ford Plant 1931 · Educational Airplane Reliability Tour / Japanese Dignitaries Touring Ford Plant Produced: 1931 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor… Internet Archive [SUCCESSFUL FORD DEALERS] [PART 2] 1931 · Educational [SUCCESSFUL FORD DEALERS] [PART 2] 1931 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Mechanics working on… 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 Horse-Drawn Vehicles In Greenfield Village / Truck Farm Harvesting / Horse-Drawn Vehicles and Old Train In Greenfield Village 1932 · Educational Horse-Drawn Vehicles In Greenfield Village / Truck Farm Harvesting / Horse-Drawn Vehicles and Old Train In Greenfield Village Produced: 1932 Description The… 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 Ford Exposition of Progress 1934 · Educational Ford Exposition of Progress Produced: 1934 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: View of exhibit… Internet Archive UAW Organizers at the Rouge / Ford Workers Going to Plant / Greenfield Village 1937 · Educational UAW Organizers at the Rouge / Ford Workers Going to Plant / Greenfield Village Produced: 1937 Description The original catalog description provided by the… Internet Archive Greenfield Village / Greenfield Village School Children 1938 · Educational Greenfield Village / Greenfield Village School Children Produced: 1938 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads… Internet Archive Threshing with Combines and Steam Engine 1936 · Educational Threshing with Combines and Steam Engine Produced: 1936 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows:… Internet Archive Aerial Views of River Rouge Plant 1938 · Educational Aerial Views of River Rouge Plant Produced: 1938 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Aerial… Internet Archive SUCCESSFUL FORD DEALERS 1931 · Educational SUCCESSFUL FORD DEALERS Produced: 1931 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “This is the first of… Internet Archive CAMP BRADY. [PART 1] 1937 · Educational CAMP BRADY. [PART 1] Produced: 1937 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Camp Brady, Michigan.… Internet Archive [NEW FORD TRUCK, THE. PART III] 1932 · Educational [NEW FORD TRUCK, THE. PART III] Produced: 1932 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: The New Ford… Internet Archive [REMINISCENCES OF MENLO PARK] 1932 · Educational [REMINISCENCES OF MENLO PARK] Produced: 1932 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Reminiscences… 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 My Man Godfrey 1936 · Commercial Fifth Avenue socialite Irene Bullock needs a "forgotten man" to win a scavenger hunt, and no one is more forgotten than Godfrey Park, who resides in a dump by… Internet Archive INSIDE RUSSIA 1930 · Educational INSIDE RUSSIA Produced: 1930 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/23992 Internet Archive May Day Festival at Greenfield Village / [Andre] Citroen Visits Henry Ford 1930 · Educational May Day Festival at Greenfield Village / [Andre] Citroen Visits Henry Ford Produced: 1930 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford… Internet Archive Starter Motor Assembly Lines 1938 · Educational Starter Motor Assembly Lines Produced: 1938 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Views of starter… Internet Archive Churning Butter, Wood Burning Stove, Greenfield Village 1938 · Educational Churning Butter, Wood Burning Stove, Greenfield Village Produced: 1938 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads… Internet Archive MAY FESTIVAL ON THE VILLAGE GREEN, GREENFIELD,MICHIGAN 1930 · Educational MAY FESTIVAL ON THE VILLAGE GREEN, GREENFIELD,MICHIGAN Produced: May 1930 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company… Internet Archive [SLIDES SHOWING 1936 FORDS] 1935 · Educational [SLIDES SHOWING 1936 FORDS] Produced: 1935 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Slides showing… Internet Archive DOUBLE FEATURE PROGRAM FOR 1937, THE. [PART 2] 1936 · Educational DOUBLE FEATURE PROGRAM FOR 1937, THE. [PART 2] Produced: 1936 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive FOR DEALERS ONLY 1937 · Educational FOR DEALERS ONLY Produced: 1937 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Ford Dealers Only, Part One.… Internet Archive SCIENCE RULES THE ROUGE. PART 1 1939 · Educational SCIENCE RULES THE ROUGE. PART 1 Produced: 1939 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: View of… Internet Archive Neutrality 1935 · Educational Neutrality Produced: 1935 Description This film contains newsreel outtakes. The agency provided description is as follows: Italian flags in windows in Italian… 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 Fiorello LaGuardia 1937 · Educational Fiorello LaGuardia Covers: ca. August 11, 1937–ca. September 24, 1937 Description This film contains newsreel outtakes. Shown is a tenement house fire in… Internet Archive England's Bankrupt Peers 1938 · Educational England's Bankrupt Peers Produced: 1938 Description This film contains newsreel outtakes. The agency provided description is as follows: Sir John Simon… Internet Archive SAVING SOIL BY TERRACING 1930 · Educational SAVING SOIL BY TERRACING Produced: 1930 Description Shows in detail how to terrace farm lands. Includes views of land damaged by erosion, and shows the Grand… Internet Archive MIXED-IN-PLACE BITUMINOUS SURFACES 1930 · Educational MIXED-IN-PLACE BITUMINOUS SURFACES Produced: 1930 Description Reel 1 shows bituminous roads in various areas in the U.S. noting advantages of such roads.… Internet Archive POP GOES THE WEEVIL 1932 · Educational POP GOES THE WEEVIL Produced: 1932 Description Reel 1 shows parts of Louisiana's Acadian country. Includes views of a small rural town in this area. Many… Internet Archive [STEPHEN FOSTER MEMORIAL, GREENFIELD VILLAGE] 1935 · Educational [STEPHEN FOSTER MEMORIAL, GREENFIELD VILLAGE] Produced: 1935 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows:… Internet Archive [RIVER ROUGE PLANT. PART 3] 1936 · Educational [RIVER ROUGE PLANT. PART 3] Produced: 1936 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Workers… Internet Archive Henry Ford Hospital / Twenty Millionth Ford 1936 · Educational Henry Ford Hospital / Twenty Millionth Ford Produced: 1936 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 Threshing with Steam Tractor, Steam Engine, and Combine 1936 · Educational Threshing with Steam Tractor, Steam Engine, and Combine Produced: ca. 1936–ca. 1937 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor… Internet Archive Henry Ford Hospital / Tractor Demonstrations 1936 · Educational Henry Ford Hospital / Tractor Demonstrations Produced: 1936 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows:… Internet Archive Boys Loading Old Rifle, Greenfield Village / Horse-Drawn Carriage at Greenfield Village 1938 · Educational Boys Loading Old Rifle, Greenfield Village / Horse-Drawn Carriage at Greenfield Village Produced: 1938 Description The original catalog description provided… Internet Archive FORD NEWS. V-8 IN ECONOMY RUN 1934 · Educational FORD NEWS. V-8 IN ECONOMY RUN Produced: 1934 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “Sensational… Internet Archive Slides Showing 1936 Fords / Slides Showing 1936 Ford Trucks 1935 · Educational Slides Showing 1936 Fords / Slides Showing 1936 Ford Trucks Produced: 1935 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company…