The world's archives

1,873–1,920 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 Tarzan the Fearless (1933) 1933 · Feature Mary Brooks' father, who has been studying ancient tribes, falls into the hands of "the people of Zar, god of the Emerald Fingers." Tarzan helps Mary locate… Internet Archive IT HAPPENED ONE NIGHT 1934 - CLARK GABLE 1934 · Feature It's a movie.It Happened One Night is a 1934 American pre-Code romantic comedy film with elements of screwball comedy directed and co-produced by Frank Capra,… Internet Archive Lucky To Me 1939 · Feature Work colleagues Potty and Minnie marry in secret. Then on the wedding night they are sent to give financial advice to a wealthy client who also has romantic… Internet Archive [Amateur film: New York World's Fair] 1939 · Home movie · 14 min · Subtitles Views of the "World of Tomorrow." Internet Archive Circumstantial Evidence 1935 · Feature · 1 h 7 min Title: Circumstantial Evidence Summary: A reporter sets out to provide how unreliable circumstantial evidence is by faking a murder and then taking the rap… Internet Archive Film of Endurance, A 1933 · Film · Subtitles Film about an endurance race on the Bonneville salt flats. Cars stuck on Utah salt flats. Victory Highway milepost signs in Utah posted by Utah State Auto… Internet Archive San Francisco by the Golden Gate 1932 · Film · Subtitles San Francisco scenes: Ferry Building and waterfront piers from air; pan across Ferry Building to San Francisco Bay; aerial of North Beach area; boats at… Internet Archive Wheels Across Africa (Part III) 1936 · Short · 12 min · Subtitles Armand Davis leads motor expedition in Africa, powered by Dodge cars. Internet Archive Film of Endurance, A 1933 · Film · Subtitles Film about an endurance race on the Bonneville salt flats. Cars stuck on Utah salt flats. Victory Highway milepost signs in Utah posted by Utah State Auto… Internet Archive Glass Case, The 1939 · Film · Subtitles A man witnesses a holdup and the robber tries to shoot him, but the gun misfires. His poor vision, uncorrected by glasses, causes the frameup of an innocent… Internet Archive [Home Movies: Medicus Collection: Little Journeys to Niagara Falls and Canada, August 1931] 1931 · Home movie · Subtitles Begins with Amateur Cinema League leader Niagara Falls. VS Niagara Falls from many angles and perspectives – many good shots of Falls and white water Swiftly… Internet Archive Flying the Lindbergh Trail (Part I) 1937 · Short · 22 min · Subtitles Aerial travelogue of South America. Internet Archive Jungle Jitters (1938) 1938 · Feature Jungle Jitters is a 1938 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng. The short was released on February 19, 1938. Watch on RetroFlix.org:… Internet Archive Shadow of Chinatown: Chapter 9 - The Last Warning 1936 · Short · 18 min Sonya Rokoff acting as a representative of a European importing firm hires Victor Poten (Bela Lugosi), a Eurasian mad scientist who hates both whites and… Internet Archive Prison Train 1938 · Feature · 1 h 3 min He's in so much danger from murderous thugs that Alcatraz seems inviting. Internet Archive Shadow of Chinatown: Chapter 11 - Thundering Doom 1936 · Short · 18 min Sonya Rokoff acting as a representative of a European importing firm hires Victor Poten (Bela Lugosi), a Eurasian mad scientist who hates both whites and… Internet Archive The Last Coupon 1932 · Feature A frugal coal miner in the north of England turns into a spendthrift when he wins £20,000 on the football pools. Internet Archive Shadow of Chinatown: Chapter 14 - The Fatal Trap 1936 · Short · 18 min Sonya Rokoff acting as a representative of a European importing firm hires Victor Poten (Bela Lugosi), a Eurasian mad scientist who hates both whites and… Internet Archive Film of Endurance, A 1933 · Film · Subtitles Film about an endurance race on the Bonneville salt flats. Cars stuck on Utah salt flats. Victory Highway milepost signs in Utah posted by Utah State Auto… Internet Archive [Untitled: California, San Francisco] 1939 · Film · Subtitles about California and San Francisco including Golden Gate International Exposition. VO ends film: "...San Francisco, the city that knows how" 02:51:51… 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 Nature's Cameo: Bryce Canyon National Park 1930 · Short · 7 min · Subtitles Early Western tourism. Internet Archive [Amateur Film Golden Gate Bridge] 1939 · Film · Subtitles Golden Gate Bridge, Yosemite National Park, Golden Gate International Exposition. Internet Archive The Betty Boop Limited 1932 · Cartoon · 6 min Betty, Bimbo and Koko take their show on the (rail) road, with obligatory Thirties' wackiness. Internet