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6,289–6,336 of 14,254 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. Nothing is left out for being sexual: sexual content and nudity are for adults, placed by what the archive files a film as, never by a word of its title alone (The Naked City is a police film). A film filed as pornography is listed for adults without its picture and plays nowhere yet, as the law where it would play asks for a proof of age this site does not have. A sexual depiction of a child, drawn ones too, is listed nowhere.

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 content, pornography, nudity and nudism, striptease, sexual themes (such as the old "sex hygiene" films), gore, surgery, slaughter, beheadings, atrocity footage.
Internet Archive [THESE THIRTY YEARS. PART III] 1934 · Educational [THESE THIRTY YEARS. PART III] Produced: 1934 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93564 Internet Archive [THESE THIRTY YEARS. PART VI] 1934 · Educational [THESE THIRTY YEARS. PART VI] Produced: 1934 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93567 Internet Archive [PRECISION AND PRACTICE. ENGLISH FORDS. PART II] 1936 · Educational [PRECISION AND PRACTICE. ENGLISH FORDS. PART II] Produced: 1936 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive [STREAMLINES MAKE HEADKINES, PART II] 1936 · Educational [STREAMLINES MAKE HEADKINES, PART II] Produced: 1936 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93782 Internet Archive State College of Georgia for Women 1934 · Educational State College of Georgia for Women Produced: September 1934 Description This film contains unedited newsreel footage taken at the campus of Georgia State… Internet Archive Strikebreaking 1934 · Educational Strikebreaking Produced: 1934 Description This film contains newsreel outtakes. The agency provided description is as follows: Pearl Louis Bergoff of Bergoff… 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 reviews American… 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 ELEMENTS OF THE AUTOMOBILE: THE FOUR-CYLINDER ENGINE 1930 · Educational ELEMENTS OF THE AUTOMOBILE: THE FOUR-CYLINDER ENGINE Produced: 1930 Description Shows, by animation, the piston cycle of a four-cylinder engine; and the… Internet Archive ONWARD WITH FORD. [PART 1] 1936 · Educational ONWARD WITH FORD. [PART 1] Produced: 1936 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93295 Internet Archive Theatrical trailer for ''Gold Diggers of 1933'' 1933 · Commercial Theatrical trailer for the 1933 hit film Gold Diggers of 1933 . The film was a partial remake of the (now-incomplete/lost) 1929 film Gold Diggers of Broadway… Internet Archive [ONWARD WITH FORD. PART 3] 1936 · Educational [ONWARD WITH FORD. PART 3] Produced: 1936 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93298 Internet Archive Theatrical trailer - The Gay Divorcee 1934 · Commercial · 1 min Theatrical trailer for the 1934 comedy-musical film The Gay Divorcee starring Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers and Edward Everett Horton. Condition is a bit poor. Internet Archive [FORD STYLE SHOW FOR 1940] 1939 · Educational [FORD STYLE SHOW FOR 1940] Produced: 1939 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Ford Style Show… Internet Archive V-8 Truck Coast-to-Coast / Greenfield Village / Ford Advertising Stills 1933 · Educational V-8 Truck Coast-to-Coast / Greenfield Village / Ford Advertising Stills Produced: 1933 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor… Internet Archive Greenfield Village / Airport, Greenfield Village / Interior of English Cottage, Greenfield Village 1936 · Educational Greenfield Village / Airport, Greenfield Village / Interior of English Cottage, Greenfield Village Produced: 1936 Description The original catalog description… Internet Archive Henry Ford Hospital (Oxygen Therapy) 1936 · Educational Henry Ford Hospital (Oxygen Therapy) Produced: 1936 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Henry… Internet Archive 34th Anniversary of the Kittyhawk Flight 1937 · Educational 34th Anniversary of the Kittyhawk Flight Produced: 1937 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: 34th… Internet Archive [GREENFIELD VILLAGE] 1936 · Educational [GREENFIELD VILLAGE] Produced: 1936 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Actor dressed as Noah… Internet Archive Splitting Rails / McGuffey Celebration 1936 · Educational Splitting Rails / McGuffey Celebration Produced: 1936 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: a.