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2,929–2,976 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 We Did It (1936) 1936 · Feature While Betty Boop is away, the kittens get into mischief. Will Pudgy the pup take the blame as usual? Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/we-did-it-1936/ Internet Archive Garden Gaieties (1935) 1935 · Feature Krazy Kat gets help from Mother Nature to take care of some plants. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/garden-gaities-1935/ Internet Archive Judge for a Day (1935) 1935 · Feature Betty Boop, annoyed by 'public pests' like backslappers, gum parkers, and mud splashers, imagines what she'd do to them if she were a judge. Watch on… Internet Archive The Mysterious Mr. Wong (1934) 1934 · Feature Mr. Wong is a "harmless" Chinatown shopkeeper by day and relentless blood-thirsty pursuer of the Twelve Coins of Confucius by night. With possession of the… Internet Archive Gang Bullets (1938) 1938 · Feature A Capone-like racketeer named Anderson, who after being chased out of one town by the authorities immediately sets up shop in another. Unable to get any… Internet Archive No More Orchids (1932) 1932 · Feature Despite loving another man, a young woman is talked into marrying a wealthy and boorish prince in order to help her financially-strapped father. Watch on… Internet Archive The Riders of the Whistling Skull (1937) 1937 · Feature When Professor Marsh disappears while searching for the lost city of Lukachukai, his daughter enlists the help of the Three Mesquiteers. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive The Shanty Where Santa Claus Lives 1933 · Cartoon · 6 min Christmas cartoon Santa invites a poor boy to visit him at the North Pole You can read about this cartoon on it's IMDB page. Internet Archive Wheat Farmer, The 1938 · Educational · 9 min Portrays the life and work of a wheat farmer and his family in the Midwest. Shows how they plant and harvest the winter wheat and how they attend to other… Internet Archive Noted Speed Pilot Killed, 1934/06/25 1934 · Newsreel · Subtitles "Paterson, LA: James R. Wedell, who set many aviation records, including several astounding racing marks at the Cleveland air shows, dies when his plane, in… Internet Archive Washington, Heart of the Nation, from the air in the 1930s, in color! [AI enhanced & colorized] 1930 · Feature Spectacular film footage of the city of Washington DC in the 1930's, seen from the air. All well known structures in this beautiful city come into view, like… Internet Archive The Phantom Creeps: Chapter 2 - Death Stalks the Highways 1939 · Short · 20 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 1939 Das Unsterbliche Herz ( Heinrich George, Paul Wegener,paul Henckels, Kristina Söderbaum, Eduard Von Winterstein) 1939 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1939. Das unsterbliche Herz. Heinrich George und Kristina Söderbaum Internet Archive Zorro's Fighting Legion: Chapter 10 - Mystery Wagon 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 Medicine Show (1933) 1933 · Feature Columbia Krazy Kat cartoon released February 7, 1933. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/medicine-show-1933/ Internet Archive The Singing Cowgirl (1938) 1938 · Feature Tolen is after the Harkins ranch where his men have found gold. After they kill Harkins, Dorothy and Dick step in and discover that the gold actually washes… Internet Archive Flying G-Men (1939) 1939 · Film Government aviators fight to protect the US and its allies from an enemy spy ring led by The Professor, who steals the design for a new military aircraft and… Internet Archive 1934 Des Jungen Dessauers Große Liebe ( Paul Hörbiger, Willy Fritsch, Gustav Waldau, Ida Wüst, Herrmann Speelmanns) 1934 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1934. Des jungen dessauers große liebe. U.a mit Paul Hörbiger,Willy Fritsch und Ida Wüst Internet Archive A Coach for Cinderella (1937) 1937 · Feature The typical Cinderella storyline: wicked stepmother and stepsisters, and Cinderella can't go to the ball. We see elves and woodland creatures making a dress… Internet Archive A Mad House (1934) 1934 · Feature Mad Doctor who rooms with a house of skeletons plans mischief. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/a-mad-house-1934/ Internet Archive Always Goodbye (1938) 1938 · Feature Following the death of her fiancé, Margot Weston is left pregnant and unmarried. Former doctor Jim Howard helps the desperate Margot. When her son is born,… Internet Archive Beautiful London in 1933 in color! [A.I. enhanced & colorized] 1933 · Feature This spectacular colourized film tells the story of every-day life in London (UK) nearly a century ago. All familiar sights and points of interest get… Internet Archive On with the New (1938) 1938 · Feature Frustrated at her job as a a short order cook and dishwasher at a local diner, Betty Boop decides to call it quits and tries her luck at a new automated day… Internet Archive The Little Buckaroo (1938) 1938 · Feature The plucky boy rider Red discovers the dead body of Jim Crawford in the desert. A message scratched on a canteen begs the finder to protect Jim's daughter Ann… Internet Archive 1939 - Buried Alive - Victor Halperin - VO 1939 · Feature · Subtitles For Academic - Educational Use Only https://derechonoir.wordpress.com/ Internet Archive Pagan Moon 1932 Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising 1932 · Cartoon Pagan Moon 1932 Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising Internet Archive General Strike newsreel 2 1934 · Newsreel Pathe News newsreel footage of the first days of San Francisco's General Strike, stores and streets empty. Another similar newsreel. Internet Archive Molly Moo-Cow and the Indians (1935) 1935 · Feature A Conestoga Wagon leads Molly Moo-Cow and some ducks through the hills. The ducks stop for a swim by a tepee and go to explore the settlement. Molly misses… Internet Archive Southern Exposure (1934) 1934 · Feature In a musical parody of "Uncle Tom's Cabin", slaves pick cotton by the ton, Simon LeGree threatens Uncle Tom with a whip, and Krazy helps Little Eva run away… Internet Archive Tom Mooney in San Quentin 1933 · Film Tom Mooney, filmed by his defense team in San Quentin, appeals for a new trial or a death sentence, rather than the endless years in jail... he had already… Internet Archive Navy Planes End Distance Hop, 1933/10/16 1933 · Newsreel "San Diego, CA: After a massed formation flight of over 3,000 miles, a squadron of Navy planes, led by Rear Admiral A. W. Johnson and Lieutenant Commander… Internet Archive A Happy Family (1935) 1935 · Feature Krazy has the entire family come to visit: dozens and dozens of cats who behave like the dwarfs who visit Bilbo's house, eating all the food, destroying the… Internet Archive Always Kickin' (1939) 1939 · Feature Hunky is teaching her son Spunky how to kick properly. She has him practice with a mattress propped against a tree. Spunky befriends a family of birds who are… Internet Archive Spectacular New York, Lower Manhattan Waterfront in the 1930's in color! [AI enhanced & colorized] 1935 · Feature This film shows stunning views of New York's Waterfront as seen from a boat on the Hudson River. During this trip we pass Battery Park, Clinton Castle (with… Internet Archive G-Man Jitters (1939) 1939 · Feature Gandy reads a book about detectives and decides he should become one. He wears a Sherlock Holmes-style cap and uses a magnifying glass, but he encounters… Internet Archive Honolulu Wiles (1930) 1930 · Feature Life on Krazy's small but happy Polynesian island largely consists of non-stop music making. Though the only proper instrument seen is a ukulele, Krazy, his… Internet Archive It's the Natural Thing to Do (1939) 1939 · Feature Popeye's fan club sends a telegram asking them to tone down the violence and act civilized. So everyone dresses up and acts formal - for a while, at least.… Internet Archive Romance (1932) 1932 · Feature Romance is a Terrytoons cartoon directed by Frank Moser. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/romance-1932/ Internet Archive Sex Madness 1938 · Feature · 51 min · Subtitles From the makers of Reefer Madness comes Sex Madness. A film demonstrating that sex can be just as detrimental as marijuana. Internet Archive Golf Chumps (1939) 1939 · Feature Krazy Kat and Kitty go golfing, pursued by people who want to play through. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/golf-chumps-1939/ Internet Archive Hot Dogs On Ice (1938) 1938 · Feature A comic interactions of "hot-dog" ice skaters on a frozen lake or river, and an Italian pushcart vendor who sells hot dogs to the ice skaters. A smart-aleck,… Internet Archive Hypnotic Eyes (1933) 1933 · Feature Hypnotic Eyes is a Terrytoons cartoon directed by Frank Moser. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/hypnotic-eyes-1933/ Internet Archive Krazy Spooks (1933) 1933 · Feature On a stormy, windy night, Krazy's car breaks down so he and Kitty must seek refuge in an eerie old house. Happy the pup finds a skeleton, but the really scary… Internet Archive Sunday Clothes (1931) 1931 · Feature In this one, the boy character is getting ready to go to Sunday school with his dog. On the way, he encounters bullies not to mention a stereotypical Italian… Internet Archive The Bon Bon Parade (1935) 1935 · Feature A boy, attracted by the same confectionery display that attracts a fly, goes inside and starts eating. A cherub, threatened by him, offers a wish, and the kid… Internet Archive Whoops! I'm a Cowboy (1937) 1937 · Feature Betty Boop's runt of a suitor thinks he'll have better luck if he takes cowboy lessons at a dude ranch; slapstick results. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive Big Trees Of Yosemite 1933 · Film · Subtitles Silent. Looks at the giant Sequoia trees in Yosemite National Park. Internet Archive Night Work 1930 · Feature