The world's archives

1,297–1,344 of 14,275 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 Danger on the Air 1938 · Feature · 1 h 6 min The sponsor of a radio program is murdered at the station during a broadcast. Internet Archive Lightning Carson Rides Again 1938 · Feature · 53 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page Internet Archive The Fugitive 1939 · Feature Title: The Fugitive Summary: A barber commits a petty theft, which leads to his becoming involved in blackmail and murder. Directed by: Brian Desmond Hurst… Internet Archive [Home Movies: Wathen Collection: European Trip, 1930s] 1930 · Home movie · Subtitles Please note that Parts 1 and 2 reflect the division of the film into two parts in the Internet Archive online collection.Part 1, bw00:00 TITLE Vagabonds… Internet Archive Leni Riefenstal - Triumph Des Willens, restored, enhanced & colorized! (1934) 1934 · Feature This is the well known "Triumph of the Will" film made by Leni Riefenstal for the 1934 Nazi party congress (" Reichsparteitag") in September1934 in… Internet Archive The Ghoul (1933) 1933 · Feature · Subtitles The Ghoul is a 1933 British horror film directed by T. Hayes Hunter and starring Boris Karloff. The cast also features Harold Huth, Dorothy Hyson, Ernest… Internet Archive [Amateur film: Medicus collection: New York World's Fair, 1939-40] (Reel 2) (Part III) 1939 · Home movie · 17 min · Subtitles Detailed documentation of the "World of Tomorrow" in beautiful Kodachrome. Internet Archive Precipitins 1930 · Educational · Subtitles Identification of human vs. animal blood, stains through chemical tests - scientists, labs, chemists, rabbits, experiments, blood, nurses, lab technicians,… Internet Archive From Trees to Tribunes (Part III) 1931 · Short · 12 min · Subtitles Everything that happens to produce an issue of the Chicago Tribune, from logging to newswriting and cartooning. Internet Archive I Spy 1933 · Feature In a mix-up following a drunken night out, a wisecracking American is mistaken for an international spy! Internet Archive Loyola Students Compete For Keg, 1933/11/15 1933 · Newsreel · Subtitles Chicago, IL: Exclusive pictures of a hectic pushball game in which the Freshmen of Loyola University defeat the Sophomores in a wild battle for a prize beer… Internet Archive Her Secret 1933 · Feature · 52 min Title: Her Secret Summary: In "Her Secret" (aka "The Girl from Georgia" in the UK in 1934 when shown there)Johnny, the son of a rich-man, is an idling,… Internet Archive Golden Gate City: San Francisco 1939 · Film · Subtitles \08:31:42:11 LS Golden Gate bridge, steamship passes under the bridge; aerial of the Golden Gate Bridge; great high-angle shot from atop the one of the… Internet Archive Nicky Rides Again 1938 · Film · Subtitles Animated cartoon. Indians attack stockade, and just as all seems lost, Nicky Nome comes to the air of the hero with a new Chevrolet. Contains racist… Internet Archive Midnight Phantom 1935 · Feature · 56 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Alexandra 1934 · Feature Title: Alexandra Summary: Revolution breaks out in a small European kingdom, and a young princess is forced to flee for her life. She heads for the… Internet Archive Animals in Modern Life 1937 · Film · Subtitles Contributions of animals to the life of modern man. Begins with views of prehistoric man, as the commentator describes his need for defense against larger… Internet Archive The Mystery Train 1931 · Feature · 1 h 2 min Title: The Mystery Train Summary: A group of passengers are trapped in a runaway Pullman car. Directed by: Phil Whitman Actors: Hedda Hopper, Marceline Day,… Internet Archive The Stolen Jools 1931 · Feature · 57 min Title: The Stolen Jools Summary: Star-packed promotional short subject intended to raise funds for the National Variety Artists tuberculosis sanatorium,… Internet Archive The Skull Murder Mystery 1932 · Feature Title: The Skull Murder Mystery Summary: When the skeleton of a young man is dug up in an alley, a mysterious Chinese merchant and his eccentric upstairs… Internet Archive Inspector Hornleigh 1939 · Feature Title: Inspector Hornleigh Summary: Inspector Hornleigh and his assistant Sergeant Bingham are called in to investigate a murder that involves the theft of… Internet Archive The King Murder 1932 · Feature · 1 h 6 min Title: The King Murder Summary: A beautiful blonde makes a career out of seducing and then blackmailing wealthy married men. She is found murdered after… Internet Archive Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round 1934 · Feature Title: Transatlantic Merry-Go-Round Summary: Underworld king Lee Lother has been killed aboard a ocean liner, several people could have been the murderer.