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The world's archives

8,833–8,880 of 14,259 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.
Commons MILK FOR BABY (1938) 1938 · Short · 5 min This work is believed to be public domain due to its lack of copyright renewal. If viewed on January 1, 2034 or later then it has definitively entered the… Commons THE LAST INDIAN (1938) 1938 · Short · 5 min This work is believed to be public domain due to its lack of copyright renewal. If viewed on January 1, 2034 or later then it has definitively entered the… Commons A BULLY ROMANCE (1939) 1939 · Short · 6 min This work is believed to be public domain due to its lack of copyright renewal. If viewed on January 1, 2035 or later then it has definitively entered the… Commons A WICKY-WACKY ROMANCE (1939) 1939 · Short · 6 min This work is believed to be public domain due to its lack of copyright renewal. If viewed on January 1, 2035 or later then it has definitively entered the… Commons BARNYARD BASEBALL (1939) 1939 · Short · 6 min This work is believed to be public domain due to its lack of copyright renewal. If viewed on January 1, 2035 or later then it has definitively entered the… Commons SHEEP IN THE MEADOW (1939) 1939 · Short · 6 min This work is believed to be public domain due to its lack of copyright renewal. If viewed on January 1, 2035 or later then it has definitively entered the… Commons ONE MOUSE IN A MILLION (1939) 1939 · Short · 5 min This work is believed to be public domain due to its lack of copyright renewal. If viewed on January 1, 2035 or later then it has definitively entered the… Commons ONE GUN GARY IN NICK OF TIME (1939) 1939 · Short · 6 min This work is believed to be public domain due to its lack of copyright renewal. If viewed on January 1, 2035 or later then it has definitively entered the… Commons THE ICE POND (1939) 1939 · Short · 5 min This work is believed to be public domain due to its lack of copyright renewal. If viewed on January 1, 2035 or later then it has definitively entered the… Commons THE HITCH-HIKER (1939) 1939 · Short · 6 min This work is believed to be public domain due to its lack of copyright renewal. If viewed on January 1, 2035 or later then it has definitively entered the… Commons Felix the Cat - Oceantics (1930, correct speed) 1930 · Short · 6 min Saw that almost every version of this short online is too slow so I sped it up to what I assume the correct speed for it is based on Projecting into the… Commons " SOLDIERS OF THE SEA " 1939 U.S. MARINE CORPS PROMO FILM USMC RECRUIT DEPOT SAN DIEGO 1939 · Short · 17 min Produced in 1939 by RKO and Pathé News, “Soldiers of the Sea” gives audiences an inside look into what makes a United States Marine, and what are the… Commons Evacuation finale 1930 · Short · 17 min Lieu : Mayence Lieu : Ruhr Lieu : Rhénanie, Allemagne Thème : Première guerre mondiale Thème : Personnalité Thème : Inscription / information Thème :… Commons Commémoration de funérailles royales 1930 · Short · 12 min Lieu : Kinkinhoué Lieu : Kinkinhoué, Dahomey Mission : 1930 - Dahomey - RP Francis Aupiais et Frédéric Gadmer - (9 janvier-14 mai) Thème : Fête Thème :… Commons 1937 Canton, China VP8 1937 · Short · 1 min My Great Aunt, Virginia McFadden and her friend Ben Stokely made this film of Canton China while touring Asia in 1937. I’m using the location names that were… Commons 1937 Peking, China VP8 1937 · Short · 1 min My Great Aunt, Virginia McFadden and her friend Ben Stokely made this film of Peking China while touring Asia in 1937. I’m using the location names that were… Commons Demping blinde geul; Weeknummer 31-30 1931 · Short · 2 min Bioscoopjournaals waarin Nederlandse onderwerpen van een bepaalde week worden gepresenteerd.; Laatste gat in Afsluitdijk wordt gedicht. -Titel: "DE… Commons Bezoek aan de rijksspeurhonden school; Weeknummer 38-21 1938 · Short · 2 min Bezoek aan de rijksspeurhondenschool; bioscoopjournaals waarin Nederlandse onderwerpen van een bepaalde week worden gepresenteerd.; Een demonstratie van het… Commons Opening berlagebrug-PGM4011216 1932 · Short · 5 min Opening berlagebrug; Weekjournaal van Polygoon Hollands Nieuws van week 22 uit 1932.; Grote publieke belangstelling bij officiële opening van de Berlage-brug… Commons Derde nederlandse zesdaagse-PGM4011338 1934 · Short · 5 min Derde nederlandse zesdaagse; Weekjournaal van Polygoon Hollands Nieuws van week 45 uit 1934.; Beelden van de derde wieler-Zesdaagse in het RAI-gebouw te… Commons Tweede Nederlandse zesdaagse-PGM4011291 1933 · Short · 5 min Tweede Nederlandse zesdaagse; Weekjournaal van Polygoon Hollands Nieuws van week 47 uit 1933.; De tweede Nederlandse Zesdaagse te Amsterdam wordt gewonnen… Commons De plechtige uitvaart van de koning van België-PGM4011303 1934 · Short · 6 min De plechtige uitvaart van de koning van België; Weekjournaal van Polygoon Hollands Nieuws van week 8 uit 1934.; Staatsiebegrafenis koning Albert I van België.… Commons De plechtige uitvaart van h.m. koningin Astrid van Belgi‘-PGM4011380 1935 · Short · 6 min De plechtige uitvaart van h.m. koningin Astrid van Belgi‘; Weekjournaal van Polygoon Hollands Nieuws van week 36 uit 1935.; Beelden van de begrafenisstoet in… Commons Slotengraafmachine 1932 · Short · 6 min 00.00 Tekst : Uitvinding van de Hollandse Aanneming Maatschappij te Den Haag. Gepatenteerd in alle landen van Europa. Voor de nieuwe Zuiderzeepolder ... 