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8,881–8,928 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 Voetbalwedstrijd Holland-Belgi‘-PGM4011414 1936 · Short · 6 min Voetbalwedstrijd Holland-Belgi‘; Weekjournaal van Polygoon Hollands Nieuws van week 19 uit 1936.; De voetbalwedstrijd Nederland - België (1-1) te Brussel… Commons Play Safe 1936 wiki 1936 · Short · 7 min American traditional animated short film "Play Safe" part of the Color Classics series. Commons Sunshine Makers (Van Beuren 1935) Borden’s Reissue 1935 · Cartoon · 7 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 Flip the Frog - Litttle Orphan Willie (1930) 1930 · Cartoon · 5 min 1930, Ub Iwerks animated, Flip the Frog Cartoon. Rejected by MGM and never copyrighted. Originally in two-strip Harriscolor, though color elements have not… Commons FANNY IN THE LION'S DEN (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 HYPNOTIC EYES (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 DOG SHOW AKA CANINE COMEDY (1934) 1934 · Short · 6 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 SEE THE WORLD (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 A JUNE BRIDE (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 CIRCUS DAYS (1935) 1935 · Short · 4 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 FIREMAN, SAVE MY CHILD (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 YE OLDE TOY SHOP (1935) 1935 · Short · 4 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 BARNYARD AMATEURS (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 CATS IN THE BAG (1936) 1936 · Short · 6 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 FARMER AL FALFA'S 20TH ANNIVERSARY (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 19TH HOLE CLUB (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 FEUD (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 ALPINE YODELER (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 SAILOR'S HOME (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 SALTY MCGUIRE (1937) 1937 · Short · 5 min This work is believed to be public domain due to its lack of copyright renewal. If viewed on January 1, 2033 or later then it has definitively entered the… Commons THE SAW MILL MYSTERY (1937) 1937 · Short · 5 min This work is believed to be public domain due to its lack of copyright renewal. If viewed on January 1, 2033 or later then it has definitively entered the… Commons THE TIMID RABBIT (1937) 1937 · Short · 6 min This work is believed to be public domain due to its lack of copyright renewal. If viewed on January 1, 2033 or later then it has definitively entered the… Commons THE BIG TOP (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 ROBINSON CRUSOE'S BROADCAST (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 Pratiques divinatoires : détermination du signe de Fa à des enfants 1930 · Short · 17 min Lieu : Banhito Lieu : Banhito, environs de Porto-Novo, Dahomey Mission : 1930 - Dahomey - RP Francis Aupiais et Frédéric Gadmer - (9 janvier-14 mai) Thème :… Commons Funérailles royales 1930 · Short · 17 min Lieu : Bohicon Lieu : Bohicon, environs d'Abomey, Dahomey Mission : 1930 - Dahomey - RP Francis Aupiais et Frédéric Gadmer - (9 janvier-14 mai) Thème :… Commons Exposition coloniale 1931 · Short · 21 min Lieu : Paris Lieu : Paris, France Mission : 1931 - Paris, Exposition coloniale internationale Thème : Art Thème : Histoire coloniale Sous-thème :… Commons 1937 China's Great Wall - part 1 VP8 1937 · Short · 2 min My Great Aunt, Virginia McFadden and her friend Ben Stokely made this film of the Great Wall of China while touring Asia in 1937. I’m using the location names… Commons 1937 China's Great Wall - part 2 VP8 1937 · Short · 2 min My Great Aunt, Virginia McFadden and her friend Ben Stokely made this film of the Great Wall of China while touring Asia in 1937. I’m using the location names… Commons 1937 The Temple of Heaven - part 1 VP8 1937 · Short · 2 min My Great Aunt, Virginia McFadden and her friend Ben Stokely made this film of the Temple of Heaven while touring Asia in 1937. I’m using the location names… Commons 1937 The Temple of Heaven - part 2 VP8 1937 · Short · 2 min My Great Aunt, Virginia McFadden and her friend Ben Stokely made this film of the Temple of Heaven in China while touring Asia in 1937. I’m using the location… Commons Footage of Orson Welles's "Voodoo" Macbeth (1937) 1937 · Short · 3 min Fragment of the short film We Work Again, showcasing the stage play Voodoo Macbeth, directed and adapted from William Shakespeare's Macbeth by Orson Welles. Commons Leidens ontzet-PGM4011384 1935 · Short · 7 min Leidens ontzet; Weekjournaal van Polygoon Hollands Nieuws van week 40 uit 1935.; Beelden van de festiviteiten in Leiden tgv het vieren van Leidens Ontzet:… Commons Aankomst en huldiging van de uiverbemanning en andere uiveronderwerpen-PGM4011340 1934 · Short · 7 min Aankomst en huldiging van de uiverbemanning en andere uiveronderwerpen; Weekjournaal van Polygoon Hollands Nieuws van week 47 uit 1934.; Beelden van… Commons Interview With Mr Alfred Byrne Lord Mayor Of Dublin (1936) 1936 · Short · 5 min Full title reads: "Interview with Mr. Alfred Byrne, Lord Mayor of Dublin". Eire (Southern Ireland, Republic of Ireland). C/U of Mr. B. sitting in an arm… Commons Plechtige begrafenis van ZKH prins Hendrik 1934 · Short · 7 min Beelden van de uitvaart van Prins Hendrik, onder andere de tocht van de koets met het lichaam van Den Haag naar Delft. Commons Kinderen naar buiten 1935 · Short · 9 min Film t.b.v. de Centrale Comissie voor uitzending van Nederlandse kinderen naar buiten 'KINABU'. Kinabu zendt zwakke stadskinderen in de zomervakantie naar… Commons Koninklijke Nederlandse edelmetaalbedrijven, Begeer, van Kempen - en Vos, hofjuweliers (acte 3) 1931 · Short · 7 min 00.25 Erkervormige voorgevel van het uit de 18de eeuw stammende landhuis Berbice, waarin ontvangstruimten en showrooms van het Internationale Kantoor van de… Commons Het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden 1930 · Short · 7 min Stomme film van regisseur Willy Mullens, gemaakt in opdracht van de 'Vereeniging Nederland in den Vreemde', over diverse aspecten van de Nederlandse… Commons Verkade's fabrieken te Zaandam 1930 · Short · 8 min Documentaire over Verkade waarin wordt gekeken naar het bedrijfsterrein van Verkade en de productiemethodes van de diverse biscuits en bonbons. Commons Reineveld's Engineering Works Delft (Holland) (2) 1930 · Short · 7 min 00.00 Het schaven van de binnnenzijde van de bovenmantel en van een grote cylinder op twee naast elkaar geplaatste schaafbanken 00.20 Zware vertikale… Commons IN VENICE (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 ROMEO AND JULIET (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 SOUTH POLE OR BUST (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 WHY MULES LEAVE HOME AKA FARMYARD WHOOPEE (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 A MODERN RED RIDING HOOD (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 FIVE PUPLETS (1935) 1935 · Short · 4 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 FOILED AGAIN (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…