The world's archives

817–864 of 13,519 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 Betty Boop: Chess Nuts 1932 · Cartoon Internet Archive Last of the Warrens 1936 · Feature · 52 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Red Lights Ahead 1936 · Feature · 1 h 6 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive From Dawn to Sunset (Part III) 1937 · Short · 5 min · Subtitles This classic example of "capitalist realism" depicts a day in the life of Chevrolet workers in the U.S., while attempting to convince them that their own… Internet Archive Animals in Modern Life 1937 · Short · 11 min · Subtitles Contributions of animals to the life of modern man, principally as transporters and as food. Internet Archive The Scarlet Empress 1934 · Feature Marlene Dietrich stars in Josef von Sternberg’s feverishly debauched biopic as the spoiled princess Sophia Frederica, who grows up being groomed for greatness… Internet Archive [California Color Film / Golden Gate International Exposition] 1939 · Short · 7 min · Subtitles Views of pre-World War II San Francisco and the Golden Gate International Exposition. Internet Archive [Amateur film: Medicus collection: New York World's Fair, 1939-40] (Reel 3) (Part II) 1939 · Home movie · 17 min · Subtitles Detailed documentation of the "World of Tomorrow" in beautiful Kodachrome. (found on 0164_HM_Medicus_collection_New_York_Worlds_Fair_1939-40_Reel_2_04_00_47_00) Internet Archive Master Hands (Part III) 1936 · Short · 5 min · Subtitles Classic "capitalist realist" drama showing the manufacture of Chevrolets from foundry to finished vehicles. Though ostensibly a tribute to the "master hands"… Internet Archive Here's Looking 1939 · Short · 8 min · Subtitles Visual perception in animals, humans, and from the driver's seat of a Chevrolet. Internet Archive Phantom Cowboy 1935 · Feature · 50 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Betty Boop: Happy You And Merry Me 1936 · Cartoon Internet Archive Midnight Warning 1932 · Feature · 1 h 1 min William "Stage" Boyd becomes involved in strange events at a posh hotel, beginning with the discovery of a human ear bone in a fireplace. A.k.a. Eyes of… Internet Archive The Shadow 1933 · Feature · Subtitles The Shadow - 1933. This is not the shadow that "knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men;" this shadow is a blackmailer, and the bad guy. It stars Henry… Internet Archive Loudspeaker 1934 · Feature · 1 h 8 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Hydraulics 1936 · Film · Subtitles "PRINCIPLES OF HYDRAULICS EXPLAINED, CENTERING ON THE VALUE FOR SAFETY & COMFORT OF HYDRAULIC BRAKES." Internet Archive The Benson Murder Case 1930 · Feature Title: The Benson Murder Case Summary: A ruthless, crooked stockbroker is murdered at his luxurious country estate, and detective Philo Vance just happens to… Internet Archive International Crime 1938 · Feature · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Borrowed Wives 1930 · Feature · 1 h 1 min · Subtitles A Tiffany comedy. Internet Archive Lying Lips 1939 · Feature · 1 h 8 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Undercover Agent 1939 · Feature · 49 min · Subtitles A railway postal clerk goes after a sweepstakes counterfeiting ring. Internet Archive Swing It, Sailor! 1938 · Feature · 1 h 2 min Husky Stone (Ray Mayer), strongest man in the Navy, and as short on brains as he is as long on muscle, has an urge to get married, as his enlistment is up.… Internet Archive Phantom Ranger 1938 · Feature · 52 min A Treasury Department engraver is being held captive by a counterfeiting gang that wants him to make counterfeit plates for them. A lawman is sent to rescue… Internet Archive Escape to Paradise 1939 · Feature · 1 h You can find more information regarding this film on it's IMDB page. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0031278/ Internet Archive Now or Never 1935 · Feature · 54 min Title: Now or Never Summary: A visitor to a big city gets involved in intrigue when a look-alike jewel thief sets out to doublecross his gang. Directed by:… Internet Archive [Amateur films: Ivan Besse collection: Britton, South Dakota 1938-39] (Part X) 1938 · Home movie · 9 min · Subtitles Daily life in a South Dakota town during the Great Depression, shot by Ivan Besse. Internet Archive The Mascot - Complete and Uncut 1933 · Cartoon The best stop-motion film ever made, IMO. Actually, one of the best short films ever made! There are two other versions of this film in the archive, but one… Internet Archive It Happened in Mayfair 1937 · Short · 17 min · Subtitles Advertising film presenting landmarks, businesses and people of a neighborhood in northeast Philadelphia during the Depression. Presented by Herb Shulman,… Internet Archive Coveted East Indies, The (Part I) 1938 · Film · Subtitles This film appears MOS, but originally had sound and was produced and narrated by the radio world travel radio commentator Deane Dickason. Interesting silent… Internet Archive Man of the Frontier 1936 · Feature · 55 min AKA: Red River Valley Gene Autry and Frog (Smiley Burnette) set out to find out who has been causing the accidents at a dam construction site. Internet Archive Bird of Paradise 1932 · Feature · 1 h 20 min Title: Bird of Paradise Summary: A native girl falls for a visitor to her island, but she's chosen to be sacrificed to the volcano god. Directed by: King… Internet Archive Chevrolet Leader News (Vol. 3, No. 4) 1937 · Film · Subtitles BARBERSHOP ON WHEELS. COMBINATION RAIL & HIGHWAY VEHICLE IN TENNESSEE. GERMAN SHEPHERD HELPS FIGHT FIRES. NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE DIRECT TRAFFIC FROM… Internet Archive Double Deal 1939 · Feature · 58 min Tommy McCoy (Freddie Jackson) and "Dude" Markey (Monte Hawley) are both in love with Harlem singer/dancer Nita (Jeni Le Gon). Markey robs a jewelry store and… Internet Archive Farmer Plays Tune With Hands, 1933/10/11 1933 · Newsreel · Subtitles Chicago: Exclusive sound pictures of Cecil H. Dill, of Traverse City, Michigan, an aspiring radio artist demonstrating his ability to render popular melodies… Internet Archive Straight Shooter 1939 · Feature · 57 min Before he was killed, Martin hid a half million dollars worth of government bonds on his ranch. Brainard (Ted Adams), who killed him, Inspector Carson (Tim… Internet Archive Children of Troubled Times - 风云儿女 1935 · Feature Yuan Muzhi directs and stars in a movie about a young intelligentsia who wavers between a Western lifestyle and the Revolutionary cause. Soundtrack contains… Internet Archive Phantom Thunderbolt 1933 · Feature · Subtitles Taken from IMDB : A cowboy called The Thunderbolt Kid comes to the aid of a town that is being threatened by outlaws who don't want a railroad to go through… Internet Archive On the Firing Line 1936 · Short · 19 min · Subtitles Efforts being made by the National Tuberculosis Association in the war against tuberculosis, with many interesting scenes from the 1930s. Posing interesting… Internet Archive Murder in the Clouds 1934 · Feature · 1 h Lyle Talbot plays a hot-shot pilot who tangles with crooks trying to steal a new explosive. Internet Archive Thirteenth Guest 1932 · Feature · 1 h 8 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive [Amateur film: Medicus collection: New York World's Fair, 1939-40] (Reel 3) (Part III) 1939 · Home movie · 17 min · Subtitles Detailed documentation of the "World of Tomorrow" in beautiful Kodachrome. (0664_HM_Medicus_collection_New_York_Worlds_Fair_1939-40_Reel_2_21_00_35_00) Internet Archive Chevrolet Leader News (Vol. 1, No. 2) 1935 · Film · Subtitles U.S. Highway 1 connects 25 islands from Florida coast to Key West. Oldest Chevrolet employees hold reunion in Baltimore plant. Jackson, Michigan: Combination… Internet Archive Tough to Handle - AKA Scavengers of Broadway 1937 · Feature · 58 min · Subtitles Frankie Darro and Kane Richmond team-up to stop a gang of racketeers. Internet Archive Just Imagine 1930 · Feature · Subtitles https://web.archive.org/web/20230307171549/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_Imagine Internet Archive The World Gone Mad 1933 · Feature · 1 h 11 min Title: The World Gone Mad Summary: A district attorney and a reporter try to find the killer of a D.A. who uncovered a massive stock fraud. Directed by:… Internet Archive Slander House 1938 · Feature · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Safe Roads 1935 · Short · 7 min · Subtitles Driving is compared with running a railroad train. With excellent images of steam-era passenger trains. Internet Archive WAKE UP AND DREAM 1934 · Feature · 1 h 16 min · Subtitles PLEASE VISIT THE RUSS COLUMBO SOCIETY AT russcolumbo.org TO SUPPORT THE CAMPAIGN TO HAVE RUSS COLUMBO AWARDED A STAR ON THE HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME. THANK YOU.…