Archive Special Release - 425 Children Die As Gas Explosion Shatters School, 1937/03/20 1937 · Newsreel · Subtitles "New London, Texas tragedy - 425 Children Die As Gas Explosion Shatters School in center of rich East Texas oil field, caused by gas pockets in school… Internet Archive Shadow of Chinatown: Chapter 5 - The Sinister Ray 1936 · Short · 16 min Sonya Rokoff acting as a representative of a European importing firm hires Victor Poten (Bela Lugosi), a Eurasian mad scientist who hates both whites and… Internet Archive Me And Marlborough 1935 · Feature In 1709, Kit Ross disguises herself as a man and joins the army to search for her press-ganged husband. Internet Archive The Man from Utah (1934) 1934 · Feature The Marshal sends John Weston to a rodeo to see if he can find out who is killing the rodeo riders who are about to win the prize money. Barton has organized… Internet Archive Hypnotized 1932 · Feature A feature length comedy, produced and directed by Mack Sennett and starring blackface comedy team Moran and Mack (The Two Black Crows), famous for their… Internet Archive Public Stenographer 1934 · Feature · 1 h 2 min Title: Public Stenographer Summary: A stenographer who works at a large hotel finds herself caught in the middle of a major swindle. Directed by: Lewis D.… Internet Archive [Universal Newspaper Newsreel: Zoo Sets Record For New Arrivals as Stork Brings 18] 1930 · Newsreel · Subtitles title: San Francisco, Cal. Zoo Sets Record For New Arrivals as Stork Brings 18; Graham McNamee Baby animals at San Francisco Zoo baby lions and tigers, with… Internet Archive 1937 - Young and Innocent - The Girl Was Young - Inocencia y juventud - Alfred Hitchcock - VOS 1937 · Feature · Subtitles For Academic / Educational Use Only derechonoir.wordpress.com Internet Archive All Nations Shaken By War Crisis, 1938/09/19 1938 · Newsreel · Subtitles "Washington, DC: In the face of a possible new world conflict abroad, Pres. Roosevelt summons his cabinet officers for a conference on the European crisis.… Internet Archive Skyway 1933 · Feature · 1 h 8 min A poverty-row film from Monogram. Internet Archive Let Me Explain, Dear 1933 · Feature A man tries to fake an accident in order to claim insurance money, but things soon go awry. Internet Archive [Home Movies: California] 1935 · Home movie · Subtitles 13:00:54 Mission San Luis Rey color/silent 50016 13:01:03 Pan of old Spanish style building 13:02:05 Polar bears in zoo 13:02:09 CU Grizzly bear ** 13:02:27… Internet Archive Customers Wanted 1939 · Cartoon · 7 min You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive High Hat 1937 · Feature · 1 h 5 min · Subtitles Read about the movie here. Internet Archive Oh, What A Duchess! 1934 · Feature An actor masquerades as the duchess of a stately home to impress a wealthy American producer and his daughter. Internet Archive Precipitins 1930 · Film · Subtitles Identification of human vs. animal blood, stains through chemical tests - scientists, labs, chemists, rabbits, experiments, blood, nurses, lab technicians,… Internet Archive [Home Movies: Budapest and Germany, June 1937] 1937 · Home movie · Subtitles Budapest skyline, Prague, Dresen on the Rhine River. Images of Germany; Rhine River; German cities; Prague; possibly also images of Hitler Youth or Nazi… Internet Archive Phantom Empire - Chapter 5: Beneath the Sky 1935 · Short · 20 min From IMDB :When the ancient continent of Mu sank beneath the ocean, some of its inhabitant survived in caverns beneath the sea. Cowboy singer Gene Autry… Internet Archive The Man Who Could Work Miracles (1936) 1936 · Feature An ordinary man, while vigorously asserting the impossibility of miracles, suddenly discovers that he can perform them. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive Discarded Lovers 1932 · Feature · 54 min An early mystery set at a movie studio. Internet Archive They Drive by Night (1938) 1938 · Feature “Shorty” Matthews having recently been released from prison visits his girlfriend in London only to discover her murdered. Fearing he will be wrongly accused… Internet Archive Boulder Dam: The Pictorial Record of Man's Conquest of the Colorado River 1930 · Film · Subtitles Early Hoover Dam - views of Boulder City, Government houses, roads, city and dam Colorado. Internet Archive Wheels Across Africa (Part II) 1936 · Short · 12 min · Subtitles Armand Davis leads motor expedition in Africa, powered by Dodge cars. Internet Archive 365 Nights In Hollywood (1934) DVD MKV 1934 · Feature DVD remux of the 1934 Fox film "365 Nights in Hollywood." IMDb TMDB Wikipedia 365 Nights in Hollywood is a 1934 American Pre-Code musical comedy film directed…