The world's archives

1,393–1,440 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 Trouble In Texas 1937 colorized (Tex Ritter, Rita Hayworth) 1937 · Feature With rodeo champions mysteriously dying just before important competitions, government agent Carmen Serano (Rita Hayworth) joins a gang of racketeers in hopes… Internet Archive Back Door to Heaven 1939 · Feature · 1 h 23 min Wallace Ford experiences poverty, crime, and incarceration. Internet Archive The Secret of Stamboul 1936 · Feature Title: The Secret of Stamboul Summary: A British agent travels to middle east during the war in order to spark a revolution. Directed by: Andrew Marton… Internet Archive Silver on the Sage 1939 colorized (Hopalong Cassidy, Russell Hayden) 1939 · Feature Bar 20 cattle are being stolen by unknown rustlers. Casino owner Earl Brennan & rancher Dave Talbot (Stanley Ridges) are twin brothers who each provide an… Internet Archive Buddy's Circus 1934 · Feature Title: Buddy's Circus Summary: Buddy is a owner of a circus; he must save a baby who fell from the seats and performs with the circus acts. Directed by: Jack… Internet Archive Greedy Neighbours - 恶邻 1933 · Feature · 41 min A somewhat primitive proto-wuxia B&W silent short movie from 1933, with Chinese intertitles. A man and wife are bullied by their neighbors, but then get even… Internet Archive Little Journey to England and France: July 7th to August 16th, 1937, A (R1) 1937 · Film · Subtitles Amateur Cinema League (ACL) leader at head; begins with departure from New York on Queen Mary; arrival in Southampton; much shot in London; "San Quentin" with… Internet Archive Human Cargo 1936 · Feature Title: Human Cargo Summary: Bonnie Brewster and Packy Campbell are rival reporters who board a ship in Vancouver to go after a smuggling ring which brings in… Internet Archive Here's Looking 1939 · Film · Subtitles "SHOWS HOW MODERN CAR TAKES ADVANTAGE OF MAN'S SEEING MECHANISM, REDUCING BLIND SPOTS OF STRUCTURE & GIVING HIM FLAWLESS GLASS TO SEE THRU. FISH, BIRDS &… Internet Archive Flip the Frog - Soda Squirt 1933 · Cartoon · 6 min Ub Iwerks's Flip the Frog runs a drugstore in his last cartoon. Released October 12, 1933. Internet Archive The Awful Goof 1939 · Feature Title: The Awful Goof Summary: A girl keeps meeting Charley the wrong moments, including losing her dress in his car, and later he finds himself in her… Internet Archive Strangers of the Evening 1932 · Feature · 1 h 5 min · Subtitles Zasu Pitts in a comedy-mystery. Internet Archive We're in the Money 1933 · Cartoon Title: We're in the Money Summary: After the last human has left the department store, the toys walk over to the music department where they start performing… Internet Archive Plunder of Peach and Plum - 桃李劫; 1934 · Feature Directed by and starring Yuan Muzhi. This 1934 movie details the plight of college graduates determined to improve China, despite the corruption and injustice… Internet Archive [Amateur film: Medicus collection: New York World's Fair, 1939-40] (Reel 6) (Part II) 1939 · Home movie · 21 min · Subtitles Detailed documentation of the "World of Tomorrow" in beautiful Kodachrome. Internet Archive South Riding 1938 · Feature Title: South Riding Summary: "Winifred Holtby realised that Local Government is not a dry affair of meetings and memoranda:- but 'the front-line defence… Internet Archive Chevrolet Leader News (Vol. 3, No. 3) 1937 · Film · Subtitles PURDUE UNIVERSITY BAND DUSTS OFF WORLD'S LARGEST DRUM. DRIVE-IN BANK. BOY SCOUT JAMBOREE: 12,000 BOXING MATCHES AT ONCE. AERIAL CLOWNS SPEED ALONG HIGHWAY.… Internet Archive Ticket to Paradise 1936 · Feature · 1 h 6 min Title: Ticket to Paradise Summary: Janes Forbes (Barrie) decides to help amnesiac Jack Doe (Pryor) to find the details of his true identity. She doesn't tell… Internet Archive Conservation of Natural Resources 1937 · Film · Subtitles Depicts the results of wastage of natural resurces and shows how such wastage can be prevented. Discloses depletion of forests, effects of wind and water… Internet Archive Streamlines 1936 · Film · Subtitles "STREAMLINES ADD TO THE SAFETY, ECONOMY & COMFORT OF THE MODERN AUTOMOBILE AS WELL AS TO THE BEAUTY." kids swimming – shot of 3 kids calling offscreen kids… Internet Archive IBM Day: New York World's Fair (May 4, 1939) 1939 · Film · Subtitles speeches by corporate executives and by Grover Whalen. The film documents IBM Day at the New York World's Fair on May 4, 1939, celebrating the company's… Internet Archive Bill Sprague Collection-The Very First Popeye The Sailor Cartoon 1933 · Cartoon Here is one interesting film , The VERY FIRST Popeye the Sailor Cartoon issued in 1933. It should be noted that Billy Murray recorded the "Popeye The Sailor "… Internet Archive Escape By Night 1937 - Colorized 1937 · Feature From IMDB: "Runyonesque crooks on the lam hide out on blind man's pastoral farm and decide to go straight." https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0028836/reference… Internet