The world's archives

1,633–1,680 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 Myxomycetes Or Slime Mold 1931 · Film · Subtitles "Deals with those very interesting but little-known group of border-line organisms which are sometimes plants and sometimes animals. The first reel shows… Internet Archive Wheels Across Africa (Part I) 1936 · Short · 13 min · Subtitles Armand Davis leads motor expedition in Africa, powered by Dodge cars. Internet Archive Triumph of America 1933 · Film · Subtitles 1933 Chevrolet assembly lines, trees being sawed for lumber production, etc. etc. All kinds of footage of products used to create the Chevrolet car.… Internet Archive The Speed Reporter 1936 · Feature · 51 min Title: The Speed Reporter Summary: Directed by: Bernard B. Ray Actors: Production Company: Reliable Pictures Corporation (I) Release Date: 14 May 1936 (USA)… Internet Archive The Star Packer 1934 · Feature · 54 min Title: The Star Packer Summary: A gang working for The Shadow is terrorizing the town. John Travers decides to take on the job of sheriff and do something… Internet Archive The Vice Squad 1931 · Feature Title: The Vice Squad Summary: A diplomat is blackmailed by crooked vice cops into helping them frame prostitutes. Directed by: John Cromwell Actors: Paul… Internet Archive Bosko at the Zoo (1932) 1932 · Feature Bosko at the Zoo is an American animated short film featuring Bosko. It is a Looney Tunes cartoon, released on January 9, 1932. Like most Looney Tunes of the… Internet Archive The Fresh Vegetable Mystery 1939 · Cartoon The potato cops investigates kidnapping, now a public domain cartoon. Internet Archive Never Too Late 1935 · Feature · 52 min Title: Never Too Late Summary: A young man gets mixed up with a stolen necklace and a gang of ruthless jewel thieves. Directed by: Bernard B. Ray Actors:… Internet Archive Take A Chance 1937 · Feature Archie Burton is a horse trainer who has entered one of his horses, Take A Chance, into the Gold Cup. But his wife is irritated by his mood towards her so she… Internet Archive Chevrolet Leader News (Vol. 4, No. 3) 1938 · Film · Subtitles 4-WAY RED LIGHTS BLOT OUT DEATH FOR MEMPHIS SCHOOLCHILDREN. FARMER TRADES HORSE FOR MODERN CAR. OIL WELL BLASTERS DROP BOMBS INTO GROUND, GET GUSHER.… Internet Archive Fighting Caravans (1931) 1931 · Feature Clint Belmet (Gary Cooper) is a bit of a firebrand and is sentenced to at least 30 days in jail, but his partners, Bill Jackson (Ernest Torrence) and Jim… Internet Archive The Big Chance 1933 · Feature · 1 h A boxing movie. Internet Archive From Dawn to Sunset 1937 · Film · Subtitles "THIS PICTURE MAKES VIVID THE LIVES OF THE MEN & WOMEN WHO BUILD THE MODERN AUTOMOBILE. IT SHOWS THEM IN THE MORNING ON THEIR WAY TO WORK, AT WORK IN THE… Internet Archive Bosko the Lumberjack (1932) 1932 · Feature Bosko the Lumberjack is an American animated short film, released September 3, 1932, though one source gives only an ambiguous release date of 1931–1932. It… Internet Archive [Amateur film: Medicus collection: New York World's Fair, 1939-40] (Reel 4) (Part III) 1939 · Home movie · 20 min · Subtitles Detailed documentation of the "World of Tomorrow" in beautiful Kodachrome. Internet Archive The Amazing Adventure 1936 Colorized 1936 · Feature Also known as The Amazing Quest of Ernest Bliss. From IMDB: A bored millionaire wagers his doctor that he can support himself at a working class job for year… Internet Archive Algiers (1938) 1938 · Feature Pepe Le Moko is a notorious thief, who escaped from France. Since his escape, Moko has become a resident and leader of the immense Casbah of Algiers. French… Internet Archive Betty Boop and Grampy (1935) 1935 · Feature Betty Boop and some friends go to Grampy's house for a party. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/betty-boop-and-grampy-1935/ Internet Archive Living Pages 1935 · Film · Subtitles "Housekeeping still remains the most important business in the world." "Each woman faces it singlehandedly.""She must know clothes, how to buy and how to make… Internet Archive "Mad" Ohio, The 1937 · Film · Subtitles "Showing West Virginia and Kentucky flooded by the Ohio River and its tributaries during the great flood of 1937." "Our first obstacle. The Guyandotte crosses… Internet Archive Undersea Kingdom: Chapter 1 - Beneath the Ocean Floor 1936 · Short · 30 min Ray 'Crash' Corrigan, a recent graduate of Annapolis, travels with Professor Norton, his Son Billy, and plucky reporter Diana Compton to the Undersea Kingdom… Internet Archive Chevrolet Leader News (Vol. 1, No. 3) (M 7620) 1935 · Film · Subtitles NEWLY DESIGNED TRUCKS IN INDUSTRY & ARMY HAULING BIG GUNS. OLDEST HOUSES IN AMERICA (ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA). NEW YORK JEWELERS DISPLAY MOTORCAR INTERIOR… Internet Archive [Universal Newsreel: Earhart Hops Foggy Pacific in 18 Hours] 1930 · Newsreel · Subtitles title: Earhart Hops Foggy Pacific in 18 