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6,337–6,384 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 34th Anniversary of the Kittyhawk Flight / Henry Ford's 75th Birthday Celebration 1937 · Educational 34th Anniversary of the Kittyhawk Flight / Henry Ford's 75th Birthday Celebration Produced: 1937 Description The original catalog description provided by the… Internet Archive Henry Ford's 75th Birthday Celebration 1938 · Educational Henry Ford's 75th Birthday Celebration Produced: 1938 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93015 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 1] Man talking about… Internet Archive [NEW ROADS TO ROAM. PART 2] 1936 · Educational [NEW ROADS TO ROAM. PART 2] 1936 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: People on plane talking… Internet Archive [FORD AND A CENTURY OF PROGRESS. PART II] 1934 · Educational [FORD AND A CENTURY OF PROGRESS. PART II] Produced: 1934 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows:… Internet Archive [NEW FORD TRUCK, THE. PART II] 1932 · Educational [NEW FORD TRUCK, THE. PART II] Produced: 1932 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: The New Ford… Internet Archive [HOW DO THEY DO IT. PART VI] 1939 · Educational [HOW DO THEY DO IT. PART VI] Produced: 1939 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: How They Do It,… 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 [HONEYNOON V-8, PART II, THE] 1935 · Educational [HONEYNOON V-8, PART II, THE] Produced: 1935 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93742 Internet Archive REMINISCENCES OF MENLO PARK 1932 · Educational REMINISCENCES OF MENLO PARK Produced: 1932 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93766 Internet Archive [REMINISCENCING OF MENLO PARK, PART I] 1932 · Educational [REMINISCENCING OF MENLO PARK, PART I] Produced: 1932 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93767 Internet Archive REMINISCENCES OF MENLO PARK. PART 13 1932 · Educational REMINISCENCES OF MENLO PARK. PART 13 Produced: 1932 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93779 Internet Archive Townsend Plan 1935 · Educational Townsend Plan Covers: November 22, 1935–December 6, 1935 Description This film contains footage of 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. The agency provided description is as… Internet Archive Tarzan and His Mate trailer 1934 · Commercial · 3 min IMDb Page Internet Archive [BASEBALL GAME, DETROIT] 1934 · Educational [BASEBALL GAME, DETROIT] Produced: 1934 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93252 Internet Archive Tarzan the Ape Man trailer 1932 · Commercial · 2 min IMDb Page Internet Archive Gulliver's Travels 1939 · Commercial Gulliver washes ashore on Lilliput and attempts to prevent war between that tiny kingdom and its equally-miniscule rival, Blefiscu, as well as smooth the way… Internet Archive GUNTERVILLE DAM CONSTRUCTION 1938 · Educational GUNTERVILLE DAM CONSTRUCTION Produced: 1938 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/37540 Internet Archive SUBMARINE - NAUTILUS 1931 · Educational SUBMARINE - NAUTILUS Produced: 1931 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/87484 Internet Archive Footage of Construction of the Hiwassee Dam 1938 · Educational Footage of Construction of the Hiwassee Dam Produced: 1938 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/37545 Internet Archive Theatrical trailer for Gold Diggers of 1937 1937 · Commercial · 3 min Theatrical trailer for the 1937 Warner Bros film Gold Diggers of 1937. The trailer is unusual as it briefly shows footage from the now-lost 1929 film "Gold… Internet Archive FORD YEAR,THE. PART 6 1935 · Educational FORD YEAR,THE. PART 6 Produced: 1935 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: J.R. Davis sitting at… Internet Archive [FORD TRACTOR] 1935 · Educational [FORD TRACTOR] Produced: 1935 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Views of tractors in fields -… Internet Archive [DOUBLE FEATURE, PART 2. FORD V-8 ADVERTISEMENT] 1931 · Commercial [DOUBLE FEATURE, PART 2. FORD V-8 ADVERTISEMENT] Produced: 1931 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as… Internet Archive UAW Organizers at the Rouge / Room With Murals On Walls / UAW Organizers at the Rouge / Ford Dealers Merit Club 1938 · Educational UAW Organizers at the Rouge / Room With Murals On Walls / UAW Organizers at the Rouge / Ford Dealers Merit Club Produced: 1938 Description The original… Internet Archive [GREENFIELD VILLAGE] 1936 · Educational [GREENFIELD VILLAGE] Produced: 1936 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: Greenfield Village.… 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 McGuffey Celebration / 34th Anniversary of the Kittyhawk Flight 1934 · Educational McGuffey Celebration / 34th Anniversary of the Kittyhawk Flight Produced: 1934 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company… Internet Archive THOMPSEN'S DISEASE (MYOTONIA CONGENTIA) 1939 · Educational THOMPSEN'S DISEASE (MYOTONIA CONGENTIA) Produced: 1939 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: “In… 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 [NEW ROADS TO ROAM.PART III] 1936 · Educational [NEW ROADS TO ROAM.PART III] Produced: 1936 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: New Roads to… Internet Archive [HISTORY OF THRESHING. PART I] 1936 · Educational [HISTORY OF THRESHING. PART I] Produced: 1936 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93531 Internet Archive [DAY AT CHILDREN'S HOUSE, A. PART III] 1937 · Educational [DAY AT CHILDREN'S HOUSE, A. PART III] Produced: 1937 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93612 Internet Archive [PEAK OF RIDING COMFORT, THE] 1939 · Educational [PEAK OF RIDING COMFORT, THE] Produced: 1939 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93727 Internet Archive [REMINISCENCES OF MENLO PARK, PART VIII] 1932 · Educational [REMINISCENCES OF MENLO PARK, PART VIII] Produced: 1932 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93774 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 Townsend Plan 1935 · Educational Townsend Plan Covers: November 22, 1935–December 6, 1935 Description This film contains footage of 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. The agency provided description is as… Internet Archive De weekdienst op Indië - Vlootschouw der KLM 1931 · Short · 5 min KLM Historic De weekdienst op Indië - Vlootschouw der KLM Internet Archive ELEMENTS OF THE AUTOMOBILE: TRANSMISSION [PART 1] 1930 · Educational ELEMENTS OF THE AUTOMOBILE: TRANSMISSION [PART 1] Produced: 1930 Description Shows, by animation, how the movement of the manual gearshift lever controls the… Internet Archive ELEMENTS OF THE AUTOMOBILE: TRANSMISSION [PART 2] 1930 · Educational ELEMENTS OF THE AUTOMOBILE: TRANSMISSION [PART 2] Produced: 1930 Description Shows, by animation, how the clutch shaft is connected directly to the… Internet Archive SUBMARINE - NAUTILUS 1931 · Educational SUBMARINE - NAUTILUS Produced: 1931 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/87487 Internet Archive Threshing Machine and Combines in Operation 1936 · Educational Threshing Machine and Combines in Operation Produced: 1936 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows:… 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 [HOW DO THEY DO IT. PART III] 1939 · Educational [HOW DO THEY DO IT. PART III] Produced: 1939 Description The original catalog description provided by the Ford Motor Company reads as follows: How They Do It,… Internet Archive [GREENFIELD VILLAGE, NOAH WEBSTER HOUSE] 1937 · Educational [GREENFIELD VILLAGE, NOAH WEBSTER HOUSE] Produced: 1937 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93548 Internet Archive METHOD OF SELECTION OF STUDENTS TO SCHOOL OF NURSING 1935 · Educational METHOD OF SELECTION OF STUDENTS TO SCHOOL OF NURSING Produced: 1935 https://catalog.archives.gov/id/93558