Archive Modern Peiping 1930 · Film · Subtitles Travelogue with stereotypical "Chinese music" track. Possibly produced by U.S. Navy; shows Navy bluejackets touring Beijing and outskirts. Many good shots to… Internet Archive Dictators or Democracy 1939 · Film · Subtitles Footage of Soviet Union "Socialism -- Sugar-Coated for the Masses!" Germany Italy a bunch of Depression-era images of the United States; strikes, riots,… Internet Archive The Flame of Love 1930 · Feature Title: The Flame of Love Summary: In Russia, a Chinese dancer gives herself to a duke to save her brother's life. Directed by: Richard Eichberg, Walter… Internet Archive Exiled to Shanghai 1937 · Feature · 52 min Wallace Ford and Dean Jagger in a story involving newsreels and early television. Don't bother downloading the h.264 file. The Cinepack file from which it is… Internet Archive Animation - Fritz und Fratz 1939 · Cartoon · 30 min The "Fritz und Fratz" cartoons were made by Johann Weichberger from Austria, i can confirm that, but know nothing more about him. There was at first a series… Internet Archive It Couldn't Have Happened, But It Did 1936 · Feature · Subtitles Playwright turns crimesolver when the play's two producers are murdered. Internet Archive Africa Speaks iPod version 1930 · Feature · 50 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Pathe News Digest (1937, No. 3) 1937 · Film · Subtitles Includes: Russia--Answer to Japan; Stalin reviews fleet and air; Milk-Wooll Rocket -- Ice Genius "backfires"; Washington vs. Chicago football; CIO strike --… Internet Archive The Crusader 1932 · Feature · 1 h 6 min Title: The Crusader Summary: Gangsters scheme to get rid of a crusading District Attorney by blackmailing him through his daughter. Directed by: Frank R.… Internet Archive ( 1931) The Criminal Code 1931 · Feature After young Robert Graham commits a murder while drunk and defending his girlfriend, he is prosecuted by ambitious Mark Brady and sentenced to 10 years. Six… Internet Archive Princess and the Pauper, The 1939 · Film · Subtitles "NICKY NOME SAVES DAY BY RESCUE OF THE PAUPER, LADEN WITH TREASURE, ON THE WAY BACK TO THE PRINCESS FROM THE VALLEY OF JEWELS, USING THE MAGIC CARPET, WHICH… Internet Archive Skeleton Frolic (1937) 1937 · Feature Ub Iwerks dusts off the skeletons from his early-Disney days and puts them to work at Columbia… in a graveyard replete with eerie owls and surrealistic bats,… Internet Archive Murder in the Museum 1934 · Feature · 1 h 5 min You asked for it. Internet Archive Told By a Tooth 1939 · Cartoon · 10 min · Subtitles An animated tooth lectures children about a balanced dental hygiene program. Internet Archive Chevrolet Leader News (Vol. 3, No. 1) 1937 · Film · Subtitles CALIFORNIA BATHING BEAUTIES GO FROM SURF TO SNOW. GREAT GIRDERS NOW SPAN GOLDEN GATE. TRAILER AGE BEGINS. LOBSTER LABORATORY: INTIMATE LIFE OF LOBSTER. DOG… Internet Archive Pathe News Digest (1938, No. 4) 1938 · Film · Subtitles Includes: Floods and winds in the West; 20,000 homeless in California food; dust storms; Austria alarmed!; super plane; sled boat; 1938 regatta; U.S. Navy;… Internet Archive The Green Cockatoo 1937 · Feature Title: The Green Cockatoo Summary: A young girl is travelling to London to find work. Arriving at the station, she meets a man who has been stabbed by a… Internet Archive [Home Movies: New York City, 1936-1939] 1936 · Home movie · Subtitles Rowing in Central Park (color); Decoration Day parade 1939 (color); night exteriors of Times Square, including neon signs; Easter on Fifth Avenue; ride in… Internet Archive Sinister Hands 1932 · Feature · 1 h 5 min · Subtitles Murder at a seance. Internet Archive Wonder World of Chemistry: A Film Story of Better Things for Better Living, The 1936 · Film · Subtitles Shots to be logged. Heavy use of opticals. Beautifully shot. Title: "Who changes the old and creates the new, serves Progress! This story of progress is the… Internet Archive Around the Corner 1937 · Film · Subtitles Dramatic and clear explanation of how a vehicle can turn a corner keeping the wheels from skidding because the differential is at work. 05:55:39:21… Internet Archive [Home Movies: Levy collection: Caribbean Tour] 1930 · Home movie · Subtitles Title (written on chalkboard): St. Thomas (Ah-May-Ye) 1/25/39St. Pierre Martinique to Fort de France 1/26/39 Internet Archive The Duke of West Point 1938 · Feature Title: The Duke of West Point Summary: An arrogant Cambridge student emigrates to America and enrolls at the West Point. Directed by: Alfred E. Green Actors:… Internet Archive [Amateur film: Medicus collection: New York World's Fair, 1939-40] (Reel 1) (Part II) 1939 · Home movie · 20 min · Subtitles Detailed documentation of the "World of Tomorrow" in beautiful Kodachrome. Internet Archive Box Car Blues (1930) 1930 · Feature Box Car Blues, released in 1930, is the fifth title in the Looney Tunes series. It features Bosko and a pig traveling as hobos in a boxcar. Watch on…