The world's archives

2,833–2,880 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 Let's Get Movin' (1936) 1936 · Feature Olive is moving out of her apartment; she's hired Bluto to move her things, but Popeye comes over to visit and won't be shown up. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive Poor Little Butterfly (1938) 1938 · Feature A butterfly sailor returns to port aboard a turtle battleship to marry his butterfly girlfriend. The courtship runs smoothly and wedding plans are made. The… Internet Archive Axe for Turkeys, 1933/10/25 1933 · Newsreel · Subtitles Westley, CA: A record crop of gobblers, each of which will provide twenty persons with the 'piece de resistance' of a Thanksfiving Day Dinner, are being… Internet Archive The Miracle Rider (1935) 1935 · Film Tom Morgan joins the modern Texas Rangers to avenge his father's death and to follow in his path as a proponent of native American rights. His first task is… Internet Archive 1934 Die Bande Vom Hoheneck 1934 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1934.. Die Bande von Hoheneck.. Schöner Film über die Anfänge der Hitlerjugend,und allgemein der deutschen… Internet Archive Krazy's Shoe Shop (1939) 1939 · Feature Shoe clerk Krazy gets beaned on the noggin, and the entire contents of his shoe shop comes to (musical) life! Features caricatures of Mae West, Charlie… Internet Archive The Young in Heart (1938) 1938 · Feature A family of confidence tricksters sets their sights on a very rich, very lonely old lady named Miss Fortune. Internet Archive Zorro's Fighting Legion: Chapter 4 - Bridge of Peril 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 1938 Diskretion... Ehrensache!( Ralph Arthur Roberts, Heli Finkenzeller, Hans Holt, Fita, Benkhoff, Theo Lingen, Ida Wüst, Paul Henckels, Fritz Odemar, Rudolf Platte) 1938 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1938. Diskretion.....Ehrensache u.a mit Ralph Arthur Roberts,Theo Lingen und Ida Wüst Internet Archive Democrats Cheer, 1936/06/24 1936 · Newsreel "Philadelphia, PA: Senator Barkley fires the first big gun of the Democratic convention in his keynote speech. With the Roosevelt-Garner ticket sure, the big… Internet Archive Movie Trailers ("On September 1-2-3 We Will Present An Unusually Outstanding Double Feature Program") 1930 · Film · Subtitles Movie Trailers ("On September 1-2-3 We Will Present An Unusually Outstanding Double Feature Program") Internet Archive Circus Capers (1930) 1930 · Feature The animated short starts with the circus parade, then goes to the circus master, who blows his whistle and points to a horse rider who looks a lot like… Internet Archive Love Krazy (1932) 1932 · Feature Movie star Krazy has his pick of beautiful girls, but one grotesque, huge snout faced gal must have him, so she goes through a grueling beautifying process… Internet Archive Scrappy's Party (1933) 1933 · Feature Scrapy's birthday party is attended by a raft caricatures of famous movie stars and world leaders, including Mussolini, John D. Rockefeller, Will Rogers,… Internet Archive Streets of New York (1939) 1939 · Feature Jimmy, an idealistic and hard-working young man, has just arrived in New York City with dreams of making his fortune. Along the way he faces numerous… Internet Archive The Three Bears (1934) 1934 · Feature The Three Bears is a Terrytoons cartoon directed by Mannie Davis, Frank Moser, Paul Terry. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/the-three-bears-1934/ Internet Archive 1933 Es Gibt Nur Eine Liebe(heinz Rühmann, Ralph Arthur Roberts, Jenny Jugo) 1933 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1933 Es gibt nur eine liebe U.a mit Heinz Rühmann,Jenny Jugo & Ralph Arthur Roberts Internet Archive Revival Day 1930 · Feature Internet Archive Christmas Comes But Once A Year 1936 · Cartoon · 8 min A Christmas Cartoon Grampy helps sad orphans have a merry christmas! Read about this cartoon on it's IMDB page . Internet Archive 1933 Liebelei ( Paul Hörbiger, Luise Ullrich, Gustaf Gründgens, Olga Tschechowa, Wolfgang Liebeneiner) 1933 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von von 1933. Liebelei. U.a mit Paul Hörbiger und Luise Ullrich Internet Archive It's a Greek Life (1936) 1936 · Feature Mercury, the winged messenger, drops his sandals off with a centaur to be repaired. The centaur, who has coveted wings to the extent that he's used a couple… Internet Archive Palooka (1934) 1934 · Feature Joe Palooka is a naive young man whose father Pete was a champion boxer, but his lifestyle caused Joe's mother Mayme to leave him and to take young Joe to the… Internet Archive Pretzels (1930) 1930 · Feature A cat and mouse are out together when the cat tries to steal his mouse companions girlfriend. The mice escape to a club where they