Hours, Oakland, Calif. Amelia Earhart's plane landing at Oakland airport crowd pushes toward plane Earhart given… Internet Archive Good-bye Love 1933 · Feature Title: Good-bye Love Summary: A sexy golddigger lands who she thinks is a wealthy big-game hunter from a royal family. What she doesn't know is that not only… Internet Archive Bosko at the Beach (1932) 1932 · Feature Bosko at the Beach is a 1932 Looney Tunes short directed by Hugh Harman. Watch on RetroFlix.org: https://retroflix.org/bosko-at-the-beach-1932/ Internet Archive All in One 1938 · Film · Subtitles The qualities in many kinds of dogs are similar to the qualities we want from our automobiles; safety, speed, protection; beauty. "For thousands of years,… Internet Archive The Man from Hell's Edges 1932 · Feature Title: The Man from Hell's Edges Summary: A cowboy after the man that killed his father goes to prison to get in with his gang. Directed by: Robert N.… Internet Archive [Amateur film: Medicus collection: New York World's Fair, 1939-40] (Reel 6) (Part I) 1939 · Home movie · 20 min · Subtitles Detailed documentation of the "World of Tomorrow" in beautiful Kodachrome. Internet Archive Morocco 1930 · Feature Internet Archive [Universal Newspaper Newsreel: Autogiro Lands in San Francisco] 1932 · Newsreel · Subtitles title: San Francisco, Cal. Autogiro "Mercury" delivers 1932 greetings! -- Novel plane parks itself in heart of metropolis Autogiro (early helicopter) lands on… Internet Archive Reaching for the Moon (1930) 1930 · Feature Wall Street wizard, Larry Day, new to the ways of love, is coached by his valet. He follows Vivian Benton on an ocean liner, where cocktails, laced with a… Internet Archive Rough Riding Ranger 1935 · Feature · 56 min Title: Rough Riding Ranger Summary: Hanson is using Bobby's carrier pigeons to receive messages. His man Slim shoots them down before they reach Bobby. When… Internet Archive Play Up The Band! 1935 · Feature The brass band of a North of England town travel south to London to compete in a national contest. Internet Archive What Stops Them 1935 · Film · Subtitles " A CLEAR EXPLANATION OF HYDRAULIC BRAKES AND OF THEIR USE ON THE MODERN MOTORCAR." Internet Archive Fighting Thru; or, California in 1878 1930 · Feature Title: Fighting Thru; or, California in 1878 Summary: Dan and Tennessee are successful gold miners. Ace Brady learns of their success and sends Fox to rob… Internet Archive Special Release - Europe At War!, 1939/09/04 1939 · Newsreel · Subtitles (1) "Dramatic scenes of a new conflict that may envelop the world in flames! Hitler's war machine rolls into Poland, encouraged to strike by the new pact with… Internet Archive Swing It Professor 1937 · Feature · 59 min Title: Swing It Professor Summary: A music professor is fired from his job for not knowing enough about modern "swing" music. He goes to Chicago to learn more… Internet Archive Algiers (1938) [P&M] 99 min AVI (700MB) 1938 · Feature Note: Although some higher-res and smoother-looking versions exist, based on my comparisons this seems to be the file that they're all based off of, and… Internet Archive Buried Alive (1939; smallest download) 1939 · Feature · 1 h 14 min Actors: Robert Wilcox; Beverly Roberts; Paul McVey; Dave O'Brien Director: Victor Halperin Writers: William A. Ullman, Jr.; George Bricker Runtime: 1:14:44 A… Internet Archive The Pointing Finger 1933 · Feature Title: The Pointing Finger Summary: Deep in debt, the Honorable James Mallory plots to murder his cousin, Lord Rollestone, so he claim the earldom and… Internet Archive Alaska's Silver Millions 1936 · Film · Subtitles The geography of Alaska, the life cycle of the salmon, and the salmon industry. There is a view of the treaty between Russia and the United States that… Internet Archive Battling Bosko (1932) 1932 · Feature Battling Bosko is an American animated short film. It is a Looney Tunes cartoon, featuring Bosko, the original star of the series. Like most Looney Tunes of… Internet Archive Up for Murder 1931 · Feature Title: Up for Murder Summary: Young reporter accidentially kills his newspaper's editor in a fight over the publisher's mistress, who is also the paper's… Internet Archive Topper (1937) 1937 · Feature Madcap couple George and Marion Kerby are killed in an automobile accident. They return as ghosts to try and liven up the regimented lifestyle of their friend… Internet Archive Pathe News Digest (1936, No. 2) 1936 · Newsreel · 12 min · Subtitles Newsreel compilation of key events of 1936. Internet Archive Riders of the Frontier 1939 · Feature Title: Riders of the Frontier Summary: THe Rancho Grande, a Texas border ranch, cut off from the law by a gang of outlaws led by ranch foreman Bart Lane (… Internet Archive Bosko Shipwrecked! (1931) 1931 · Feature Bosko Shipwrecked! is a 1931 one-reel short subject featuring Bosko; part of the Looney Tunes series. It was released on September 19, 1931 and is directed by…