The world's archives

1,105–1,152 of 12,291 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 Coveted East Indies, The 1938 · Film · Subtitles PA-0681 (Reel 1) shotlist: VS Dutch Batavia, Java 1940s; women washing clothes in river 03:03:30:27 Street signs pointing toward: Batavia, Serang, Tangerang,… Internet Archive Get that Girl 1932 · Feature · 1 h In this rough-hewn film, Richard Talmadge helps a young woman (Shirley Grey) whom villains are trying to kidnap. Internet Archive A Song Of The Birds 1935 · Cartoon · 7 min From The Public Domain Movie Database: A young boy is learning to shoot a gun at the same time that a robin is trying to teach her babies to fly. Being a… Internet Archive Intermezzo 1936 · Feature This gorgeous romantic confection, which catalogs a doomed love affair between a married violin virtuoso and a young pianist, is graced by a leading… Internet Archive Special Inspector 1938 colorized (Rita Hayworth) 1939 · Feature U. S. Customs Agent Tom Evans (Charles Quigley) goes undercover as a trucker to track down a smuggling ring which hijacks Canadian fur-shipper's trucks and… Internet Archive Passing Fancy 1933 · Feature The first of many films featuring the endearing single-dad Kihachi (played wonderfully by Takeshi Sakamoto), PASSING FANCY is a humorous and heartfelt study… Internet Archive White Zombie (1932) 1932 · Feature "White Zombie" is a 1932 horror film directed by Victor Halperin, often regarded as the first feature-length zombie movie. It is a horror film set in Haiti,… Internet Archive Steel: A Symphony of Industry 1936 · Short · 17 min · Subtitles Dramatic presentation of steel production. Internet Archive A Farewell to Arms 1932 · Feature · 1 h 18 min Title: A Farewell to Arms Summary: An American ambulance driver and an English nurse fall in love in Italy during World War I. Directed by: Frank Borzage… Internet Archive Work Pays America 1937 · Film · Subtitles Sings the praises of the WPA. Contents. Activities of the Works Progress Administration (now Work Projects Administration), and work being done on various… Internet Archive White Zombie 1932 colorized (Bela Lugosi) 1932 · Feature A man invites a woman to have her wedding at his Haitian plantation in order to lure her away from her fiancé, but things go wrong when he attempts to fake… Internet Archive Adorable 1933 · Feature Title: Adorable Summary: Janet Gaynor plays a rebellious princess who must try to marry the man she loves, instead of the stuffy old prince her parents want… Internet Archive Honor of the Range 1934 · Feature · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive The Shadow Strikes 1937 · Feature · Subtitles Internet Archive Abraham Lincoln (1930) restored version 1930 · Feature The 16th U.S. president (Walter Huston) is portrayed as a lawyer, orator, husband and Civil War commander. Internet Archive Daughter Of The Dragon ★★★½ CC: pre-Code Crime/Mystery [1:10:18] Warner Oland 1931 · Feature · Subtitles Somewhat of a dark print in spots, but still very watchable. Daughter of the Dragon is a 1931 American pre-Code crime mystery film directed by Lloyd Corrigan,… Internet Archive The Man from Toronto 1933 · Feature Title: The Man from Toronto Summary: The rich widow Leila disguises herself as a maid and falls in love with her employer Fergus who is a rich Canadian… Internet Archive Play Safe 1936 · Cartoon · 7 min From The Public Domain Movie Database: A young boy is playing in the yard with some toy trains under the watchful eye of his pet dog. A real train rolls by… Internet Archive Birds of Prey 1938 · Film · Subtitles A study of several American birds of prey. Introductory scenes show the general characteristics of birds of prey—their talons for grasping and carrying prey,… Internet Archive Conquering Roads 1937 · Short · 8 min · Subtitles Highway engineering and development in the pre-Interstate era. Internet Archive The Sign Of Four 1932 · Feature Arthur Wontner stars in the classic Sherlock Holmes mystery in which an ex-convict seeks revenge on a man who failed to honour his word. Internet Archive The Limejuice Mystery or Who Spat in Grandfather's Porridge? 