The world's archives

1,681–1,728 of 12,565 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 Trees to Tribunes 1937 · Short · 19 min · Subtitles How newspapers are produced, beginning in the forest. Internet Archive [Home Movies: The Glory of the West in Natural Colors, June 1938] 1938 · Home movie · Subtitles Some great shots of 1930s Los Angeles and Hollywood, including night neon shots in Hollywood. title: Glimpses of Los Angeles and Hollywood American flag… Internet Archive Zorro Rides Again - Chapter 2: The Fatal Minute 1937 · Short · 29 min Taken from wikipedia.org J. A. Marsden aims to take over the California-Yucatan Railroad with the aid of his henchman El Lobo. The rightful owners, Joyce and… Internet Archive Unholy Love 1932 · Feature Title: Unholy Love Summary: An adaptation of Madame Bovary transported to Rye, New York in the 1930's. All characters have been renamed. Directed by: Albert… Internet Archive The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen 1937 · Feature · 59 min Title: The Mystery of the Hooded Horsemen Summary: Tex is up against a group of hooded outlaws. When he shoots one, he uses the hood to infiltrate the gang.… Internet Archive Great God Gold (1935) 1935 · Feature · 1 h 10 min You can't take it with you. The movie is in two parts: Great_God_Gold_1935_A and Great_God_Gold_1935_B Internet Archive Clancy in Wall Street 1930 · Feature · 1 h 13 min Title: Clancy in Wall Street Summary: Directed by: Ted Wilde Actors: Charles Murray, Aggie Herring, Lucien Littlefield Production Company: Edward Small… Internet Archive [Amateur film: Wathen collection: New York World's Fair, 1939-40] (Part II) 1939 · Home movie · 13 min · Subtitles Scenes shot at the "World of Tomorrow." Internet Archive Soundie - "Ten Pretty Girls" and "I'll Make You Mine" 1930 · Short · 3 min · Subtitles unknown singer sings two songs Internet Archive Old Family Album Goes Modern, The 1930 · Film · Subtitles A promotional film for the Marquee's home movie service. As an example we see the development of a baby boy, from his newborn stage to around eighteen months… Internet Archive Bosko's Store (1932) 1932 · Feature Bosko’s Store is a 1932 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Hugh Harman. It was released on August 13, 1932, and stars Bosko, the first star of the… Internet Archive Ride Him, Bosko! (1932) 1932 · Feature Ride Him, Bosko! is a western-flavored cartoon with lots of shooting gags involving body reduction, and card characters singing. There's also an alcohol gag… Internet Archive 1934 Edgar Wallace Der Doppelgänger 1934 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1934.. Edgar Wallace - der Doppelgänger U.a mit Camila Horn und Theo Lingen Internet Archive Hallelujah, I'm a Bum 1933 · Feature https://web.archive.org/web/20230316182924/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hallelujah,_I'm_a_Bum_(film) Internet Archive Bosko's Party (1932) 1932 · Feature Bosko’s Party is a 1932 Looney Tunes short directed by Hugh Harman. Watch on RetroFlix.org: https://retroflix.org/boskos-party-1932/ Internet Archive Loser's End 1934 · Feature · 58 min · Subtitles You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive Century of Progress Exposition: Wings of a Century 1933 · Film · Subtitles 00:46:00 A Century of Progress - Chicago 1933 50019 00:47:15 Main background of Fair 00:47:48 Pan of Fairgrounds Japanese Pavilion 00:50:22 Animatronic… Internet Archive Bosko and Bruno (1932) 1932 · Feature Bosko and Bruno is a 1932 Looney Tunes short directed by Hugh Harman. Watch on RetroFlix.org: https://retroflix.org/bosko-and-bruno-1932/ Internet Archive Pygmalion (1938) 1938 · Feature When linguistics professor Henry Higgins boasts that he can pass off Cockney flower girl Eliza Doolittle as a princess with only six months' training, Colonel… Internet Archive Two-Gun Man from Harlem 1938 · Feature · 1 h Title: Two-Gun Man from Harlem Summary: A cowboy is wrongfully accused of murder. He winds up in Harlem, where he assumes the identity of a… Internet Archive John Doe: Citizen Politician 1939 · Film · Subtitles From Educational Film Catalogue (1939): "Dramatizes a small city election, illustrates indifference of average citizen to public affairs and emphasizes that… Internet Archive Cheer Up! 1936 · Feature A couple of out of work songwriters try to persuade a wealthy stockbroker to back them. But he turns out to be broke as they are. A series of mistaken… Internet Archive The Sky Spider 1931 · Feature Title: The Sky Spider Summary: The three Morgan brothers, Glenn, Jim and Buddy are all air mail pilots. The plane flown by Jim is shot down by Hugh Jeffries… Internet Archive The Dumb Patrol (1931) 1931 · Feature Dumb Patrol is a 1931 one-reel short subject, part of the Looney Tunes series. It was released in May 1931 and is directed by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising.… Internet Archive Range Warfare 1934 · Feature · 53 min Title: Range Warfare Summary: Marshal Reb Russell ( Reb Russell ), working for the Cattleman's Pretectice Association, is sent into a territory to investigate… Internet Archive Bosko's Soda Fountain (1931) 1931 · Feature Bosko’s Soda Fountain is a 1931 one-reel short subject featuring Bosko as part of the Looney Tunes series. It was released on November 14, 1931 and was… Internet Archive Secret Agent (1936) 1936 · Feature After three British agents are assigned to assassinate a mysterious German spy during World War I, two of them become ambivalent when their duty to the… Internet Archive Century of Progress Exposition: Wings of a Century 1933 · Short · 12 min · Subtitles The Chicago World's Fair, 1933-34. Internet Archive Proof Parade, The (Frigidaire) 1937 · Film · Subtitles "Proof Parade" is a promotional film from 1937 showcasing Frigidaire's extensive marketing campaign for its new Super Duty refrigerators. The film details the… Internet Archive Street of Memory 1937 · Film · Subtitles A production in Trucolor about Olvera Street and the old Mexican quarter in Los Angeles, California Internet Archive 1933 1933 · Cartoon Public domain cartoons of 1933. Work in progress. Corrections on copyright status welcome. Internet Archive Red-Haired Alibi 1932 · Feature · 1 h 7 min Title: Red-Haired Alibi Summary: A young girl new to the big city gets a job as a man's companion. What she doesn't know is that the man is a notorious… Internet Archive Ups 'n Downs ( 1931) 1931 · Feature Ups N’ Downs is a 1931 Looney Tunes cartoon featuring Bosko. It was released in April 1931 and is directed by Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising. The film score was… Internet Archive Big-Hearted Bosko (1932) 1932 · Feature Big-Hearted Bosko is a 1932 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon, featuring Bosko, the original star of the series. It was released on March 5, 1932, although… Internet Archive Bosko's Dog Race (1932) 1932 · Feature Bosko’s Dog Race is a 1932 Looney Tunes short directed by Hugh Harman. Watch on RetroFlix.org: https://retroflix.org/boskos-dog-race-1932/ Internet Archive Century of Progress Exposition, A (aka Bits of the Fair) 1933 · Film · Subtitles VS Indian Village at 1933 Chicago World's Fair Lama Temple The Fair at Night (good shots) Internet Archive The Camels Are Coming 1934 · Feature A British officer in the Camel Corps in Egypt goes undercover to investigate a gang of drug smugglers. He enlists the aid of a female pilot to help break up… Internet Archive Mallinckrodt Chemical Comedy 1935 · Short · 8 min · Subtitles A "comic" reel made about and probably for the employees of Mallinckrodt Chemical Company. Internet Archive A Woman's Man 1934 · Feature · 1 h 6 min Title: A Woman's Man Summary: A temperamental movie star storms off the set of her latest picture in order to carry on a fling with an ambitious,… Internet Archive A Day at the Zoo (1939) 1939 · Feature A Day at the Zoo is a 1939 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon supervised by Tex Avery. The short was produced in 1938 and released on March 11, 1939 and… Internet Archive Comparative Tests On A Human And A Chimpanzee Infant Of Approximately The Same Age, Part 2 1932 · Film Compares the reactions of a normal human infant between the ages of 10 and 14.5 months to psychological tests, and the responses of a chimpanzee companion,… Internet Archive Bill Sprague Collection : Flip The Frog FIDDLESTICKS 1930 · Cartoon Flip he Frog In Fiddlesticks by Ub Iwerks (lol,) The fool that uploaded this from the other source called Ub Iwerks , Ub Twerks, what an idiot!! Please no… Internet Archive Loyalties 1933 · Feature The sole Jewish guest at a Society gathering is robbed; when he exposes a fellow guest as the thief, he finds the veneer of racial tolerance to be… Internet Archive Calling the Tune 1936 · Feature The story of the love between the daughter of a record manufacturer and the son of the man he had cheated, set during the early days of the gramophone industry. Internet Archive [San Francisco: Market Street and Ferryboats] 1937 · Film · Subtitles MARKET STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA: Scenes of Ferry Building / CU of clock in ferry tower / scenes of ferryboat leaving / ferries on the bay / ferry… Internet Archive For the Love of a Queen 1935 · Feature The story opens in Copenhagen in the year 1776 on the wedding night of the King and Princess Caroline Mathilde. But the marriage was a political alliance, and… Internet Archive [Amateur film: The World's Fair: August 1940] 1939 · Home movie · 7 min · Subtitles Views of the "World of Tomorrow." Internet Archive The Little Red Schoolhouse 1936 · Feature · 1 h 5 min Title: The Little Red Schoolhouse Summary: Upset by discipline at school, a 17-year-old runs away to New York City and learns there are worse problems than…