The world's archives

3,649–3,696 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 Mayflower (1935) 1935 · Feature The Mayflower is a Terrytoons cartoon directed by Frank Moser, Paul Terry. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/the-mayflower-1935/ Internet Archive The Phantom Rider (1936) 1936 · Film Buck Grant, hiding his secret identity as the Phantom Rider, helps rancher Mary Grayson fight off a ruthless band of outlaws out to seize control of her… Internet Archive Lindberghs Fly North On Epic Ocean Trip To Blaze New Air Route, 1933/07/10 1933 · Newsreel "North Beach Airport, NY: Taking off from the waters of Bowery Bay the Flying Colonel and his wife are seen in unusual pictures on the start of their flight… Internet Archive Bosko's Dog Race 1932 Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising 1932 · Cartoon Bosko's Dog Race 1932 Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising Internet Archive Yangtze Patrol U.S. Navy 1935 · Newsreel · 9 min This rare film features ships of the U.S. Asiatic fleet patroling the Yangtze River. The Asiatic Fleet's gunboats were tasked with protecting American… Internet Archive [Home Movies: Can 10879: "Trips South 1938-1941"] 1938 · Home movie · Subtitles Internet Archive 1933 Morgenrot ( Rudolf Forster, Fritz Genschow, Adele Sandrock, Paul Westermeier, Eduard Von Winterstein) 1933 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1933. Morgenrot. u.a mit Rudolf Forster,Fritz Genschow und Adele Sandrock Internet Archive Mystery Squadron: Chapter 5 - The Death Swoop 1936 · Short · 18 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 Hook and Ladder No. 1 (1932) 1932 · Feature An opera-singing firemouse rescues his lady fair. A stream of incongruous gags, including "ethnic" ones. Watch on RetroFlix:… Internet Archive Trolley Ahoy (1936) 1936 · Feature The terrible tempered Mr. Bang is commuting to work. When the trolley takes more than 5 seconds to arrive, he follows the tracks to the Skipper's house, where… Internet Archive Why Mules Leave Home (1934) 1934 · Feature Why Mules Leave Home is a Terrytoons cartoon directed by Frank Moser, Paul Terry. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/why-mules-leave-home-1934/ Internet Archive Dick Tracy Movie Serial Chapter 9 1937 · Short Internet Archive 1935 Verlieb Dich Nicht Am Bodensee ( Hans Adalbert Von Schlettow) 1935 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1935. Verliebte dich nicht am Bodensee. U.a mit Hans Adalbert von Schletow Internet Archive 1937 Meine Freundin Barbara ( Grethe Weiser, Paul Hoffmann, Hans Leibelt) 1937 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1937. Meine Freundin Barbara. U.a mit Grethe Weiser und Paul Hoffmann Internet Archive Around the Fair — N.Y. 1933 · Film · Subtitles Chicago Century of Progress Exhibition, 1933-34. Internet Archive Dick Tracy Movie Serial Chapter 13 1937 · Short Internet Archive Road to Dishonour 1930 · Feature Internet Archive 1934 Befehl Ist Befehl ( Hilde Sessak, Oscar Sima, Trude Hesterberg) 1934 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1934. Befehl ist Befehl. U.a mit Hilde Sessak und Oscar Sima Internet Archive 1934 Schönheit Der Arbeit ( Filmdokument) NSDAP 1934 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1934. Schönheit der Arbeit. NSDAP Filmdokument Internet Archive 1936 Mädchenpensionat ( Attila Hörbiger, Hilde Krahl, Olga Limburg, Liesl Karlstadt) 1936 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1936. Mädchenpensionat. U.a mit Attila Hörbiger und Hilde Krahl Internet Archive 1937 Ball Im Metropol ( Heinrich George, Ilse Werner, Hilde Weissner) 1937 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1937. Ball im metropol. U.a mit Heinrich George und Hilde Weissner Internet Archive A Dizzy Day (1933) 1933 · Feature A day in the life of a sentinel, with some modernistic musical accompaniment. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/a-dizzy-day-1933/ Internet Archive Art for Art's Sake (1934) 1934 · Feature The Little King creates havoc when he goes on a tour of an art gallery. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/art-for-arts-sake-1934/ Internet Archive Fresh Ham (1933) 1933 · Feature Cubby Bear opens a vaudeville booking agency on Tin Pan Alley. The usual assortment of second-rate talent shows up, only to be dispatched through a trap door… Internet Archive Galloping Fanny (1933) 1933 · Feature Cubby The Bear is a jockey and prepares to race.... Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/galloping-fanny-1933/ Internet Archive Scrappy's Auto Show (1933) 1933 · Feature Scrappy and Oopie sneak into the New York Auto Show to look at the new cars. Then they go home and build their own auto from bath tubs and sausages. Will they… Internet Archive Scrappy's Pony (1936) 1936 · Feature Scrappy and Oopie are playing, when a pony arrives from Hollywood. Scrappy tries to ride him, but the pony throws him. When Oopie gives him sugar cubes, the… Internet Archive Freddy The Freshman 1932 Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising 1932 · Cartoon Freddy The Freshman 1932 Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising Internet Archive 1934 Bei Der Blonden Kathrein( Joe Stöckel) 1934 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1934.. Bei der blonden Kathrein. U.a mit Joe Stöckel Internet Archive 1935 Alle Tage Ist Kein Sonntag( Adele Sandrock, Wolfgang Liebeneiner,carola Höhn, Paul Henckels) 1935 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1935. Alle Tage ist kein Sonntag. U.a mit Adele Sandrock und Wolfgang Liebeneiner Internet Archive 1936 Geheimnis Eines Alten Hauses ( Magda Schneider, Wolf Albach Retty, Curt Vespermann, Grethe Weiser, Ernst Waldow) 1936 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1936. Geheimnis eines alten Hauses. U.a mit Magda Schneider und Wolf Allbach Retty Internet Archive Development of Transportation, The 1931 · Film · Subtitles Full of short stock shots. Internet Archive 1939 12 Minuten Nach 12 ( Rene Deltgen, Carl Raddartz, Paul Henckels, Rudolf Platte) 1939 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1939. Zwölf Minuten nach Zwölf. U.a mit Carl Raddatz,Paul Henckels und Rene Deltgen Internet Archive Old and New 1930 · Feature Internet Archive Alpine Yodeler (1936) 1936 · Feature Alpine Yodeler is a Terrytoons cartoon directed by Frank Moser, Paul Terry. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/alpine-yodeler-1936/ Internet Archive Barnyard Boss (1937) 1937 · Feature Barnyard Boss is a Terrytoons cartoon directed by Connie Rasinski. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/barnyard-boss-1937/ Internet Archive Bubbles and Troubles (1933) 1933 · Feature Cubby the Bear has to save his girl from pirates! Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/bubbles-and-troubles-1933/ Internet Archive Jealous Lover (1933) 1933 · Feature Street brawlers pursue Terry mice in the big, bad city. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/jealous-lover-1933/ Internet Archive On the Pan (1933) 1933 · Feature On the Pan is a Little King cartoon directed by Vernon Stallings, James Tyer. Watch on RetroFlix: https://retroflix.org/on-the-pan-1933/ Internet Archive Playing Politics (1936) 1936 · Feature Scrappy's young brother Oopie is running for President, but doesn't know anything about the issues, so he lip-syncs his speeches from a hidden "speech… Internet Archive The Family Shoe (1931) 1931 · Feature This is about the little old lady who lived in a shoe and had so many kids she's didn't know what to do....or something like that. One day, one of her kids -… Internet Archive 1934 Der Schimmelreiter( Marianne Hoppe,, Mathias Wiemann, Eduard Von Winterstein) 1934 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1934. Der Schimmelreiter u.a mit Mathias Wiemann und Marianne Hoppe Internet Archive 1935 Der Vogelhändler ( Wolf Albach Retty, Lil Dagover, Maria Andergast, Max Gülstorff) 1935 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1935. Der Vogelhändler. U.a mit Lil Dagover und Wolf Albach Retty Internet Archive 1936 Port Arthur ( Adolf Wohlbrück, Paul Hartmann, Rene Deltgen) 1936 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1936. Port Arthur. U.a mit Rene Deltgen und Adolf Wohlbrück Internet Archive Dick Tracy Movie Serial Chapter 14 1937 · Short Internet Archive 1933 Wie Werde Ich Energisch ( Theo Lingen, Hans Leibelt, Max Adalbert) 1933 · Feature Film(Kurzfilm)aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1933 Wie werde Ich energisch. U.a mit Max Adalbert,Hans Leibelt und Theo Lingen Internet Archive 1936 Das Hermännchen ( Paul Henckels) 1936 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1936. Das Hermännchen. U.a mit Paul Henckels Internet Archive How's Crops (1934) 1934 · Feature Cubby rises and shines with the dawn, and, reading a headline, learns that a "mysterious menace" is attacking farms and destroying crops. He uses his…