1930 · Short · 8 min · Subtitles Sherlock Holmes parody made with marionettes. Internet Archive 1939 - Persons in Hiding - Louis King - VO 1939 · Feature · Subtitles For Academic / Educational Use Only derechonoir.wordpress.com t.me/agendasociocultural Internet Archive Selling America 1938 · Short · 21 min · Subtitles A 1938 salesman speaks with Benjamin Franklin, one of the greatest Generic version of a film originally produced for Frigidaire. Internet Archive A Car-Tune Portrait 1937 · Cartoon · 7 min A Max Fleischer "Color Classic" cartoon. The original title was "Animal Orchestra", and that's what it's all about. The copy ís slightly reddish, but is still… Internet Archive His Double Life 1933 · Feature · Subtitles A charming movie and one of the first soundies with great Lillian Gish See details here: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0024122/ I've used… Internet Archive Night Key 1937 colorized (Boris Karloff) 1937 · Feature The inventor of a new top-of-the-line burglar alarm system is kidnapped by a gang in order to force him to help them commit robberies. Boris Karloff as David… Internet Archive The Secret of the Loch 1934 · Feature A batty Scottish professor attempts to prove the existence of the Loch Ness Monster, but everyone thinks he's crazy. Meanwhile, a foolish young reporter… Internet Archive The Constant Woman 1933 · Feature · 1 h 10 min A drama based on a play by Eugene O'Neill and starring Conrad Nagel and Leila Hyams. Arthur Housman plays a drunk, as usual. Currently rated 7.0 at IMDb. Internet Archive Fighting to Live 1934 · Feature · 44 min When attacked by two dogs, Joe Gilmore (Eddie Phillips) leaves them on the desert to die. Later one of the dogs saves John Blake from drowning. Men arrive… Internet Archive Broadway to Cheyenne 1932 · Feature · 51 min Title: Broadway to Cheyenne Summary: A cowboy detective goes up against a gang of big-city thugs trying to set up a protection racket out west. Directed by:… Internet Archive Strange People (1933) 1933 · Feature · 1 h There was hiss in the audio of the first version of this film that was uploaded to the Archive. I removed most of it with Audacity. Internet Archive Hitch Hike Lady 1935 Restored 1935 · Feature This is a heart warming comedy melodrama movie from 1935 starring Alison Skipworth , Mae Clarke , Arthur Treacher , James Ellison , Warren Hymer and Beryl… Internet Archive Mr. Wong, Detective 1938 colorized (Boris Karloff) 1938 · Feature When a chemical manufacturer is killed after asking detective James Wong to help him, Wong investigates this and two subsequent murders. He uncovers an… Internet Archive Melody in May 1936 · Short · 20 min Radio-stage-movie-recording star Ruth Etting plays herlsef in this RKO musical short Internet Archive Riding the Film 1937 · Film · Subtitles "Motorists really ride on a film of oil, because all the moving parts of the engine are kept slipping over each other by a thin film of oil." Possibly footage… Internet Archive [Gilmore Bros., Aviation Pioneers] 1931 · Short · 5 min · Subtitles Grass Valley, California: Gilmore Bros. and their planes including cabin model that was never flown but designed in 1908. Internet Archive Film Mystery, A (Dreft Screen Ad) 1937 · Short · 1 min · Subtitles Screen ad for Dreft detergent, featuring an unconvincing demonstration. Internet Archive Let's Sing with Popeye 1934 · Cartoon · 2 min An early Popeye cartoon where we meet him on deck singing his song. Then we are invited to sing the Popeye song along with lyrics and a ball bouncing from… Internet Archive On the Air 1937 · Short · 9 min · Subtitles How radio broadcasting works. Internet Archive Take It Easy 1936 · Film · Subtitles Dramatization of the spring suspension in the modern automobile, explaining in detail the principle of "knee action." 04:37:02:11 Hot-air balloon tethered to… Internet Archive Help Yourself 1939 · Film · Subtitles 18:01:26:00 VS CU Film projector; man stands up and opens projector showing spinning film reel; pan down projector, RCA Photophone label, disembodied hand… Internet Archive The Secret Four 1939 · Feature Title: The Secret Four Summary: The Four Men of the title are British WWI veterans who decide to work secretly against enemies of the country. They aren't… Internet Archive Just a Spark! 1937 · Film · Subtitles A careless fisherman drops a cigarette and starts a forest fire. Then it's to the rescue of a bedridden woman alone in a forest cabin, and the Chevrolet… Internet Archive [Amateur film: Medicus collection: New York World's Fair, 1939-40] (Reel 1) (Part I) 1939 · Home movie · 20 min · Subtitles Detailed documentation of the "World of Tomorrow" in beautiful Kodachrome. Internet Archive Tokyo Chorus 1931 · Feature Combining three prevalent genres of the day—the student comedy, the salaryman film, and the domestic drama—Ozu created this warmhearted family comedy, and… Internet Archive Tough Friends 1938 · Short · 10 min · Subtitles How steel and steel alloys make the modern automobile safer and more durable. Internet Archive Party Girl 1930 · Feature Title: Party Girl Summary: Jay Rountree, son of a wealthy manufacturer and young, rising businessman, gets caught up in a web involving an escort service or…