00.07… Commons Verkade's fabrieken te Zaandam 1930 · Short · 6 min Documentaire over Verkade waarin wordt gekeken naar het bedrijfsterrein van Verkade en de productiemethodes van de diverse biscuits en bonbons. Commons Flip the Frog - Flying Fists - 1930 1930 · Cartoon · 6 min 1930 Flip the Frog Cartoon. Originally in two-strip Harriscolor; released by Celebrity Productions (early 1930) and MGM (September 6, 1930). Harricolor… Commons CINDERELLA (1933) 1933 · Short · 5 min This work is believed to be public domain due to its lack of copyright renewal. If viewed on January 1, 2029 or later then it has definitively entered the… Commons THE BANKER'S DAUGHTER (1933) 1933 · Short · 5 min This work is believed to be public domain due to its lack of copyright renewal. If viewed on January 1, 2029 or later then it has definitively entered the… Commons THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH (1933) 1933 · Short · 4 min This work is believed to be public domain due to its lack of copyright renewal. If viewed on January 1, 2029 or later then it has definitively entered the… Commons WHO KILLED COCK-ROBIN (1933) 1933 · Short · 5 min This work is believed to be public domain due to its lack of copyright renewal. If viewed on January 1, 2029 or later then it has definitively entered the… Commons SLOW BUT SURE (1934) 1934 · Short · 5 min This work is believed to be public domain due to its lack of copyright renewal. If viewed on January 1, 2029 or later then it has definitively entered the… Commons THE LAST STRAW (1934) 1934 · Short · 5 min This work is believed to be public domain due to its lack of copyright renewal. If viewed on January 1, 2029 or later then it has definitively entered the… Commons THE MAGIC FISH (1934) 1934 · Short · 5 min This work is believed to be public domain due to its lack of copyright renewal. If viewed on January 1, 2029 or later then it has definitively entered the… Commons The Bull Fight (1935) 1935 · Cartoon · 5 min This work is believed to be public domain due to its lack of copyright renewal. If viewed on January 1, 2031 or later then it has definitively entered the… Commons OPERA NIGHT (1935) 1935 · Short · 5 min This work is believed to be public domain due to its lack of copyright renewal. If viewed on January 1, 2031 or later then it has definitively entered the… Commons THE WESTERN TRAIL (1936) 1936 · Short · 5 min This work is believed to be public domain due to its lack of copyright renewal. If viewed on January 1, 2032 or later then it has definitively entered the… Commons THE NEWCOMER (1938) 1938 · Short · 6 min This work is believed to be public domain due to its lack of copyright renewal. If viewed on January 1, 2034 or later then it has definitively entered the… Commons The Fairy of the Phone 1936 · Short · 12 min Starring: Charlotte Leigh as the Fairy of the Phone, and members of the London Telephone Service Producer: Basil Wright Director: William Coldstream Camera:… Commons Jest For A While (1930) 1930 · Short · 8 min He comes onstage, starts playing the piano. She comes onstage and begins to chant in time with the music. They banter. Commons Informal Scenes Outside the White House (31-MP-617) 1930 · Short · 11 min This is a Kodacolor home movie that includes images of a medicine ball toss with Herbert Hoover and others, the White House Easter event, the Washington… Commons Evacuation finale 1930 · Short · 16 min Lieu : Mayence Lieu : Ruhr Lieu : Wiesbaden Lieu : Vallée du Rhin Lieu : Rhénanie, Allemagne Thème : Première guerre mondiale Thème : Personnalité Thème :… Commons Exposition coloniale 1931 · Short · 17 min Lieu : Paris Lieu : Paris, France Mission : 1931 - Paris, Exposition coloniale internationale Thème : Art Thème : Histoire coloniale Sous-thème :… Commons Остров Артема (1939) документальный фильм 1939 · Documentary · 8 min Остров Артем (в честь революционера Ф.А.Сергеева) - такое название носил остров Пираллахи с 1936 по 1990 год. Фильм рассказывает о жизни нефтяников… Commons Symptoms in Schizophrenia (Silent) (Pennsylvania State College, 1938) 1938 · Documentary · 11 min Symptoms of Schizophrenia – an American silent documentary film produced by Pennsylvania State College. Commons The Roaring Twenties (1939) - Trailer 1939 · Short · 3 min Original trailer of the film The Roaring Twenties (1939), directed by Raoul Walsh. Commons Yesterdays Newsreel 20th Century, Amelia Earhart, Cologne Cathedral, New York City 62424b 1930 · Newsreel · 12 min This Yesterday’s Newsreel film (episode 139) offers the viewer “television highlights of the news of yesteryear” by providing vintage clips of famous people… Commons 1936. В Африке жарко 1936 · Cartoon · 8 min «В Африке жарко» — советский чёрно-белый мультфильм 1936 года; первая лента, созданная на студии «Союзмультфильм» Commons Old Chinese cities in 1935 中國城市 1930 · Short · 10 min Glimpses of Hong Kong, Macau, Canton and Shanghai long ago. This is how Western people were shown other parts of the world then. See my other 1200 clips by…