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6,193–6,240 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 [FORD YEAR. PART 3] 1935 · Educational [FORD YEAR. PART 3] Produced: 1935 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Plant interior, Henry and… 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… 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 of… Internet Archive Fiorello La Guardia 1937 · Educational Fiorello La Guardia Covers: ca. August 11, 1937–ca. September 24, 1937 Description New York City mayor Fiorello LaGuardia and his secretary Lester Stone work… Internet Archive Fietstocht door Nederland in 1934 1934 · Short · 19 min Fietstocht door Nederland in 1934 (B.H.versie) Internet Archive ELEMENTS OF THE AUTOMOBILE: THE CARBURETOR 1930 · Educational ELEMENTS OF THE AUTOMOBILE: THE CARBURETOR Produced: 1930 Description Shows, by animation, how valves and settings control the flow of gasoline through the… Internet Archive Selected scenes from US Air Force for proj. 223-12040 1939 · Educational Selected scenes from US Air Force for proj. 223-12040 Covers: ca. 1939–ca. 1945 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28985 Internet Archive TWENTY MILLIONTH FORD IN COLUMBUS BRANCH TERRITORY,THE 1931 · Educational TWENTY MILLIONTH FORD IN COLUMBUS BRANCH TERRITORY,THE Produced: 1931 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive NEW FORD V-8. PART 3 1932 · Educational NEW FORD V-8. PART 3 Produced: 1932 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Pictures and narrator… Internet Archive May Day Festival at Greenfield Village 1930 · Educational May Day Festival at Greenfield Village Produced: 1930 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: May… 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 / Farm Scenes 1936 · Educational Farm Scenes / Hayden Mills / Farm Scenes Produced: 1936 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a.… Internet Archive Henry and Mrs. Ford at Monument Dedication / V.F.W Buddy Poppy Camp, Union Lake 1934 · Educational Henry and Mrs. Ford at Monument Dedication / V.F.W Buddy Poppy Camp, Union Lake Produced: 1934 Description The original catalog description provided by the… Internet Archive Henry Ford and Others Looking at Machine / Launching Ship "Norfolk" / Tractor-Drawn Plow 1937 · Educational Henry Ford and Others Looking at Machine / Launching Ship "Norfolk" / Tractor-Drawn Plow Produced: 1937 Description The original catalog description provided… Internet Archive Young People in Class and Preparing Dinner at Greenfield Village / Ford Dealers Merit Club / Airplanes On Field / Wright Homestead, Greenfield Village 1937 · Educational Young People in Class and Preparing Dinner at Greenfield Village / Ford Dealers Merit Club / Airplanes On Field / Wright Homestead, Greenfield Village… Internet Archive Ford Dealers Convention / Splitting Rails 1936 · Educational Ford Dealers Convention / Splitting Rails Produced: 1936 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a.… Internet Archive Children and Steam Engine / Greenfield Village 1937 · Educational Children and Steam Engine / Greenfield Village Produced: 1937 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive [FORD GARDENS] 1932 · Educational [FORD GARDENS] Produced: 1932 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Panoramic views of garden… Internet Archive [NEW ROADS TO ROAM.PART II] 1936 · Educational [NEW ROADS TO ROAM.PART II] Produced: 1936 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: New Roads to… 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 MERIT CRUISE ON BOARD S.S. SEEANDBEE, THE 1937 · Educational MERIT CRUISE ON BOARD S.S. SEEANDBEE, THE Produced: 1937 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93524 Internet Archive [TWENTY-FIVE MILLIONTH FORD] 1936 · Educational [TWENTY-FIVE MILLIONTH FORD] Produced: 1936 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Henry and Edsel… Internet Archive [UAW ORGANIZERS AT THE ROUGE] 1937 · Educational [UAW ORGANIZERS AT THE ROUGE] Produced: 1937 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93680 Internet Archive REMINISCENCES OF MENLO PARK. PART II 1932 · Educational