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4,705–4,752 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 Du Barry, Woman of Passion 1930 · Feature Internet Archive Plukovník Svec 1930 · Feature Internet Archive United Action Means Victory 1939 · Film Documentary about the 1938–39 Tool and Die Makers strike affecting eight General Motors plants. Told from the point of view of the strikers, the film shows… Internet Archive 1937 Ein Volksfeind 1937 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1937. u.a mit Heinrich George Internet Archive Love Among the Millionaires 1930 · Feature Internet Archive Song o' My Heart 1930 · Feature Internet Archive Bosko's Fox Hunt 1931 Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising (Gamma Corrected) 1931 · Cartoon Bosko's Fox Hunt 1931 Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising (Gamma Corrected) Internet Archive 1938 Napoleon Ist An Allem Schuld 1938 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1938... Napoleon ist an allen schuld Internet Archive Safety in Numbers 1930 · Feature Internet Archive Kidnappers Lynched By Enraged Mob, 1933/11/06 1933 · Newsreel Internet Archive Seven Days Leave 1930 · Feature Internet Archive Middleton Family at the New York World's Fair, The 1939 · Film · Subtitles Skeletal Record Internet Archive Winter Sports In White Mountains 1934 · Film Reel 1 shows skiing and mountain climbing activities in the White Mountain National Forest of New Hampshire. Includes shots of Civilian Conservation Corps… Internet Archive Frolicking Fish 1930 · Feature Internet Archive A Nationwide System Of Parks 1939 1939 · Film Reel 1, unemployed workers stand in line at the gates of closed factories. Shows views of South Carolina's Edista State Park and Myrtle Beach State Park, and… Internet Archive El Cabo Rivero (1938) 1938 · Feature El cabo Rivero es una película argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por Miguel Coronatto Paz según su propio guion escrito en colaboración con Alberto… Internet Archive La Estancia Del Gaucho Cruz (1938) 1938 · Feature La estancia del gaucho Cruz es una película de Argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por Leopoldo Torres Ríos sobre su propio guion, que se estrenó el 27 de… Internet Archive Big Sur California 1937 1937 · Film Shows CCC men at work in the State Park at Big Sur, California. CCC men cook on an outdoor grill, dig drainage ditches, split logs, crack rocks, unload… Internet Archive [Home Movies: Can 10519: "21st Ave"] 1939 · Home movie · Subtitles Internet Archive Dangerous Paradise 1930 · Feature Internet Archive A Better Minnesota 1937 1937 · Film On Works Progress Administration (WPA) projects in Minnesota. Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) and WPA units battle a forest fire. Shows dams under… Internet Archive Excerpts from the photoplay Frankenstein 1931 · Short · 8 min Excerpts from the photoplay Frankenstein (1931) Internet Archive Metro Movietone Revue #4 1930 · Short · 19 min A U.S. short film released in March 1930, taking the form of a vaudeville show. Performers include singing master of ceremonies Jack Pepper, tenor Joseph… Internet Archive Behind The Scenes Circa 1936 1936 · Film On Federal Theatre activities in San Bernardino, California. Shows details of stage lighting, sets under construction, wardrobe fittings, and scenes in… Internet Archive [Home Movies: Reiswig Collection: San Francisco, ca. 1938] 1938 · Home movie · Subtitles Internet Archive Nobleza Gaucha (1937) 1937 · Feature Nobleza gaucha es una película argentina en blanco y negro dirigida por Sebastián M. Naón sobre un guion de Hugo Mac Dougall y Homero Manzi que se estrenó el… Internet Archive Noche Federal (1932) 1932 · Feature Título original Noche federal Año 1932 Duración 18 min. País Argentina Dirección Mario Soffici Guion Mario Soffici , José Gola Fotografía Mario Soffici (B&W)… Internet Archive The Vampire Bat 1933 · Feature · 59 min · Subtitles The city of Kleinschloss is infected with a dark scourge from the past. A Legion of bloodsucking creatures who can assume human form have returned to prey… Internet Archive Home Movie: 11776: New Orleans LA Trips 1930 · Home movie to come Internet Archive The Cuckoos 1930 · Feature Internet Archive The Lottery Bride 1930 · Feature Internet Archive Rival Candidates in New York Mayor Race, 1933/10/11 1933 · Newsreel · Subtitles La Guardia and Joseph McKee speak. (partial newsreel) Internet Archive A Man from Wyoming 1930 · Feature Internet Archive Der große Sprung 1930 · Feature 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 Cuckoo Murder Case 1930 · Feature Internet Archive Metro Movietone Revue #3 1930 · Short · 13 min A U.S. short film, taking the form of a vaudeville show. Performers include the Ponce Sisters (singing duo), the Reynold Sisters (dancing duo), Joseph Regan… Internet Archive Happy Days 1930 · Feature Internet Archive Hot Dog 1930 · Feature Internet Archive Ladrones 1930 · Feature Internet Archive The Song Is Ended 1930 · Feature Internet Archive Yodeling Yokels 1931 Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising 1931 · Cartoon Yodeling Yokels 1931 Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising Internet Archive Home Movie: 97251: Skiing 1938 · Home movie Can marked – Skiing 1938 Internet Archive [Gould can 5117] 1931 · Film · Subtitles Pan of California State Capitol building and grounds at Sacramento, Calif. Internet Archive Going Wild 1930 · Feature Internet Archive Aufruhr In Damaskus 1939 (auf Deutsch) In Color 1939 · Feature Film aus dem deutschen dritten Reich von 1939 Aufruhr in Damaskus in Farbe Internet Archive Nursery School 1936 · Film Children drink orange juice at the Lincoln Nursery School in Chicago, Illinois. Nurses examine their teeth and tonsils. The children eat, take naps, and leave… Internet Archive Bright Lights 1930 · Feature