The world's archives

2,017–2,064 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 Westfront 1918 (1930) 1930 · Feature Westfront 1918 is a German war film, set mostly in the trenches of the Western Front during World War I. It was directed in 1930 by G. W. Pabst, from a… Internet Archive Conspiracy (1930) DVD MKV 1930 · Feature · 1 h 8 min DVD remux of the 1930 RKO film "Conspiracy." IMDb TMDB Wikipedia Conspiracy is a 1930 American pre-Code mystery melodrama film produced and distributed by RKO… Internet Archive [Movie Trailer Compilation] 1931 · Film · Subtitles Compilation of movie trailers. Contents, as labeled on can: Desire House of Dracula Cleopatra House of Frankenstein The Werewolf The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms… Internet Archive Lost and Foundry (1937) 1937 · Feature Popeye, an employee at Useless Machine Works, is on his lunch break when Olive stops by and Swee'Pea crawls into the factory. He narrowly misses several… Internet Archive [Home Movies: Ransohoff Collection: Golden Gate International Exposition, Summer Vacation 1940, Wedding] 1939 · Home movie · Subtitles Title: "Golden Gate International Exposition 1939-40 / 'Treasure Island' / San Francisco" (written on blackboard) VS exteriors of Treasure Island and World's… Internet Archive Das Gässchen Zum Paradies 1936 (mit Hans Moser, Peter Bosse Peter, Mady Rahl) Regie Martin Frič 1936 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1936 mit Hans Moser und Peter Bosse. Das Gässchen zum Paradies Internet Archive Charlie Chan's Secret (1936) DVD MKV 1936 · Feature · 1 h 12 min DVD remux of the 1936 film "Charlie Chan's Secret." IMDb TMDB Wikipedia Charlie Chan's Secret is a 1936 American mystery film directed by Gordon Wiles and… Internet Archive [Golden Gate Bridge Opening] 1936 · Film · Subtitles Golden Gate Bridge Opening: assorted scenes taken on opening day / cars in line / coming across the bridge / ships of the fleet passing under / airplanes /… Internet Archive 1931 1931 · Cartoon Public domain cartoons of 1931. Work in progress. Corrections on copyright status welcome. Internet Archive The Vampire Bat (1933) 1933 · Feature When the villagers of Kleinschloss start dying of blood loss, the town fathers suspect a resurgence of vampirism. While police inspector Karl Brettschneider… Internet Archive Ungeküsst Soll Man Nicht Schlafen Gehn Ö 1936 ( Heinz Rühmann, Liane Haid, Theo Lingen) R E. W. Emo 1936 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1936. Mit Heinz Rühmann,Hans Moser und Theo Lingen Ungeküsst soll man nicht schlafen gehen. Internet Archive Zorro Rides Again: Chapter 10 - Trapped 1937 · Short · 1 h 11 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 [Home Movies: Unidentified] 1932 · Home movie · Subtitles Pan New York City / Manhattan skyline tiles with letters rotate, form title: "Broadway at Night" VS nighttime neon signs, Manhattan, Times Square marquee for… Internet Archive Phantom Empire - Chapter 9: Prisoners of the Ray 1935 · Short · 17 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 Mississippi River Flood of 1927 1936 · Short · 17 min Short silent film produced by the Signal Corps of the Mississippi flood of 1927. Reel 1, flood waters rage through Illinois, carrying houses and debris.… Internet Archive The Milky Way (1936) 1936 · Feature Timid milkman, Burleigh Sullivan, somehow knocks out a boxing champ in a brawl. The fighter's manager decides to build up the milkman's reputation in a series… Internet Archive Oliver Twist (1933) 1933 · Feature An orphan boy in 1830s London is abused in a workhouse, then falls into the clutches of a gang of thieves. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive El Doctor Frankenstein 1931 1931 · Feature Basada en la historia de Mary Shelley sobre un científico que crea un ser viviente con cadáveres robados. Internet Archive Phantom Empire - Chapter 3: Lightning Chamber 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 Vanishing Shadow: Chapter 8 - The Shadow of Death 1934 · Short · 19 min Taken from IMDB : A 12-episode serial in which a son avenges the death of his father at the hands of corrupt politicians. He develops a wide variety of… Internet Archive Zorro Rides Again: Chapter 11 - Right of Way 1937 · Short · 15 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 Nation's Market Place 1932 · Film · Subtitles New York Stock Exchange Internet Archive Charlie Chan's Secret (1936) 1935 · Feature Allen Colby, heir to a huge fortune, is presumed drowned after an ocean liner sinks off the coast of Honolulu. Mysteriously, Colby reappears at his mansion… Internet Archive The Vanishing Shadow: Chapter 9 - Blazing Bulkheads 1934 · Short · 21 min Taken from IMDB : A 12-episode serial in which a son avenges the death of his father at the hands of corrupt politicians. He develops a wide variety of… Internet Archive Mutiny in the Big House 1939 · Feature · 1 h 19 min A chaplain strives to improve the lot of prison inmates. Internet Archive [Home Movies: Ransohoff Collection: Can "RAN A"] 1930 · Home movie · Subtitles shot in country or suburban surroundings: young woman playing tennis young boy and dog swimming pool action Internet Archive Baltiytsi (Балтийцы) 1937 · Feature · 1 h 13 min · Subtitles Alexander Fayntsimmer, 1934. Soviet Union Internet Archive The Vanishing Shadow: Chapter 6 - Chain Lightning 1934 · Short · 20 min Taken from IMDB : A 12-episode serial in which a son avenges the death of his father at the hands of corrupt politicians. He develops a wide variety of… Internet Archive 1938 Dreizehn Stühle ( Heinz Rühmann, Hans Moser, Inge List, Rudolf Carl, Hedwig Bleibtreu) E. W Emo 1938 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1938. 13 Stühle. U.a mit Hans Moser und Heinz Rühmann Internet Archive 1931 - The Vice Squad - John Cromwell - VO 1931 · Feature · Subtitles For Academic / Educational Use Only derechonoir.wordpress.com Internet Archive Oddities Screen Magazine (Vol. 1, No. 5) 1930 · Film · Subtitles Philadelphia, Penna.: Mystifying experiments with Liquid Air, the "Black Magic" of Science. Cameramen: Geo. Burnwood, Harry Auspitz. New Straitsville, Ohio:… Internet Archive Oil Raider 1934 · Feature · 1 h A Buster Crabbe film. Internet Archive The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives (1933) 1933 · Feature The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives is a 1933 Christmas-themed Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated short film directed by Rudolf Ising. The short was… Internet Archive Billy the Kid Returns (1938) 1938 · Feature After Pat Garrett kills Billy the Kid, Billy's look-alike Roy Rogers arrives and is mistaken for him. Although a murderer, Billy was on the side of the… Internet Archive She Done Him Wrong (1933) 1933 · Feature New York singer and nightclub owner Lady Lou has more men friends than you can imagine. One of them is a vicious criminal who’s escaped and is on the way to… Internet Archive Troopers Three 1930 Rex Lease, Dorothy Gulliver, Roscoe Karns, Slim Summerville 1930 · Feature Troopers Three 1930 Rex Lease, Dorothy Gulliver, Roscoe Karns, Slim Summerville Internet Archive Zorro Rides Again: Chapter 12 - Retribution 1937 · Short · 15 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 Robin Hood Makes Good (1939) 1939 · Feature Robin Hood Makes Good is a 1939 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon short, directed by Chuck Jones and written by Dave Monahan. The short was released on… Internet Archive Broadway to Cheyenne 1932 · Feature · 51 min Title: Broadway to Cheyenne Summary: A cowboy detective goes up against a gang of big-city thugs trying to set up a protection racket out west. Directed by:… Internet Archive Nothing Sacred (1937) 1937 · Feature When a small-town girl is incorrectly diagnosed with a rare, deadly disease, an unknowing newspaper columnist turns her into a national heroine. Watch on… Internet Archive Phantom Empire - Chapter 4: Phantom Broadcast 1935 · Short · 17 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 [Home Movies: New York World's Fair] 1939 · Home movie · Subtitles 13:37:19 1939 World's Fair 38479 Pavilions of different countries 13:41:03 People in line for Perisphere Gardens on parade Internet Archive City Limits 1934 · Feature · 1 h 5 min After falling from a train, a railroad magnate spends time as a hobo. Internet Archive Wings Of Adventure 1930 Rex Lease, Armida, Clyde Cook, Fred Malatesta 1930 · Feature Wings Of Adventure 1930 Rex Lease, Armida, Clyde Cook, Fred Malatesta Internet Archive The Vanishing Shadow: Chapter 7 - The Tragic Crash 1934 · Short · 20 min Taken from IMDB : A 12-episode serial in which a son avenges the death of his father at the hands of corrupt politicians. He develops a wide variety of… Internet Archive Help Yourself 1939 · Short · 17 min · Subtitles A promotional film made for Pabst Brewing Company distributors. Internet Archive Betty Boop in Ha! Ha! Ha! 1934 · Cartoon · 6 min Max Fleischer is working on a sketch of Betty at his drawing table, when quitting time arrives. After Betty says goodbye to "Uncle Max," Ko Ko jumps out of… Internet Archive The Vanishing Shadow: Chapter 3 - The Avalanche 1934 · Short · 20 min Taken from IMDB : A 12-episode serial in which a son avenges the death of his father at the hands of corrupt politicians. He develops a wide variety of…