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8,929–8,976 of 14,262 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.
Commons OLD DOG TRAY (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 A WOLF IN CHEAP CLOTHING (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 A TOUGH EGG (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 AN ARROW ESCAPE (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 A BATTLE ROYAL (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 OFF TO CHINA (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 BUSY BEE (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 SKUNKED AGAIN (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 THE HOT SPELL (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 HIS DAY OFF (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 PRIZE GUEST (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 WATCHDOG (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 Skulls and Sculls (1930) - Felix The Cat in College 1930 · Short · 7 min FELIX THE CAT IN SKULLS AND SCULLS is a silent short animated film featuring Felix The Cat. It was directed by Otto Messmer who also did the animation. It was… Commons Cérémonies d'hommages aux ancêtres royaux chez Justin Aho 1930 · Short · 19 min Lieu : Oungbégamè Lieu : Oungbégamè, environs d'Abomey, Dahomey Mission : 1930 - Dahomey - RP Francis Aupiais et Frédéric Gadmer - (9 janvier-14 mai) Thème :… Commons 1937 Shanghai, China VP8 1937 · Short · 2 min My Great Aunt, Virginia McFadden and her friend Ben Stokely made this film of Shanghai China while touring Asia in 1937. I’m using the location names that… Commons 1939 De Tuinbouwveiling Barendrecht & Omstreken 1939 · Short · 8 min Omdat in 1940 de veiling haar 25 jarig bestaan zou vieren heeft men in 1939 een film gemaakt over de groentenveiling. Ondanks de slechte beeldkwaliteit is… Commons Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton - Merrie Melodies - Gold Rush Daze (1939) 1939 · Cartoon · 7 min Gold Rush Daze is an American traditional animated short film, part of the Merrie Melodies series, directed by Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton, and produced by… Commons Mediterranean Cruise - Spain - Gibraltar - Madeira Aka Shooting The Sun (1934) 1934 · Documentary · 11 min Unused / unissued material - no paperwork - dates unclear or unknown. Nice story of cruise ship, the Montcalm of the Canadian Pacific, on the way from… Commons Hanayome no negoto 1933 Yumeko Aizome 1933 · Short · 4 min All of Yumeko Aizome's surviving scenes from Hanayome no negoto (花嫁の寝言), released January 14, 1933. These are from the only remaining print which is… Commons Van Zuiderzee tot IJsselmeer en Waddenzee 1932 · Short · 8 min Een verkorte versie in twee akten van Mullens' ZUYDERZEE WORKS die hij maakte in 1930 en 1931. In deze film zitten een aantal scènes, waaronder het bezoek… Commons Kinderen naar buiten 1935 · Short · 8 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 Reineveld wasserijmachines (acte 1) 1930 · Short · 8 min 00.00 Overzicht van bovenaf op de hal van witwasserij te Haarlem waar wasgoed wordt gevouwen en gestreken 00.23 Een drietal horizontale wasmachines 00.57 De… Commons Bouw van de Van Nelle fabriek (acte 2) 1930 · Short · 8 min 09.57 De reeds geheel beglaasde achtergevel. Vervoer van tientallen meters lange betonnen heipalen over smalspoor, heistelling, heien van een heipaal. Het… Commons Verkade's fabrieken te Zaandam 1930 · Short · 9 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) (1) 1930 · Short · 8 min 00.00 De voorgevel van het kapitale kantoorpand 00.12 De naam REINEVELD in grote koperen letters boven de ingang 00.19 Passepartout portret van de jonge… Commons De Graal Pinksterzegen 1932 · Short · 8 min Filmbiographie der laatste voorbereidingen van het massaal lekenspel dat zal plaatsvinden op den Tweeden Pinksterdag 16 mei 1932. Commons The Rasslin' Match (1934) 1934 · Cartoon · 11 min This work is believed to be public domain due to its lack of copyright renewal. If viewed on January 1, 2030 or later then it has definitively entered the… Commons LITTLE BOY BLUE (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 RIP VAN WINKLE (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 KING LOONEY XIV (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 A BULLY FROG (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 ROLLING STONES (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 SUNKEN TREASURES (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 THE BIG GAME HAUNT (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 THEIR LAST BEAN (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 Cérémonie de sortie d'enclos d'initiation 1930 · Short · 21 min Lieu : Bohicon Lieu : Bohicon, environs d'Abomey, Dahomey Mission : 1930 - Dahomey - RP Francis Aupiais et Frédéric Gadmer - (9 janvier-14 mai) Thème : Etres… Commons Predictor No.1 (general principles) 1939 · Short · 23 min A British military training film on the Predictor No. 1. Part 1 The gunnery problem and its theoretical solution. Animated diagrams review the problems of… Commons Bluenose vs. Gertrude L. Thebaud, Wallace R. MacAskill, 26 October, 1938 1938 · Short · 5 min ACC#87-0082, Footage of the Bluenose racing the Gertrude L. Thebaud (Thibault in original video title). In autumn of 1938, the Bluenose and the Gertrude L.… Commons 1937 Japan VP8 1937 · Short · 2 min My Great Aunt, Virginia McFadden and her friend Ben Stokely made this film of Japan while touring Asia in 1937. I’m using the location names that were on the… Commons 1930 В брянском полесье 1930 · Documentary · 22 min В брянском полесье. Режиссер: Илья Копалин Оператор: Петр Зотов Страна: СССР Производство: Союзкинохроника Год: 1930 Фрагмент из фильма Брянск. Центральный… Commons День авиации (1935) документальный фильм 1935 · Documentary · 11 min Москва. Тушино. 1930-е годы. Советская авиация набирает темпы. Любимейшим праздником народа становиться день воздушного флота. Начиная с 18 августа 1935 года… Commons Czechoslovak arms factories 1938 newsreel 1938 · Newsreel · 8 min Newsreel of Czechoslovak arms factory in Prague and the Skoda works in Pilsen, before the Munich Agreement Commons Friz Freleng - Merrie Melodies - Jungle Jitters (1938) 1938 · Cartoon · 6 min Jungle Jitters is an American traditional animated short film directed by Friz Freleng and produced by Leon Schlesinger, part of the Merrie Melodies series. Commons Dan Gordon - Rainbow Parade - It's a Greek Life (1936) 1936 · Cartoon · 7 min "It's a Greek Life" is an American animated short film part of the series Rainbow Parade directed by Dan Gordon and produced by Amadee J. Van Beuren of his… Commons Hold Anything (1930) 1930 · Cartoon · 6 min A copy of the third Bosko short. While there is a copyright notice at the start of this file, there are no records of the copyright being renewed after its… Commons Bouw van de Van Nelle fabriek (acte 1) 1930 · Short · 9 min 00.11 Aanbrengen van de afwerkvloer op een der verdiepingen door met de schop opgebrachte specie met plekspaan glad te strijken. Vloerwapening van vlechtwerk… Commons Verkade's fabrieken te Zaandam 1930 · Short · 10 min Documentaire over Verkade waarin wordt gekeken naar het bedrijfsterrein van Verkade en de productiemethodes van de diverse biscuits en bonbons. Commons Bouw van de Van Nelle fabriek (acte 3) 1930 · Short · 10 min 18.52 Opslag van zand en grind, dat met kruiwagens over rijplanken weggekruid wordt, vullen van de stortbak van de betonmixer met 2 kruiwagens zand, 2…