go dancing, only to be… Internet Archive Saga of Death Valley (1939) 1939 · Feature When Tasker kills Roy Rogers he takes one of his young sons. Fifteen years later the other son Roy arrives buying a ranch in the valley where Tasker now… Internet Archive [Home Movies: Unidentified] 1932 · Home movie · Subtitles [Home Movies: Unidentified] Internet Archive The Whispering Shadow: Chapter 1 - Master Magician 1933 · Short · 29 min Taken from IMDB : A mysterious criminal known as The Whispering Shadow commits crimes by means of a gang he controls by television and radio rays. Jack… Internet Archive Zorro's Fighting Legion: Chapter 9 - Golden Arrow 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 1937 Gordian, Der Tyrann ( Paul Richter, Leo Peukert, Josef Eichheim) 1937 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1937. Gordian der Tyrann. U.a mit Weiss Ferdl,Paul Richter und Josef Eichheim Internet Archive Eternally Yours (1939) 1939 · Feature Anita, engaged to solid Don Barnes, is swept off her feet by magician Arturo. Before you can say presto, she's his wife and stage assistant on a lengthy world… Internet Archive Football Bugs (1936) 1936 · Feature The Beetles and The Boogey Bugs have a football game. The Beetles seem outmatched until a brown bottle with three x's comes into play. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive Nell's Yells (1939) 1939 · Feature A spoof of those "No, No, A Thousand Times No!" melodramas. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/nells-yells-1939/ Internet Archive The Sphinx (1933) 1933 · Feature A man known to be a mute is suspected of committing a murder, as he was noticed at the scene. However, witnesses saw and heard him talking as he was leaving… Internet Archive Nesting Of The Sea Turtle 1933 · Film · Subtitles Silent. Looks at the nesting of the sea turtle. Internet Archive Zorro's Fighting Legion: Chapter 12 - Unmasked 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 Pots and Pans 1932 · Cartoon · 6 min You can find more information regarding this film on its IMDb page . Internet Archive 1933 Rakocky Marsch ( Gustav Fröhlich, Camilla Horn, Paul Wagner, Tibor Von Hallmay, Anton Pointer) 1933 · Feature Ungarischer Film von 1933. Rakocky Marsch. U.a mit Gustav Fröhlich und Camilla Horn Internet Archive Molly Moo-Cow and Rip Van Winkle (1935) 1935 · Feature Despite the warnings from her conscience, Molly drinks the same brew that got poor Rip Van Winkle drunk and made him sleep for 20 years. The bizarre bovine… Internet Archive Zorro's Fighting Legion: Chapter 11 - Face to Face 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 Choose Your 'Weppins' (1935) 1935 · Feature Policeman Wimpy loses his handcuffed prisoner when he's distracted by a hamburger shop. The escapee drops into the weapon-filled pawnshop Popeye and Olive are… Internet Archive The great Holland America Line SS Statendam III between 1927 and 1940 in color! [AI enhanced] 1930 · Feature The SS "Statendam" was a cruise ship commissioned by the Holland-America Line (HAL) on 29 January 1919, built by the yard Harland & Wolff in Belfast, Ireland.… Internet Archive Jitterbug Knights (1939) 1939 · Feature The king paces back and forth; a knight rushes in with the news: It's a boy! The knight visits the three wise fairies with the news, inviting them to a ball… Internet Archive King's Jester (1935) 1935 · Feature The King hasn't laughed in a long time. He's looking for a new jester, Krazy Kat goes to the Palace to apply for the position. He also takes a shine to the… Internet Archive The Picnic Panic (1935) 1935 · Feature The Picnic Panic is a Rainbow Parade cartoon directed by Burt Gillett, Tom Palmer. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/the-picnic-panic-1935/ Internet Archive South Dakota Saga 1938 · Film · Subtitles History of South Dakota and mining at the Homestake mines. Internet Archive Noches De Buenos Aires(1935) 1935 · Feature Noches de Buenos Aires es una película argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por Manuel Romero sobre su propio guion escrito en colaboración con Luis Bayón… Internet Archive Senate Starts Racket Probe, 1933/10/25 1933 · Newsreel · Subtitles "Chicago: 'Spike' O'Donnell, a former South Side beer baron, who bears the title of 'the most shot-at gangster in the country,' tells members of a Federal… Internet Archive Daniel Boone (1936) DVD MKV 1936 · Feature DVD remux of the 1936 film "Daniel Boone." IMDb TMDB Wikipedia Daniel Boone is a 1936 American historical film directed by David Howard and starring George… Internet Archive Kangaroo Kid (1938) 1938 · Feature A Columbia Color Rhapsody released December 23, 1938. A parody of the film "Golden Boy." Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/kangaroo-kid-1938/