The world's archives

2,161–2,208 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 The Clutching Hand: Chapter 1 - Who Is the Clutching Hand? 1936 · Short · 30 min Taken from IMDB : A scientist discovers a formula for making synthetic gold, but before he can reveal the secret to his colleagues at the International… Internet Archive Betty Boop's Museum (1932) 1932 · Feature Koko is recruiting customers for a 50 cent sightseeing tour of the museum. Betty is Koko's only passenger. Betty gets locked inside by accident. The skeletons… Internet Archive 1936 Wenn Wir Alle Englein Wären 1936 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1936.. Wenn wir alle Englein wären.. Unter der Leitung von Carl Froelich.. U.a mit Heinz Rühmann und Leni Marenbach Internet Archive Let's Celebrake (1938) 1938 · Feature Popeye and Bluto pick up Olive to celebrate New Year's Eve with them. Popeye brings along her granny out of sympathy. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive [San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Groundbreaking] 1932 · Film · Subtitles San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Groundbreaking and Dedication from Goat Island in San Francisco Bay / Former President Herbert Hoover, Gov. James Rolph,… Internet Archive 1934 - Midnight - Chester Erskine - VO 1934 · Feature · Subtitles For Academic / Educational Use Only derechonoir.wordpress.com Internet Archive Undersea Kingdom: Chapter 10 - Atlantis Destroyed 1936 · Short · 17 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 Commander Describes Akron Tragedy While Navy Search Goes On 1933/04/06 1933 · Newsreel · Subtitles "Washington DC: An impressive description, in his first official screen interview, by Lieut. Commander H. V. Wiley, one of the survivors of the ill-fated… Internet Archive Goonland (1938) 1938 · Feature Popeye sails to Goon Island in search of his Pappy. He finds the place populated by the imposing, but ugly, goons, and a "no humans" sign. His imprisoned… Internet Archive The Phantom Rocket (1933) 1933 · Feature Tom and Jerry are about to embark on on a voyage into space when their rocket ship is hijacked and they are taken hostage by an escaped convict. Watch on… Internet Archive World-Wide News Events, 1938/04/20 1938 · Newsreel · Subtitles FDR Pleads For Democracy - "Washington, DC: Asking for important new appropriations for the relief of unemployment, the President points out that Democracy… Internet Archive [Home Movies: Thirteenth Test Ordnance Department, Aberdeen MD, Oct 8, 1931] 1931 · Home movie · Subtitles Shaky footage of ordnance demonstrations at the Aberdeen Proving Ground before audiences on bleachers. Includes long shots of Pathe Sound News and Paramount… Internet Archive Al Smith Hails End of Dry Law, 1933/11/13 1933 · Newsreel "New York, NY: The Happy Warrior expresses his pleasure at the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment as huge shipments of gin are made with the approval of the… Internet Archive Flying the Lindbergh Trail (Part II) 1937 · Short · 22 min · Subtitles Aerial travelogue of South America. Internet Archive Veterans Parade in Hoboken, NJ, 1933/11/06 1933 · Newsreel · Subtitles Veterans Parade in Hoboken, NJ. (some parts silent of this partial newsreel without narration). Internet Archive World-Wide News Events, 1938/07/06 1938 · Newsreel · Subtitles "Burbank, CA: Howard Hughes, wealthy aviator, takes off for New York in his 'round the world' plane. New York, NY: A big crowd welcomes the sportsman pilot… Internet Archive Captain Calamity (1936) 1936 · Feature A South Seas skipper fights off thieves and pirates who are after a lost treasure. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/captain-calamity-1936/ Internet Archive Svengarlic (1931) 1931 · Feature Svengarlic is a short animated film distributed by Columbia Pictures, and one of the many cartoons featuring the comic strip character Krazy Kat. Watch on… Internet Archive Phantom Empire - Chapter 10: Rebellion 1935 · Short · 19 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 Truck Farmer 1939 · Film · Subtitles Overview of farming practices in South Texas. "Treats the geography of the Rio Grande delta and provides authentic recordings of the problems and activities… Internet Archive Frankenstein 1931 1931 · Feature Based on Mary Shelley's story about a scientist who creates a living being from stolen corpses. Internet Archive Akron Hulk Salvage 1933/04/24 1933 · Newsreel · Subtitles "Barnegat, NJ: Impressive scenes of the finding of the control car and mid-section of the ill-fated Navy airship and the raising of the bent and twisted frame… Internet Archive Cameraman Risks Life To Film 'Sub' In Striking Speed Tests, 1933/10/18 1933 · Newsreel · Subtitles "In the Pacific: Exclusive pictures off the California Coast as Mervyn Freeman, Universal Newsreel staff photographer, takes remarkable pictures of… Internet Archive Undersea Kingdom: Chapter 2 - The Undersea City 1936 · Short · 19 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 Minnie's Yoo Hoo (1930) 1930 · Feature In this sing-along trailer, Mickey sings "Minnie's Yoo Hoo" while the audiences sing along to the words on the screen. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive Undersea Kingdom: Chapter 7 - The Submarine Trap 1936 · Short · 17 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 Swing Monkey Swing (1937) 1937 · Feature A scarce and seldom seen cartoon from 1937 with excellent hot jazz and containing caricatures of Cab Calloway, Ted Lewis and Bessie Smith. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive The Magic Mummy (1933) 1933 · Feature The Magic Mummy is a Tom and Jerry cartoon directed by John Foster, Vernon Stallings. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/the-magic-mummy-1933/ Internet Archive Command Performance 1931 Neil Hamilton, Una Merkel, Helen Ware, Albert Gran 1931 · Feature Command Performance 1931 Neil Hamilton, Una Merkel, Helen Ware, Albert Gran Internet Archive [Home Movies: The World's Fair: August 1940] 1939 · Home movie · Subtitles The World's Fair August 1940, City of Light, garden, parade, Florida Building, Japanese Building, Ford Building, Electrical Building. 12:32:46 The World's… Internet Archive Undersea Kingdom: Chapter 6 - The Juggernaut Strikes 1936 · Short · 16 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 Civilian Conservation Corps 1935 1935 · Film Reel 1, unemployed youths loiter on street corners, listen to revolutionist orators, and display apathy and lack of ambition. Pres. Roosevelt signs the CCC… Internet Archive Stratosphere Balloon Falls, 1933/08/07 1933 · Newsreel · Subtitles "Chicago, IL: Remarkable scenes on Soldier Field as Lieutenant T. G. W. Settle, USN, starts his projected flight into the upper regions of the atmosphere and… Internet Archive Song Of Ceylon 1934 · Short Bizarre "documentary" of "primitive" life in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). Commentary consists of excerpts from Robert Knox "An Historical Relation of Ceylon", written… Internet Archive Becky Sharp (1935) 1935 · Feature The first feature length film to use three-strip Technicolor film. Adapted from a play that was adapted from William Makepeace Thackeray's book "Vanity Fair",… Internet Archive Aerial Trip Over New York, An 1934 · Film · Subtitles Some good shots to be logged. Many aerials of Manhattan; shots of Bowery and Third Avenue under Elevated RR; steamer "Hendrick Hudson" in harbor. New York… Internet Archive Tanztee Hans Fischerkoesen ( 1930) 360p 1930 · Cartoon Zeichentrick von 1930.. Vom Pionier des deutschen Zeichentrickfilm Hans Fischerkoesen.. Tanztee Internet Archive Ellis Island, Landing point of hopes and dreams 1930 · Feature Ellis Island, a unique documentary about immigration into the USA, for the first time in color! Probably the periode between 1892 and the first World War,… Internet Archive Undersea Kingdom: Chapter 8 - Into the Metal Tower 1936 · Short · 16 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 [Home Movies: Mahoning Valley collection, can 26] 1938 · Home movie · Subtitles Begins with title: "Agfa 1938." VS people playing golf intercut with shots of 2 cats fighting Two girls ride on a bicycle Mini-montage of one girl: she plays… Internet Archive F. D. R. Sees Fear Vanishing, 1935/04/29 1935 · Newsreel · Subtitles "Washington DC: The President again addresses the nation, expressing optimism and outlining his program to expedite work relief to all sections of the… Internet Archive Rain or Shine 1930 · Feature Internet Archive [Gilmore Bros., Aviation Pioneers] 1931 · Film · Subtitles Grass Valley, California: Gilmore Bros. and their planes including cabin model that was never flown but designed in 1908 / planes in their barn Internet Archive Mystery Squadron: Chapter 1 - The Black Ace 1933 · Short · 28 min Taken from IMDB : Hank Davis, foreman on a huge dam project, enlists the aid of his two flyer friends when a sinister figure known as The Black Ace leads his… Internet Archive Spanish Twist, A 1932 · Cartoon · 5 min You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive La Vuelta Al Nido (1938) 1938 · Feature La vuelta al nido es una película dramática argentina de 1938, dirigida y escrita por Leopoldo Torres Ríos y protagonizada por José Gola y Amelia Bence . Fue… Internet Archive Midnight Frolics (1938) 1938 · Feature A mouse and a cuckoo bird, skeptical about the existence of ghosts, are startled by a midnight visit from a sextet of spirits, all men who once wooed a… Internet Archive King of Jazz 1930 · Feature