The world's archives

2,353–2,400 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 International Crime (1938) 1938 · Feature The second and final Grand National Pictures film to feature The Shadow, played again by Rod La Rocque. In this version, Lamont Cranston is an amateur… Internet Archive The Little Colonel (1935) 1935 · Feature After Southern belle Elizabeth Lloyd runs off to marry Yankee Jack Sherman, her father, a former Confederate colonel during the Civil War, vows to never speak… Internet Archive Tropisch Nederland, Deel 4 [Tropical Dutch East Indies] in color! (1939) 1939 · Feature This is part-4 of a 8 part documentary about the Dutch East Indies (currently Indonesia) just before WW-II. This footage has been meticulously restored,… Internet Archive Betty Boop's Penthouse 1933 · Cartoon At Bimbo's Experimental Laboratory, Bimbo and Koko concoct a variety of compounds and elixirs. Their science experiments are interrupted when they see Betty… Internet Archive The Phantom Creeps: Chapter 1 - The Menacing Power 1939 · Short · 21 min Taken from wikipedia.org A mad scientist who attempts to rule the world by creating various elaborate inventions. In a dramatic fashion, foreign agents and… Internet Archive Jack Frost 1934 · Cartoon · 7 min Christmastime Cartoon From IMDB: "A young grizzly bear, undaunted by his mother's warnings of the coming winter, runs away from home only to be confronted by… Internet Archive Betty Boop and Little Jimmy (1936) 1936 · Feature Betty tries a regime of exercise, but her weight loss gets out of hand. She sings "Keep Your Girlish Figure". Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive Honest Love and True (1938) 1938 · Feature Betty Boop is a poor-but-honest-actress in the Gay 90s who, hungry and cold, gets a job as a singer in a dance-hall saloon. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive The Man on the Flying Trapeze (1934) 1934 · Feature Popeye comes to ask Olive out, but finds she's gone off with the title character. Popeye goes to the circus (ringmaster Wimpy) looking for her, to find she's… Internet Archive Hauptmann Testifies, 1935/01/30 1935 · Newsreel · Subtitles Flemington NJ - (long title card) "With bated breath, millions and millions have anxiously awaited the sensational day in this terrific trial! Millions upon… Internet Archive [Gould can 5185.2] 1930 · Film · Subtitles Promo for 1st anniversary San Francisco's Fox Theatre. 12:50:16:15 Fox Special Announcement . Still rendering of Fox theatre in San Francisco with scrolling… Internet Archive Great Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1938) 1938 · Film The famed U.S. Marshal rides to the rescue when an outlaw gang attacks a cattle drive over the Chisholm Trail from Texas to Abilene, Kansas. Hickok also… Internet Archive [Home Movies: Unidentified] 1932 · Home movie · Subtitles Add description when log sheet for 10540 is found. Pan New York City / Manhattan skyline tiles with letters rotate, form title: "Broadway at Night" VS… Internet Archive British World War Two Public Information Films - Collection One 1939 · Short · 13 min First collection of ‘World War Two’ British Public Information Films. Produced by the Central Office of Information. The films in this collection are: Salvage… Internet Archive A Shriek in the Night (1933) 1933 · Feature Rival newspaper reporters Pat Morgan and Ted Rand find themselves unraveling the mystery behind the death of a millionaire philanthropist who fell from his… Internet Archive Germanen Gegen Pharaonen 1939 Ganzer Film 1939 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich (Doku).von 1939.. Germanen gegen Pharaonen.. Wir wandern mit den Ostgermanen von 1934 gibt es hier… Internet Archive 1938 Menschen, Tiere, Sensationen( Harry Piel) 1938 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1938. Menschen,Tiere,Sensationen Harry Piel Internet Archive Betty Boop's Ker-Choo (1933) 1933 · Feature Betty, Koko, and Bimbo drive at the auto races; Betty has a cold, and her sneezes help her win. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/betty-boops-ker-choo-… Internet Archive Betty in Blunderland (1934) 1934 · Feature Betty falls asleep doing a jigsaw puzzle and finds herself through the looking glass into a modern, urban wonderland. The shrinking potion comes from a… Internet Archive Leave Well Enough Alone (1939) 1939 · Feature Popeye, feeling sorry for the puppies in the window of Olive Oyl's pet shop, buys all the animals (mostly dogs) and sets them free. A parrot declines to go,… Internet Archive U.S. Faces War Says Roosevelt, 1937/10/06 1937 · Newsreel · Subtitles "Chicago: In a ringing speech, President Roosevelt warns of a steadily-increasing danger of armed conflict menacing the United States. Without naming any… Internet Archive The Rage of Paris (1938) 1938 · Feature Nicole has no job and is several weeks behind with her rent. Her solution to her problems is to try and snare a rich husband. Enlisting the help of her friend… Internet Archive Bosko's Holiday (1931) 1931 · Feature Bosko’s Holiday is a one-reel 1931 short subject animated cartoon, part of the Bosko series. It was directed by Hugh Harman, and first released on July 18,… Internet