… Internet Archive Ford Advertising Stills / Boys and Girls Making Candles, Greenfield Village 1937 · Educational Ford Advertising Stills / Boys and Girls Making Candles, Greenfield Village Produced: ca. 1937–ca. 1938 Description The original catalog description provided… Internet Archive Natinal Garden Association at Rose Garden, Fair Lane / Horse-Drawn Sleigh 1938 · Educational Natinal Garden Association at Rose Garden, Fair Lane / Horse-Drawn Sleigh Produced: 1938 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford… Internet Archive Tractor Demonstration 1938 · Educational Tractor Demonstration Produced: 1938 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: People in stands under… Internet Archive NEW FORD V-8, PART TWO. THE 1932 · Educational NEW FORD V-8, PART TWO. THE Produced: 1932 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: The New Ford V-8,… Internet Archive [ROTARY INTERNATIONAL VISITING GREENFIELD VILLAGE] 1934 · Educational [ROTARY INTERNATIONAL VISITING GREENFIELD VILLAGE] Produced: 1934 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive HONEYNOON V-8, ONE OF A MILLION, THE. [PART 1] 1935 · Educational HONEYNOON V-8, ONE OF A MILLION, THE. [PART 1] Produced: 1935 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive [NEW ROADS TO ROAM. PART 3] 1936 · Educational [NEW ROADS TO ROAM. PART 3] Produced: 1936 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Man and woman… Internet Archive [THIRTY-FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE KITTYHAWK FLIGHT] 1937 · Educational [THIRTY-FOURTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE KITTYHAWK FLIGHT] Produced: 1937 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive [HISTORY OF THRESHING. PART II] 1936 · Educational [HISTORY OF THRESHING. PART II] Produced: 1936 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93532 Internet Archive [THESE THIRTY YEARS. PART V] 1934 · Educational [THESE THIRTY YEARS. PART V] Produced: 1934 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93566 Internet Archive DAY AT CHILDREN'S HOUSE, DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A 1937 · Educational DAY AT CHILDREN'S HOUSE, DETROIT, MICHIGAN, A Produced: 1937 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93610 Internet Archive PEAK OF RIDING COMFORT, THE 1939 · Educational PEAK OF RIDING COMFORT, THE Produced: 1939 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93625 Internet Archive PEAK OF RIDING COMFORT, THE 1939 · Educational PEAK OF RIDING COMFORT, THE Produced: 1939 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93726 Internet Archive REMINISCENCES OF MENLO PARK. PART 6 1932 · Educational REMINISCENCES OF MENLO PARK. PART 6 Produced: 1932 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93772 Internet Archive [BLOWOUT TEST ON TRUCK] 1937 · Educational [BLOWOUT TEST ON TRUCK] Produced: 1937 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Truck moving along… Internet Archive Neutrality 1935 · Educational Neutrality Produced: 1935 Description This film contains newsreel outtakes. The agency provided description is as follows: Bernard Mannes Baruch gives his… Internet Archive Fiorello LaGuardia 1937 · Educational Fiorello LaGuardia Covers: ca. August 11, 1937–ca. September 24, 1937 Description This film contains newsreel outtakes related to the Walker-Seabury Trial.… Internet Archive ELEMENTS OF THE AUTOMOBILE: THE DIFFERENTIAL 1930 · Educational ELEMENTS OF THE AUTOMOBILE: THE DIFFERENTIAL Produced: 1930 Description Shows, by animation, how power is transferred from the motor to the rear axle by the… Internet Archive SUBMARINE NAUTILUS 1931 · Educational SUBMARINE NAUTILUS Produced: 1931 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/87488 Internet Archive SUBMARINE- NAUTILUS 1931 · Educational SUBMARINE- NAUTILUS Produced: 1931 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/87485 Internet Archive Democlip filmtransfer Cinepro Filmscanning 1934 · Short · 7 min Democlip filmtransfer Cinepro Filmscanning Internet Archive Another Thin Man trailer 1939 · Commercial · 2 min This is the third Thin Man movie trailer. Stars William Powell and Myrna Loy. Internet Archive Theatrical trailer for Broadway Melody of 1936 1935 · Commercial · 4 min Theatrical trailer for the 1935 film Broadway Melody of 1936 , starring Jack Benny, Eleanor Powell, and Robert Taylor. Internet Archive WELFARE ACTIVITIES: RED CROSS [1918 - 1919] 1936 · Educational WELFARE ACTIVITIES: RED CROSS [1918 - 1919] Produced: 1936 Description Troops eat breakfast in a canteen in Nantes. Refreshments are distributed to troops at… Internet Archive FORD YEAR,THE 1935 · Educational FORD YEAR,THE Produced: 1935 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: [part 6] Man speaking .… Internet Archive Ford Farm Scenes 1937 · Educational Ford Farm Scenes Produced: 1937 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Farm Scenes. [1937]… 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… Internet Archive Field Day, Edison Junior Pioneers / McGuffey School Dedication / Henry and Clara Ford at Dedication of Monument 1934 · Educational Field Day, Edison Junior Pioneers / McGuffey School Dedication / Henry and Clara Ford at Dedication of Monument Produced: 1934 Description The original…