REMINISCENCES OF MENLO PARK. PART II Produced: 1932 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93777 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 SUBMARINE - NAUTILUS 1931 · Educational SUBMARINE - NAUTILUS Produced: 1931 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/87484 Internet Archive Animated Cartoons Used in A.E.F. Weeklies 1936 · Cartoon Animated Cartoons Used in A.E.F. Weeklies Produced: 1936 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/171030945 Internet Archive The Ghoul 1933 · Commercial Professor Morlant, a British Egyptologist, seeks immortality through the power of a jewel buried in the tomb of an Oriental idol. Upon his death, Morlant… Internet Archive Democlip releasing a plane from a boat 1934 · Short · 1 min Democlip from Cinepro Filmscanning about releasing a plane from a boat Internet Archive Twenty Millionth Ford: Milwaukee, Wisconsin; St. Paul, Minnesota 1931 · Educational Twenty Millionth Ford: Milwaukee, Wisconsin; St. Paul, Minnesota Produced: 1931 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor… Internet Archive Twenty Millionth Ford: Chester Branch 1931 · Educational Twenty Millionth Ford: Chester Branch Produced: 1931 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 Demonstrations and Threshing with Steam Engine 1930 · Educational Tractor Demonstrations and Threshing with Steam Engine Produced: ca. 1930–ca. 1931–ca. 1935 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford… Internet Archive [VILLAGE INDUSTRIES] 1936 · Educational [VILLAGE INDUSTRIES] Produced: 1936 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Workers assembling and… Internet Archive Ford Advertising Stills / Ford Economy Test 1934 · Educational Ford Advertising Stills / Ford Economy Test Produced: 1934 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: Creek flowing through… Internet Archive [IMPROVED FORDSON AGRICULTURAL TRACTOR] 1930 · Educational [IMPROVED FORDSON AGRICULTURAL TRACTOR] Produced: 1930 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93273 Internet Archive FORD V-8 TRUCKS HELP HARNESS THE MISSOURI 1938 · Educational FORD V-8 TRUCKS HELP HARNESS THE MISSOURI Produced: 1938 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93287 Internet Archive NEW ROADS TO ROAD. PART I 1936 · Educational NEW ROADS TO ROAD. PART I Produced: 1936 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: New Roads to Roam,… Internet Archive [THESE THIRTY YEARS. PART IV] 1934 · Educational [THESE THIRTY YEARS. PART IV] Produced: 1934 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93565 Internet Archive [MCGUFFEY SCHOOL, GREENFIELD VILLAGE] 1934 · Educational [MCGUFFEY SCHOOL, GREENFIELD VILLAGE] Produced: November 1934 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive Henry Ford and Wife Celebrate Golden Wedding, Dearborn, Michigan / Children at Greenfield Village 1938 · Educational Henry Ford and Wife Celebrate Golden Wedding, Dearborn, Michigan / Children at Greenfield Village Produced: 1938 Description The original catalog description… Internet Archive GREAT NEW MERCURY FOR 1940, A 1939 · Educational GREAT NEW MERCURY FOR 1940, A Produced: 1939 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93621 Internet Archive [DOUBLE FEATURE PROGRAM FOR 1937, PART II, THE] 1936 · Educational [DOUBLE FEATURE PROGRAM FOR 1937, PART II, THE] Produced: 1936 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93785 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 of… Internet Archive Judges at Dearborn Inn / Aerial Views of Detroit, Michigan and Automobile in Field 1935 · Educational Judges at Dearborn Inn / Aerial Views of Detroit, Michigan and Automobile in Field Produced: 1935 Description The original catalog description provided by the… Internet Archive Strikebreaking 1934 · Educational Strikebreaking Produced: 1934 Description This film contains newsreel outtakes. The agency provided description is as follows: Strikers and strikebreakers… Internet Archive Leon Bailby and Samuel Hoare 1935 · Educational Leon Bailby and Samuel Hoare Covers: December 13, 1935–December 14, 1935 Description This film contains unedited newsreel footage of the following: (A) Leon…