Archive Days of Jesse James (1939) 1939 · Feature Days of Jesse James is a 1939 American film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Roy Rogers. Bank robbery pulled off by the bank officials, not the usual… Internet Archive Great Throngs Hail Crack Regiment , 1933/09/26 1933 · Newsreel · Subtitles Chicago, IL: Impressive views of the Canadian Essex Scottish fighting unit, wearing plaid kilts designed for the ancient clan of McGregor, marching along the… Internet Archive Zorro's Fighting Legion: Chapter 6 - Zorro to the Rescue 1939 · Short · 16 min Based in 1824 Mexico, Zorro leads a fighting force to battle the mysterious Don Del Oro, who plans to become emperor of Mexico. Internet Archive It's Got Me Again! (1932) 1932 · Feature It’s Got Me Again! is a 1932 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated short film directed by Rudolf Ising. The short was released on May 14, 1932. Watch on… Internet Archive We Aim to Please (1934) 1934 · Feature Popeye and Olive open a diner, singing the title song. Alas, their first two customers are Wimpy (who actually gets them to fall for the "gladly pay you… Internet Archive Bulldog Edition 1936 · Feature · 52 min A newspaper yarn. Internet Archive The Front Page (1931) 1931 · Feature I've been researching newly public domain films from 1929 and earlier, so I'm uploading the best possible copies that I can find. Overshadowed by its eventual… Internet Archive President Visits Foresters, 1933/08/14 1933 · Newsreel · Subtitles "Shenandoah National Park, VA: Unusual scenes in the Blue Ridge Mountains as Mr. Roosevelt inspects the Civilian Conservation Corps' Camps, greeting the… Internet Archive Mandrake, the Magician (1939) 1939 · Film While performing on a cruise ship, Mandrake and his assistant Lothar meet and agree to help a professor who has developed a radium energy device that is being… Internet Archive Ôatari sora no en-taku (1932) 1932 · Feature Short movie from 1932 about a man who flies a plane-taxi. Watch on RetroFlix.org: https://retroflix.org/oatari-sora-no-en-taku-1932/ Internet Archive Convicts at Large 1938 · Feature · 57 min An architect is mistaken for an escaped convict. Internet Archive Akron Disaster 1933/04/04 1933 · Newsreel Navy dirigible Akron crashed in the ocean near the New Jersey coast April 4, 1933, during a storm. Only 3 survived out of a crew of 76 men. (silent partial… Internet Archive "Five and Ten" Princess Home Again, 1934/11/28 1934 · Newsreel · Subtitles "New York City: The former Barbara Hutton reaches the United States after extensive honeymoon travels abroad. She is unaccompanied by Prince Mdivani, her… Internet Archive 1936 - Two in the Dark - El asesino invisible - B. Stoloff - VO 1936 · Feature · Subtitles For Academic / Educational Use Only derechonoir.wordpress.com Internet Archive I Likes Babies and Infinks (1937) 1937 · Feature Swee'pea is crying, so Olive calls on Popeye to cheer the baby up. Popeye and Bluto compete by doing various silly antics. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive One More Time (1931) 1931 · Feature One More Time is a 1931 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Rudolf Ising. The short was released on October 3, 1931, and stars Foxy as a… Internet Archive 1934 Um Das Menschenrecht ( Hans Schlenk, Beppo Brem Hans Zöberlein) Dem Unbekannten Freiwilligen Soldaten Der Freikorps Zu Ehren 1934 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1934. Um das Menschenrecht. U.a mit Hans Schlenck und Beppo Brem Internet Archive The Triumph of Sherlock Holmes (1935) 1935 · Feature Holmes, retired to Sussex, is drawn into a last case when his arch enemy Moriarty arranges with an American gang to kill one John Douglas, a country gentleman… Internet Archive 1934 Der Herr Ohne Wohnung 1934 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1934.. Der Herr ohne Wohnung.. U.a mit Paul Hörbiger u Hilde von Stolz.. Unter der Leitung von E.W Emo Internet Archive The Spinach Roadster (1936) 1936 · Feature Popeye drives up to take Olive for a ride, but Bluto in his much fancier car does what he can to spoil their jaunt. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive [San Francisco Marches On!] 1937 · Film · Subtitles San Francisco, California promotional film to vote on a bond issue supporting construction of a subway / many scenes of traffic conditions on San Francisco… Internet Archive The Minstrel Show (1932) 1932 · Feature Krazy Kat is a stage actor who leads a group of performers wearing blackface. The stage acts include playing musical instruments, dancing, and telling jokes.… Internet Archive The Racing Strain 1932 · Feature · 57 min Drinking threatens the career of a racer. Internet Archive [Home Movies: Medicus Collection: Little Journey to Washington, D.C., April 1935] 1935 · Home movie · Subtitles Starting title: "Little Journey to Washington, D.C. (April 1935); VS White House and U.S. Capitol; Easter egg rolling on White House lawn; Tomb of Unknown… Internet Archive Greedy Humpty Dumpty (1936) 1936 · Feature Greedy Humpty Dumpty's wall of gold is not enough. He wants all the gold in the sun, too. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/greedy-humpty-dumpty-1936/