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4,657–4,704 of 12,665 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 Where The Trade Winds Blow 1937 · Film Documentary: Shows the work of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camps on St. Croix, St. Thomas, and St. John and their beaches and palm trees. Locates… Internet Archive La Vida Es Un Tango (1939) 1939 · Feature La vida es un tango es una película argentina del género musical filmada en blanco y negro, dirigida y guionada por Manuel Romero que se estrenó el 8 de… Internet Archive Animal Cunning 1936 · Film Looks at animals craftiness in the "wild". We digitized and uploaded this film from the A/V Geeks Archives. Email us at footage@avgeeks.com if you have… Internet Archive Three Faces East 1930 · Feature Internet Archive The Woman Racket 1930 · Feature Internet Archive Educated Feet 1936 1936 · Film On the care of feet and posture. Describes defects and their causes: weak arches from jumping with the knees stiff, and running flatfootedly; bad posture from… Internet Archive Growth of Infant Behavior: Early Stages 1934 · Educational Produced with the cooperation of Yale Clinic of Child Development Traces the rapid growth of early infant behavior patterns. Contrasts typical infant… Internet Archive Home Movie: 10941: Georgia, 1930s 1930 · Home movie To come. Internet Archive Oro Entre Barro (1939) 1939 · Feature Oro entre barro es una película argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por Luis Bayón Herrera sobre su propio guion que se estrenó el 25 de abril de 1939 y que… Internet Archive Danger On The Streets Circa 1936 1936 · Film Demonstrates lack of caution by pedestrians which results in traffic fatalities: crossing in the center of the block, from between parked cars, while reading… Internet Archive Down Mobile Way 1935 1935 · Film Scenes of azaleas in bloom, old homes, ships at docks, and bales of cotton, barrels of turpentine, and bunches of bananas being loaded on board freighters in… Internet Archive THE WHISPERING SHADOW. Chapter 8--"The Red Circle" 1933 · Short Chapter 8 of a twelve chapter serial that deals with the attempts of a master criminal to gain possession of jewels and gain control over the world with the… Internet Archive 24 Horas En Libertad (1939) 1939 · Feature 24 horas en libertad es una película de Argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por Lucas Demare según el guion de Antonio Botta y René Garzón que se estrenó el… Internet Archive La Ley Que Olvidaron (1937) 1937 · Feature La ley que olvidaron es una película de Argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por José Agustín Ferreyra sobre guion de José González Castillo que se estrenó el… Internet Archive La Rubia Del Camino (1938) 1938 · Feature La rubia del camino es una película argentina del género de comedia filmada en blanco y negro dirigida y guionada por Manuel Romero que se estrenó el 6 de… Internet Archive Federal Theatre At The Worlds Fair 1939 1939 · Film On preparations for and activities at the Golden Gate International Exposition. Reel 1, exhibition buildings are constructed on Treasure Island, Calif., in… Internet Archive The Plow that Broke the Plains 1936 · Educational FDR Presidential Library Video 352 The Plow that Broke the Plains From the Wikipedia. he Plow That Broke the Plains (1936) is a short documentary film which… Internet Archive Recovery In Michigan Circa 1937 1937 · Film On WPA projects in Michigan. Reel 1, timber is cut and a tourist cabin floor laid near Calumet. Reel 2, Red Cross women in Detroit wrap bandages. Track for… Internet Archive Laughter 1930 · Feature Internet Archive Casamiento En Buenos Aires(1940)(Incompleto) 1939 · Feature Casamiento en Buenos Aires es una película argentina estrenada el 1 de enero de 1940. Es la secuela de otra película estrenada el año anterior, en 1939,… Internet Archive [Home Movies: Can 10468: Fort Stevens, U.S. Coast Guard] 1936 · Home movie · Subtitles Internet Archive THE WHISPERING SHADOW. Chapter 9--"The Fatal Secret" 1933 · Short Chapter 9 of a twelve chapter serial that deals with the attempts of a master criminal to gain possession of jewels and gain control over the world with the… Internet Archive Man Against Microbe 1932 · Film Short produced as part of Metropolitan Life’s health education program. Man Against Microbe recaps 300 years of progress in public health and shows the… Internet Archive Ladies Love Brutes 1930 · Feature Internet Archive Big Man From The North 1931 Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising 1931 · Cartoon Big Man From The North 1931 Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising Internet Archive Land Of Ten Thousand Lakes 1936 1936 · Film Shows the lakes and forests of Minnesota. Tourists sail boats on a lake, cook on an outdoor grill, picnic at outdoor tables, and swim and fish in lakes.… Internet Archive They Learned About Women 1930 · Feature Internet Archive THE WHISPERING SHADOW. Chapter 11. The Trap. 1933 · Short Chapter 11 of a twelve chapter serial that deals with the attempts of a master criminal to gain possession of jewels and gain control over the world with the… Internet Archive The Girl Said No 1930 · Feature Internet Archive The Last of the Duanes 1930 · Feature Internet Archive Puente Alsina (1935) 1935 · Feature Puente Alsina es una película argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por José Agustín Ferreyra sobre su propio guion con diálogos de Marcos Bronenberg que se… Internet Archive Heart Of The Confederacy 1937 1937 · Film Shows Alabama's State Capitol in Montgomery, the brass star in the floor of its Senate chamber where Jefferson Davis took his oath of office, the Confederate… Internet Archive A Better Michigan 1937 1937 · Film On Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects in Michigan. County roads are graded and surfaced. Shows airports at Lansing and Detroit and emergency landing… Internet Archive Plant Traps 1931 · Film Explains how insectivorous plants feed themselves, using the pitcher plant and the sundew plant for examples. Leaves of a pitcher plant are cut away showing… Internet Archive Puddle Pranks 1930 · Feature Internet Archive Dick Tracy Movie Serial Chapter3 1937 · Short Internet Archive The Silver Horde 1930 · Feature Internet Archive A Night in a Dormitory 1930 · Feature Internet Archive Good News 1930 · Feature Internet Archive The Civilian Conservation Corps At Work Montana And Northern Idaho 1934 · Film Civilian Conservation Corps members clear and level a campsite, erect camp buildings, construct forest roads, spread poisoned grain for gophers, uproot… Internet Archive 1934 - Crime Without Passion - Ben Hecht-Charles MacArthur - VOSE 1934 · Feature https://derechonoir.wordpress.com Internet Archive Maniac 1934 · Feature Notorious film from early exploitation king Dwain Esper, who brought us such classic early titles as "Sex Madness," "Narcotic," "Reefer Madness," "How To… Internet Archive Manslaughter 1930 · Feature Internet Archive Science Rules The Rouge 1939 · Film This narrated film clip takes viewers on a tour of the Ford Motor Company Rouge plant's testing and inspection laboratories. It shows tests for various… Internet Archive Viento Norte (1937) 1937 · Feature Viento norte es una película argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por Mario Soffici sobre su propio guion escrito en colaboración con Alberto Vacarezza según… Internet Archive Telephone Line Construction 1938 · Film Telephone lines are constructed between fire lookout stations in the national forests of the United States. Poles are creosoted, placed in position, and… Internet Archive A Movietone Divertissement 1930 · Short · 8 min A 1930 U.S. short film featuring singer Tom Waring, singer Johnny Marvin, singer Yvette Rugel (unfortunately there's film decay during her segment), and… Internet Archive Captain Thunder 1930 · Feature