… Internet Archive Murder at Glen Athol 1936 · Feature · 1 h 7 min John Miljan in an Invincible mystery. Internet Archive Under Montana Skies 1930 Kenneth Harlan, Slim Summerville, Dorothy Gulliver, Nita Martan 1930 · Feature Under Montana Skies 1930 Kenneth Harlan, Slim Summerville, Dorothy Gulliver, Nita Martan Internet Archive Science and Agriculture (The Soybean) 1939 · Film · Subtitles Contents. The cultivation and use of the soybean as an illustration of the relation of science to agriculture and the interrelation of science, agriculture,… Internet Archive Youth on Parole iPod 1937 · Feature · 53 min You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Toll of the Desert 1935 · Feature · 51 min An old-fashioned western. Don't bother downloading the h.264 file; the Cinepack file from which it is derived is smaller. Internet Archive More Power to You 1930 · Film · Subtitles Old DC-3 ? airplane flying 3-stack ocean liner 2 shots of passenger trains in motion aerial flyover huge oilfield with many wells (great) oil wells VS… Internet Archive [Amateur film: Chicago World's Fair] 1933 · Home movie · 12 min · Subtitles Century of Progress exhibition; New York City scenes. Internet Archive Gang Bullets 1938 · Feature · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive So Does an Automobile 1939 · Cartoon · 6 min In this 1939 cartoon, Betty Boop runs a hospital for sick automobiles. The video size is kind of small at 352 x 256, but very clear, and this copy was taken… Internet Archive Nervous System, The 1937 · Film · Subtitles Examines the structure and functions of the spinal cord, medulla, mid-brain, thalamus, and cerebrum. Explains, through animated drawings, how sense organs… Internet Archive Housemaster 1938 · Feature Three girls arrive at a stuffy English public school and cause all sorts of problems with both the staff and pupils. Internet Archive I Lived with You 1933 · Feature · 1 h 35 min Title: I Lived with You Summary: In London a young lady meets a homeless and apparently penniless Russian prince. She introduces him to her middle-class… Internet Archive Party Magic (Beich Screen Ad--"Whiz" Bar) 1938 · Short · 1 min · Subtitles Screen ad for Beich "Whiz Bar" candy featuring teenagers and a magic trick. Internet Archive Chevrolet Blankets the Nation 1934 · Film · Subtitles DEPICTS CHEVROLET ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN. HOME INTERIORS SHOW GENERAL PUBLIC GETTING MESSAGES. MAGAZINES, RADIO, NEWSPAPERS, ETC. SHOWN. GOOD MEDIA /… Internet Archive The New Adventures of Tarzan (1935) 1935 · Feature A serial in 12 chapters. Tarzan goes to Guatemala to find his lost friend, D'Arnot. On the way he helps Major Matling search Mayan ruins for hidden jewels and… Internet Archive La Novia de Frankenstein. HD Español 1935 · Feature La continuación de la historia de Mary Shelley en la cual el monstruo quiere que el Barón le fabrique una compañera. Internet Archive Cheer Boys Cheer 1939 · Feature Ironside, an inferior brewer, enlists his son John in a ruse to acquire venerable rival Greenleaf; but a romance between John and Greenleaf’s lovely daughter… Internet Archive Whom The Gods Love 1936 · Feature The story of Mozart and his wife Constance, set against a background of court intrigue and professional jealousy, with music conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham. Internet Archive The Ware Case 1938 · Feature A financier is accused of murder when his brother-in-law is found dead in his garden pond. After winning the court case he returns home to find that his… Internet Archive The Big House (1930) 1930 · Feature The Big House is a significant American pre-Code prison drama film directed by George W. Hill and features a notable cast including Chester Morris, Wallace… Internet Archive Boats (aka A Boat Trip) 1938 · Film · Subtitles The story of a trip down the Hudson River from Albany to New York. Two children, boy and girl about 10 to 12 years old, explore the ship Alexander Hamilton… Internet Archive Law of the Underworld 1938 · Feature · 1 h 1 min Title: Law of the Underworld Summary: A respected citizen with secret ties to the local mob is faced with revealing his criminal connections to save two… Internet Archive Along Came Love 1936 · Feature · 1 h 3 min Title: Along Came Love Summary: The shop girl Emmy Grant meets the handsome doorman John Patrick O'Ryan outside of a theater and she is convinced that he is… Internet Archive Buddy's Day Out 1933 · Feature Title: Buddy's Day Out Summary: Buddy prepare for his romantic picnic with Cookie but along the way she takes her baby little brother Elmer. Directed by: Tom… Internet Archive Goofy Goat Antics 1933 · Cartoon · 7 min A cartoon where a goat acts like a human being. Originally made by Ted Esbaugh in 1931 and named "Goofy Goat". Retitled "Goofy Goat Antics" by Official Films.…